Wordsmith quote

[Jeff Grossman]

"When christening a vessel or a vehicle (firetrucks, boats, warships, submarines, buses, even cars?) traditionally a champagne bottle is smashed against it. It supposedly brings good luck. It’s not known what they smash when launching a new line of champagne -- anything less than a warship would be a disgrace."

 

[robert ames]

are you baiting the professor?

 

[Jonathan Loesberg]

Well, I'm not sure what a Wordsmith quote is. And I would be no more sure if he has said Writer's quote, except that it would have made clearer that the phrase is redundant. What kind of quote, other than a verbal quote of a verbal remark, which is not the case here, is not one that was written? I can't be baited by what I can't construe.

 

[Cole Kendall]

originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
Well, I'm not sure what a Wordsmith quote is. And I would be no more sure if he has said Writer's quote, except that it would have made clearer that the phrase is redundant. What kind of quote, other than a verbal quote of a verbal remark, which is not the case here, is not one that was written? I can't be baited by what I can't construe.

As far as I can tell, I think he's saying we should smash you over the head with a bottle at our next dinner. But I might be misconstruing things.

 

[Jonathan Loesberg]

Well, since we will be celebrating your launch into your next year of life, logically, we should christen you. But drinking the champagne would be putting it to better use.