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Thread: Spanish nose v. American nose

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    It was all in jest and it was a great question.
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    Everyone wants to get in on the act. So, they take a point and do a minor mod and it's a "new" point and since calling it say a Uganda Point wouldn't mean much or draw attention the just say American point and folks say wow.
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    Personally I will remain politically neutral and use terms like round, oblique and square point with the occasional use of pretentious terms like dreadnaught.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SRNewb View Post
    My FIL had a specially grown fingernail on his right pinky just for that purpose. Thing was like 2 inches long, LOL!
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