Re: Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint

["Mike H." <twobeaners@earthlink.net>]

That would be contingent upon the interpretation of the predicate adjective
and how it relates to the past participle: but I can dig your drift!
Mike H.  -67-1600
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc&Heidi" <mtyler@hctc.net>
To: "Stan Chernoff" <az589@lafn.org>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: Hobbyists May Be Banned From Buying Paint


> On Nov 10, 2005, at 11:55 AM, Stan Chernoff quoted from hemmings:
>
> > "the rule will attempt to restrict sales of paint
> > to people who are not certified users."
>
>
> I know they didn't mean it this way, but this sentence actually says
> that the the rule will allow paint sales only to individuals who are
> not certified users.
>
> With Big Government and Big Business in bed together we'll see more
> of this.  Huge corporations doing huge harm will be put off limits by
> their flunkies in Congress and the White House, and the regulatory
> agencies will attempt to take up the slack with the little guy.
> -Marc
>
>
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