I would take care with the term fluffing as there is a job title - fluffer - and what a fluffer does is fluffing - but it is not something anyone on this list would care to do, or so I assume.
davew On Wed, Feb 6, 2013, at 03:04 PM, Steve Smith wrote: Doug - What do they call it when people intersperse comments to an email within the body of the quoted email? <Lard>Well, I think Nick referred to it as "Larding" and then found some etymological foundation in adding layers of fat into leaner meats.... it is probably mostly intended to reference the structural aspect of this phenomena, but it might also have some semantic meaning too?</Lard> Fluffing? Or is that something else? <FluffyLard> <DisgustingImage> I think I know what you are referring to, and yes, this is definitely "fluffing"... I think I'm one of *your* most devout fluffers when I'm not being derisive (insert image of a motley fool here), in fact. There is no point in not being ready to perform when it is your turn after all? </DisgustingImage> </FluffyLard> <WhimsicalImage> I'm suddenly noticing that FluffyLarding is a variant on TarNFeathering? </WhimsicalImage> Fluffingly Yours, - Steve ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe [1]http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com References 1. http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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