Hi Lex,
Tacky, very tacky. I'll mint a new phrase, tic-tac sharp.
Tom
At 2000 July 28 - Friday 17:03, Lex Jenkins <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM] Tack sharp...* saying
> We've had a running pun contest on CompuServe trying to replace the
> cliched "tack sharp." My contribution is switchblade sharp for zooms,
> spay sharp for prime ("fixed") lenses.
>
> Lex
>
> >From: "Ian A. Nichols" <I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [OM] Tack sharp
> >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 09:52:29 +0100 (BST)
> >
> >On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Lex Jenkins wrote:
> >
> > > Our local feed store also sells saddlery and some lenses.
> > > Everything is either tack sharp or sharp tack.
> >
> >Now there's a misleading expression, surely? Unless I've
> >misunderstood what a "tack" is, I have to say that, whilst
> >superficially they may appear sharp, they're really very blunt, esp.
> >compared to a common sewing needle or razor blade. In fact, if you
> >had a knife whose blade had the same lateral cross-section as the
> >point of a tack, you'd be hard-pressed to cut anything harder than
> >butter with it. Even then, you'd have to let the butter warm to
> >about 18 deg. C.
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