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From: sasaki@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Jim Sasaki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: "Studly"?
Message-ID: <3728@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>
Date: 8 Aug 90 13:22:49 GMT
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Reply-To: sasaki@umbc3.umbc.edu (Jim Sasaki)
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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)