Re: [L-OT] Re: The Meaning of MINT
2002-03-06 by Mark Lennox
isnt 'minty' a term of abuse also? -- Mark Lennox Technical Consultant ENDUSER Suite 40 Guinness Enterprise Centre Taylors Lane Dublin 8 Ireland Tel: +353 1 4100 665 Fax: +353 1 4100 985 web: http://www.enduser.com -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teddy Kumpel" <teddybut@...> To: <logic-ot@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 5:33 PM Subject: [L-OT] Re: The Meaning of MINT > "highlandsource" wrote: > > i'm not certain, but i'd have thought it refers to the royal mint in the > > uk where new coins are made. > > mint condition = as new. > > which is obviously a lie as people describing something being in > > mint condition are usually selling something secondhand! > > > > :-) > > It doesn't mean "new" it means "like new" as if it just came from the Mint. > This term originated in the coin trade business. Something is only "Mint" if > it is totally pristine and free of any and all flaws. It is also a word used > by comic book and baseball card traders. > > If you are from Long Island, NY, USA... it can be used for anything that is > pretty freakin' cool. i.e. "your hair looks sooooooo mint, dude, is that red
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> or magenta?" or "isn't logic the most mint sequencer?" > > Teddy Kumpel > > -- > GO SEE > http://www.teddybut.com and http://www.mp3.com/teddybut > Kumpelstiltskin Music, Inc./EMI Music Publishing > Burning Beagle Studios, Brooklyn, NY > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >