sasaki@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Jim Sasaki) (08/06/90)
In article <9583@goofy.Apple.COM> chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively) writes: > > .... font-studly developers .... Forgive my ignorance, but what does "studly" mean? My wife's OED doesn't list it, but it's the old edition.... -- Jim Sasaki (sasaki@umbc3.umbc.edu)
palmer@tallis.enet.dec.com (Colonel Mode) (08/07/90)
sasaki@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Jim Sasaki) writes...
>Forgive my ignorance, but what does "studly" mean?
Studly is derived from stud as in a virile male. Generally it is used to mean
husky, big, more than enough for the task, e.g. The power supply has studly
diodes. Studly is the antonym of wimpy.
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phone (508)486-6667 dtn 226-6667sasaki@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Jim Sasaki) (08/08/90)
I originally wrote: >Forgive my ignorance, but what does "studly" mean? In article <14326@shlump.nac.dec.com> palmer@tallis.enet.dec.com writes: > Studly is derived from stud as in a virile male.... Eeeyuchhhh! That's what I thought when I first saw it, but I decided "No, that's too dumb." Apparently I was wrong: it's not too dumb. (:-) Sigh. When I think of how many years I spent learning English in spite of the Chicago public school system .... (:-) Suggested replacements for "font-studly": font-aware Has the advantage that it rhymes with soft-a-ware? Might we start talking about hardware being software-aware? Hmm. font-mindful Can be slurred into "font-mineful", which reminds me of "font-minefield," which seems appropriate somehow. font-sensitive Should appeal to any Rogerians out there. Related: font-supportive. or maybe font-macho Madison Avenue would like this one? I can just see the ad for the new "Marlboro" font manager: men on horses with LaserWriters in the background. Maybe "font-macho" is too strong. Would "font-virile" be better? Yes, I'm joking. Go ahead, everyone: use "font-studly." Just let me get my sick bag first. Urrrk! (:-( Soon to come: "Font-studly" replacements II: the Thesauraus Attacks featuring such words as "font-frisky," "font-gushy," "font-gutsy," "font-go-getter," "font-spry," "font-sensical," "font-peppy," and "font-zippy." And coming all too soon after that: "Font-studly" replacements III: Return of the Antonyms starring "font-impotent," "font-emasculated".... Okay, okay, I'll stop now. Yours in resigned humor, -- Jim Sasaki (sasaki@umbc3.umbc.edu)
wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) (08/09/90)
In article <3728@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> sasaki@umbc3.umbc.edu (Jim Sasaki) writes: >I originally wrote: >>Forgive my ignorance, but what does "studly" mean? > >In article <14326@shlump.nac.dec.com> palmer@tallis.enet.dec.com writes: >> Studly is derived from stud as in a virile male.... > >Eeeyuchhhh! That's what I thought when I first saw it, but I decided >"No, that's too dumb." The first time the term "System 7 studly" was used at the Developers' Conference in May there was quite a bit of laughter. Who knows how long Apple has been using it internally, under nondisclosure and what not. :-) Anyway, soon it will be a trademark and will only be used by Apple employees in the promotion of Apple software, so it won't be too much a problem anymore. Sort of like "Moof!" :-) -- Mark Wilkins
toster@watson.bcm.tmc.edu (Tom Oster) (08/10/90)
In article <3728@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> sasaki@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Jim Sasaki) writes: > font-aware > Has the advantage that it rhymes with soft-a-ware? Might we start > talking about hardware being software-aware? Hmm. How about Apple's own "AppleShare Aware" used to described networkable (on AppleShare anyway) software products from 3rd-party software vendors. Tom Oster - Computing Resource Center Baylor College of Medicine toster@watson.bcm.tmc.edu Opinions expressed here are mine alone.