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09:42 pm: skimper

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From:	pafuts
Date:	November 5th, 2005 03:33 am (UTC)

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You're also number one if you enter Livejournal Comments.

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From:	legoline
Date:	November 5th, 2005 10:48 am (UTC)

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Well you DID write FilkCon history with "Wo ist der Bahnhof" I guess ... :o)

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From:	nelladarren
Date:	November 5th, 2005 10:55 am (UTC)

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Not yet... !

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From:	madfilkentist
Date:	November 5th, 2005 03:34 pm (UTC)

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Just to be subversive, I added an inconspicuous link from my filksongs page to your entry. :)

I would have thought a skimper is one who skimps.

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From:	guyelfkin
Date:	November 7th, 2005 09:55 am (UTC)

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My understanding of "skimper" would be Someone who skimps - Someone who makes do with less than the necessary amount of something.

A costuming example: Making an Elizabethan gown with skirts that are far too narrow because there was not enough of their chosen fabric, so they had to skimp a bit and make do with less.

"Skimp" and "skimping" were quite common terms when was growing up.

Teddy

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From:	robinhoodvandal
Date:	November 7th, 2005 07:20 pm (UTC)

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since your blog is syndicated, everyone who has you as a friend on LJ has a link in their friends page everytime yu make a post. That ads up to a lot of links.

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From:	unkbar
Date:	November 8th, 2005 02:52 am (UTC)

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Heh.

A "skimper", one who skimps, is a person who cuts quantity and quality to economize. He sells you shoddy goods in order to make more profit. To me, it's got a negative tone.

A "scrimper", on the other hand, is one who is frugal. Like in the Beatle's When I'm Sixty-Four: "we shall scrimp and save". It has a virtuous, positive connotation.

The skimper.com site looks like a shopping site that deals in coupons and other discounts. I suspect they meant to call it Scrimper.com.

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