Who hasn't read The Book of Tiki? (Not a poll) - General Tiki

V vintagegirl Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Jun 12, 2002 Posts: 542	V vintagegirl Posted posted on Mon, Nov 13, 2006 12:56 AM On 2006-11-12 15:06, bigbrotiki wrote: I tried to make clear by putting ANYTHING in capitals that I did not mean to call people unfamiliar with the BOT "ignorant". From the horse's mouth...so to speak. Which ultimately means there was no intent whatsoever to degrade the intelligence of anyone here. In fact, if one examines one of the definitions of "ignorant" you will see that it simply means: Lacking information or knowledge. (according to Webster's dictionary) It was quite obvious to me that the "ignorance" referred to was the simple unfamiliarity that someone may possess of the actual content of the book; it's text and images. It is a fallacy to equate Sven's statement with the broader statement of "calling people ignorant." There is a difference—regardless of the subtlety. As for the English/writing skills on this board, Sven's is equal if not superior to most I have seen for whom English IS their first language. (For Pete's sake people, there is a Spell Check function on here, you know! Please use it so I can understand what you are trying to communicate!) And for the record, yes, I too was well aware of Poly Pop culture early on since my family would go to Polynesian restaurants with floor shows in the 70s, I grew up on classic movies of the 30s-60s depicting Poly Pop, and my friends were collecting exotica and lounge records in the 80s for 10 cents a piece from the used bins of local record stores. (My own parents were more into the lounge culture evidenced by the beautiful black vintage Naugahyde and Formica bar we had in our dining room and the Dean Martin records in Dad's collection.) But the bottom line is that I did not spend nearly a decade of my life as Sven did compiling, researching and writing a book that would define it all for the masses. Maybe there are some that came close to doing so, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

On 2006-11-12 15:06, bigbrotiki wrote:
I tried to make clear by putting ANYTHING in capitals that I did not mean to call people unfamiliar with the BOT "ignorant".

From the horse's mouth...so to speak.

Which ultimately means there was no intent whatsoever to degrade the intelligence of anyone here. In fact, if one examines one of the definitions of "ignorant" you will see that it simply means: Lacking information or knowledge. (according to Webster's dictionary) It was quite obvious to me that the "ignorance" referred to was the simple unfamiliarity that someone may possess of the actual content of the book; it's text and images. It is a fallacy to equate Sven's statement with the broader statement of "calling people ignorant." There is a difference—regardless of the subtlety.

As for the English/writing skills on this board, Sven's is equal if not superior to most I have seen for whom English IS their first language. (For Pete's sake people, there is a Spell Check function on here, you know! Please use it so I can understand what you are trying to communicate!)

And for the record, yes, I too was well aware of Poly Pop culture early on since my family would go to Polynesian restaurants with floor shows in the 70s, I grew up on classic movies of the 30s-60s depicting Poly Pop, and my friends were collecting exotica and lounge records in the 80s for 10 cents a piece from the used bins of local record stores. (My own parents were more into the lounge culture evidenced by the beautiful black vintage Naugahyde and Formica bar we had in our dining room and the Dean Martin records in Dad's collection.) But the bottom line is that I did not spend nearly a decade of my life as Sven did compiling, researching and writing a book that would define it all for the masses. Maybe there are some that came close to doing so, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Post #266302 by vintagegirl on Mon, Nov 13, 2006 12:56 AM