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Michael Plant

Lewis 4/13/06

> 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?

I'll ask, but I guess we both know the answer. Unless Jenny's magnanimity
and trusting nature reach beyond reason, in which case I'll answer for her.
Michael