RE: [ihc] stars

["John M. Adams" <jma@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Grammer [mailto:jgrammer@domain.elided]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:08 AM
> To: John M. Adams; ihc@domain.elided
> Subject: RE: [ihc] stars

>
> John, the 'u' word was not used. I wrote 'homely':
>
> home7ly    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (hml)
> adj. home7li7er, home7li7est
> Not attractive or good-looking: a homely child.
> Lacking elegance or refinement: homely furniture.
> Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain: homely truths.
> Characteristic of the home or of home life: homely skills.
>
> Speaking purely of the styling, my considered opinion(and I have a strong
> fondness for the Loadstar) is that it's a slam dunk for #2 and #3, and a
> reasonable contender for #1. They did a great job of cleaning up
> the styling
> of the progenitor(AC/BC), which proved the concept. Even so, I
> get the sense
> that the purse strings were held pretty tightly during Loadstar
> development,
> at least some of which would have happened during the recession
> in '59-'60.
> It also may not have been clear how much of a resounding success
> the design
> would be.
>
> Jim

My mistake. I misread, and misspoke. Although "homely" and "ugly" *are*
synonyms in most dictionaries... but I'll take the "simple or unpretentious
nature" variant as your original intended meaning, and offer my apologies.
Reading between the lines, I get that you might even agree with me that the
loadstar is also "handsome", or "pleasing and dignified in form or
appearance". (even though that's a synonym for "attractive", and there we
begin to stray off the mark... ;)

John A.