tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093637787549970839.post9048345715340233631..comments2023-10-21T11:14:40.650-05:00Comments on Tennis Tousan: Two beachesJimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459896631226905726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093637787549970839.post-29656275053042275422011-08-15T05:56:58.257-05:002011-08-15T05:56:58.257-05:00The first beach seems a little odd -- it looks lik...The first beach seems a little odd -- it looks like someone trucked in a ton of sand. Mother Nature's beach is more my style, I guess. Though that is an impressive sand castle. And it is Paris. <br /><br />I used to ask essay questions like this -- "compare and contrast" A to B. You get full points.Santinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847670137635112757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093637787549970839.post-5203603240511200882011-08-13T20:37:45.098-05:002011-08-13T20:37:45.098-05:00From Wikipedia,
A straw poll or straw vote is a v...From Wikipedia,<br /><br />A straw poll or straw vote is a vote with nonbinding results.<br /><br />The idiom may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blows, in this case, the wind of group opinion. Other possible origins include allusion to the insignificance of straw as in "straw man"Retired Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01317179733729042515noreply@blogger.com