'Minty' arghhhhh....

[Spidey2112]

I usually feel better after I poop. Jus sayin'.


And that's nowhere close to minty.....

Man, I can tell its late and I just drove two hours after the gig...l

Hilarious...

 

[Wisebass]

I seriously thought this thread was gonna be about a dislike for a certain color of pick guard.

Mint pick guards are mint, even when they are used!

Okay! It's a lousy joke! And I told it before.


Wise(b)ass

 

[MojoPenguin]

If people would stop using the word "minty", please please also tell them to stop using "revolutionary". A new pickup or a new detergent is NOT "revolutionary"...

 

[chandman1004]

Someone needs to put the breaks on using that term.

Seriously, the misuse of brakes is what gets my goat.

 

[Pbassmanca]

The thing that grinds my gears is the incessant use of the fake word minty in the classified section.

First of all, is about as bad as commercials for fast food that use the fake word melty to describe cheese.

Second of all, nothing second-hand can be classified as mint. Once the strings hit a fret and leave a mark, it's no longer pristine. Even new-in-box may be riddled with factory defects.

And the word minty just sounds so cheesy. Wait... that's melty.

End of rant.

 

[Sparkl]

Haha here in Europe we are still preoccupied with the word "Mint" so I guess we have some ground to catch up to add that "y" to it LOL

 

[Omega Monkey]

Had I balked at the word 'minty' I'd be at a distinct loss.

Just because you may ignore it on occasion in search of a good deal, does not mean it's not still stupid and annoying.

Anyway, yeah, mint just means used/owned but as new. How much latitude that involves is usually based on how old the thing is. If it's a year old bass, it better have come home in the box and stayed there until 5 minutes ago in a climate controlled space. If it's a 60 year old les paul or something, it would probably be in WORSE shape if it had just been in the factor box in someone's closet all that time. So the finish may be ever so slightly faded, or there might be the slightest mark somewhere. It becomes sort of like IQ, it's based on the other examples. The further ahead of the pack you are and the longer you last, the more likely to be described as mint.

 

[WillieB]

Yeah, and it can't be milk and chocolate. Pick one, jerks!!

haha very true. Relabel all that ice cream as "Mint ice cream containing chips of dark chocolate"

and btw .... "I know, RIGHT?" guuuh we need to use " I understand what you have said and agree with it and with a question back to you to confirm my last statement by a non response."

or just "yes"

 

[Pacman]

pedantic
1: of, relating to, or being a pedant

• a pedantic teacher

2: narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned

• a pedantic insistence that we follow the rules exactly

3: unimaginative, dull
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pedantically
play \pi-ˈdan-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb