apologies

[Bob Fitzke]

Way to go Lynn. I can't beat up on any ladies; little, old, tennis
shoes, young big, and hob-nail boots.

Bob

Lynne Murphy wrote:
>
> Let me chastize myself before someone else does:
>
> >  So, I unfairly beat up on all
> >these nice little old ladies
>
> Being little old ladies (or nice) had nothing to do with these folks'
> position in the scrabble hierarchy.  There are plenty of (nice)
> little old ladies who are far superior to me.  It was the case,
> however, that I was either the youngest or second youngest woman
> there and my division was almost all female. Most of the top-top
> players are young men (several prodigies).  Women come to Scrabble
> later it seems.  There's a sociology thesis here somewhere.
>
> OK, enough about scrabble.  (Or, so I don't get sued, Scrabble® brand
> crossword game.)
>
> Hoping to be a little old lady (but destined to be a big old lady, I'm sure),
> Lynne
>
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> Dr M Lynne Murphy
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> School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
> University of Sussex
> Brighton BN1 9QH UK
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