09-28-2017, 08:20 PM
Thanks for the detailed reply Chris. Look forward to the release of the restored and/or resurrected objects, whenever that may be.
A punter (in the UK - where I'm from rather than where I am now) is simply someone to whom you are providing a service in exchange for a fee. For example, a customer or concert audience so it doesn't have negative connotations, although other common uses, as Mr Google will happily explain, are gamblers placing a bet, or a prostitute's "john". I suppose that technically we "punters" are all taking a gamble that what we have paid for it going to be worth the price! I guess the gambling aspect comes from the expression "taking a punt", which reflects that fact that in football a punt means kicking the ball with your toes so the direction that the ball will take is anyone's guess (as that isn't the best way to control the outcome). Sorry I didn't have time to write a short answer!
A punter (in the UK - where I'm from rather than where I am now) is simply someone to whom you are providing a service in exchange for a fee. For example, a customer or concert audience so it doesn't have negative connotations, although other common uses, as Mr Google will happily explain, are gamblers placing a bet, or a prostitute's "john". I suppose that technically we "punters" are all taking a gamble that what we have paid for it going to be worth the price! I guess the gambling aspect comes from the expression "taking a punt", which reflects that fact that in football a punt means kicking the ball with your toes so the direction that the ball will take is anyone's guess (as that isn't the best way to control the outcome). Sorry I didn't have time to write a short answer!