The flaw is in your ranking system. You should have ranked them from 91-100 points. Problem solved and everyone just got an A on their report card. Come on Tom, you're in wine, the 100 point systems solves everything. Duh.
"I kept wondering whether misogynist ranked higher than Nazi, Racist or Fascist on a list of the Top Ten Things to Avoid being. " Now that will keep me awake tonight :-)
I think this post comes in at Number 6 of your best posts on Substack. Or maybe Number 5. I don't want to hurt your feelings.
GOLD.
Excellent stuff. I also wonder if the letters from N onwards in the alphabet have lower self worth than A-M.
I don't think there is any argument on this score, Ruth. No one wants to be a Q.
Well, unless you're in the James Bond multiverse. Then you definitely might want to be Q. See, authoritarian again!
The flaw is in your ranking system. You should have ranked them from 91-100 points. Problem solved and everyone just got an A on their report card. Come on Tom, you're in wine, the 100 point systems solves everything. Duh.
Top ten of the worst vintages in the past 45 years. From rain and heat and freeze and smoke and consumption.
1. 1989
2 . 2011
3. 1998
4. 2020
5. 2006
6. 1983
7. 2017
8. 2002
9. 2008
10 2025
Man…#10? Already?
Old Guy's Top 10 List of Reasons I Didn't Complete This List: #1 - I seem to have forgotten what I'm listing here...
I may have buried the lead
Excellently written!
"I kept wondering whether misogynist ranked higher than Nazi, Racist or Fascist on a list of the Top Ten Things to Avoid being. " Now that will keep me awake tonight :-)