On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 2:25 PM, M-gineering <info@m-gineering.nl> wrote:
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> And I don't get the US mentality of throwing a fit when someone offers some
> mild criticism instead of over the top praise, but I guess that only shows
> I'm Dutch ;)
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> I wouldn't have taken a look at the Hetchins without the commentary, so it
> certainly served a purpose. I also happen to agree that the 'lets see how
> many holes we can punch with the new press' look leaves something to be
> desired. Could be all the more collectible though, just as a misprint
> banknote
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> mvg
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> Marten Gerritsen
> Kiel Windeweer
> Netherlands
I quite agree. The bike is both interesting and of questionable aesthetic merit, in fact the bike's aesthetics, whatever its merits, are what makes it interesting to me. Some of my favorite industrial designs are to some degree ugly. I hope we aren't expected to limit our observations on the list to only ones of unalloyed praise. Doing so dilutes the praise, rendering it less genuine and thus meaningful, and can easily reduce the discourse to bland vapidity.
"Laissons les jolies femmes aux hommes sans imagination."- Marcel Proust
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham, Washington
USA