2009/3/1 Larry Colen <[email protected]>:
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 09:46:35PM -0500, ann sanfedele wrote:
> # Those lenses of my friend....
> #
> # They really are minty -- I sold one on ebay and the guy was ecstatic! ...
>
> Ann, I'm afraid that you just poked one of my big linguistic peeves.
>
> Do the lenses smell like toothpaste? If so, they are minty.
>
> Are they in perfect condition, like a coin that has just been released
> from the mint?  If so, they are "mint", or in "mint condition".

No, those lenses are mintox.

<http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mintox>

Cheers,

Dave

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