[Sca-cooks] OOP: Flame that Kitchen Aid

[Susan Fox]

On 7/6/07 7:40 PM, "Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius"
<adamantius1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> 
> On Jul 6, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Susan Fox wrote:
> 
>> OK, how would you do this in a "female oriented" way?  How to express
>> MORE POWER without grunting testosterone?   My first thought is Wonder
>> Woman.
> 
> Hmmm. Maybe. Probably not enough people would recognize a Modesty
> Blaise decal today, more's the pity. To say nothing of Lola Montez...
> 
>>   OR maybe Barbie.
> 
> <choke> I assumed you wanted a positive image...
> 
> I STR that the legendary novice nun/martial artist Wing Chun is often
> popularly believed to have been a noodle and bean curd maker and
> vendor before it became necessary for her to learn to defend herself,
> and some of her mixing and kneading techniques have been alleged to
> have been incorporated into the martial arts system that bears her name.
> 
> But, again, we've got the problem of recognition.
> 
> So what's all this about grunting testosterone anyway? Everybody
> knows testosterone doesn't grunt; it sings in the barely audible note
> of a heavy steel spring under almost unimaginable tension, awaiting
> release.
> 
> "Don't make us go back to our liberal city home with tales of
> prejudice and bigotry in the heart of Caid!!!"
> 
> Adamantius

<rolling eyes>  He don't know me vewwy well, do he?

I was merely exaggerating for effect, to get the creative ball rolling.  So
far, it has been very effective indeed.

I need to go look up Wing Chung now.  Byeee!

Selene