I'm takin fine back!

Kwazy

Shared on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 19:32
fine1 /faɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fahyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, fin·er, fin·est, adverb, verb, fined, fin·ing, noun
–adjective
1. of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
2. choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine painting.
3. consisting of minute particles: fine sand; a fine purée.
4. very thin or slender: fine thread.
5. keen or sharp, as a tool: Is the knife fine enough to carve well?
6. delicate in texture; filmy: fine cotton fabric.
7. delicately fashioned: fine tracery.
8. highly skilled or accomplished: a fine musician.
9. trained to the maximum degree, as an athlete.
10. characterized by or affecting refinement or elegance: a fine lady.
11. polished or refined: fine manners.
12. affectedly ornate or elegant: A style so fine repels the average reader.
13. delicate or subtle: a fine distinction.
14. bright and clear: a fine day; fine skin.
15. healthy; well: In spite of his recent illness, he looks fine.
16. showy or smart; elegant in appearance: a bird of fine plumage.
17. good-looking or handsome: a fine young man.

"Fine," the word not the adjective has been neutered in the American dialect to be a nonword...a cop-out...a synonym of "I'd like to say O.K., but I'm not that cutting edge."

Well, I'm taking fine back.  Fine used to mean something....

"We had a fine time."

"My, what a fine lass!"

"My, what a fine ass!"

"Well, Ollie...this is another fine mess you've gotten us into."

Fine will no longer be a word your spigot-nosed children will use when asked their disposition by a grandparent rapping on death's door.  I will, with or without your help, bring fine back to the ramparts of glory from whence it has tragically fallen.

By next Wednesday at the latest.

Comments

Kwazy's picture
Submitted by Kwazy on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 14:53
A-Rox, you women are going to have to pick a different misnomer. I suggest "neato," "keen," or "smurfy." You can no longer denigrate "fine" in that manner.
dkhodz's picture
Submitted by dkhodz on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 19:40
Alright, FINE! Be that way! +1 for such a fine job!
AutumnRocks's picture
Submitted by AutumnRocks on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 15:31
Okay, you take back fine with everyday people and I will introduce "neato," "keen," and "smurfy" as the new misnomers for the womanly crowd. I will make sure that they are all used, each with a level of severity attached. My personal preference will be "smurfy." I will make my deadling next Friday, so as not to interfere with your whip-cracking Wednesday one. :D
Kwazy's picture
Submitted by Kwazy on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 19:51
Hodz, your support would bring a tear to my eye were I not costumed as a pirate. There's no crying in piracy.
hilskie's picture
Submitted by hilskie on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 19:52
You know what kweenie's avatar says?? LOL!
Kwazy's picture
Submitted by Kwazy on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 16:40
What a fine idea!
Fetal's picture
Submitted by Fetal on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 09:15
your blog post is rediculously fine.
AutumnRocks's picture
Submitted by AutumnRocks on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 09:30
When a woman answers that she is "fine" we all need to know that she is not "fine"--no, no, "fine" to a woman really means: "No, I am not okay...but I am not going to tell you that...I am going to save my anger and resentment for later after you have forgotten about this moment then I will spring my revenge upon you." At least according to a professor I have, that's what it means... Wednesday is kind of a tight deadline, don't you think?

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