Michael Plant writes:

Lewis 4/13/06
[...pondy=musty?...]

Well, it isn't what *I* call "musty": a kind of mammalian scent, I'd
say. When I think of the mustiness of a nice young Pu'er, I think of
my cat Buster's fur. We aren't getting this thing standardized, are we?

No, we're not. But it's in the discussion of the words rather than the words
per se that get us there. Once we're standardized, we're boring. (Hey, some
of us perhaps accomplish that feat already.) I'll see if Jenny's fur works
as well as Buster's. I think perhaps that smell is "soupy."

I'm sure Buster would be interested in Jenny's fur. Shall we ask the
two of them if a tasting session would be agreeable?

/Lew
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