Re: CTP insurance premium jumping 82 percent from last year! WTF:

"Big LN" <Big.LN@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Horry" <horacewachope@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:03:00 +0000, Knobdoodle wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Saab C900 Viggenist" <c900@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>> Gawd *you're* a tool! The *total* of last year's CTP was $330, and
the
>>>>> *total* being billed this year is over $600. The extra stuff (GST, 
>>>>> levies,
>>>>> etc.) make up the rest of the $600+ premium. Sure it's not
*precisely* 
>>>>> 200
>>>>> percent more than last year, ...
>>>>>
>>>> No; it's less than 100%. Using your extremely-dodgy figures it's
about 
>>>> 82%.
>>>> Maths really ain't your long-suit.
>>>
>>> Strong, not long.
>>>
>> Strong?!!?  I've NEVER heard it as strong-suit.
>> As far as I'm aware the expression comes from Bridge and refers to
which 
>> of the four suits you have the most of (i.e can play the longest).
>>
>> Dictionary.com concurs:
>> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/long%20suit
>> and says that a "strong suit" is a long suit with high cards....
>> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/strong%20suit
>>
>> So long suit it is then! (There's no way Saab's mathematical skills 
>> contained any high cards!!)
>
> Nup. The term was used above to describe the poster's quality, activity,

> or skill. It is therefore strong-suit. It is only described as long-suit

> when refering to cards. http://www.answers.com/topic/strong-suit
>
And yet the same source says that "long" suit describes "The personal 
quality or talent that is one's strongest asset."
http://www.answers.com/long%20suit

Are you purposely pretending to be stupid to suck other posters into
making 
fools of themselves by backing you?
-- 
Knob