On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 04:26:03 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
wrote:

>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:57:16 -0400, "Otto Bahn"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>"cl" > wrote
>>>
>>>>>> Common usage _is_ correct usage, but only for the population that
>>>>>>uses it that way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>Irregardless of whether it is common usage or correct usage, the fact
>>>>>remains that "spaghetti noodles" refers to both the dish and the
>>>>>ingredient.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.irregardless.org/
>>>
>>>I must admit I am amused someone went to the trouble,
>>>but just the same:
>>>
>>>http://www.faqs.org/docs/jargon/Y/YHBT.html
>>>
>>>HTH. HAND.
>>
>> Consider the source, oTTo. Fish in a barrel.
>
>As opposed to you two. Children splashing in the potty.
>
I'll give that comment all the consideration it deserves, after first
reminding myself that it comes from a grown man who refers to a toilet
as a "potty."