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SECTION TWO ANYTHING BUT ‘NICE’ AND ‘VERY’ by Dave Mull “Damn is better, wouldn’t you agree?” PHOTO COURTESY DAVE MULL/FACEBOOK Some captions I’ve seen while editing lately: pleasant in manner; good-natured; kind. “Bringing a nice trout to net.” “he’s a really nice guy” “Joe Hopperstein caught this nice walleye on a Rapala Husky Jerk.” synonyms: pleasant, likable, agreeable, personable, congenial, amiable, affable, genial, friendly, charming, delightful, engaging “Nice bluegills are the rule when you toss poppers over their beds.” 2. f ine or subtle.“a nice distinction” “Carl Walker caught this nice bass with a reel spooled with Seaguar InvisX Fluorocarbon.” synonyms: subtle, f ine, delicate, minute, precise, strict, close; careful, meticulous, scrupulous Def inition of nice, lifted from some online dictionary after I Googled: “that’s a rather nice distinction” requiring careful thought or attention. 1. pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory. “a nice point” “we had a nice time” synonyms:enjoyable, pleasant, agreeable, good, satisfying, gratifying, delightful, marvelous; (of a person) Do any of those def initions apply to a f ish or a large multi-pointed buck? Maybe, if your audience is made of up Ivy League grads who you want to impress: Volume 02  No. 03  |  2018