Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear, Ted, you can call me "dear" anytime ;-) We have a saying about people like that here in the South - "Bless her heart." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bless+your+heart Saves a whole lot of words! Tina On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 5:31 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > OK folks here's the stupidest word relationship to this whole subject and > how my life evolved to this modern day use of such a simple word as "Dear. > dear. DEAR!" READY? If ever I was ready to kill the stupid bitch !!!!!! > > OK HERE WE GO.>>>> > > I grew-up in an English-Welsh language old country fashion family in use > of the word.... "Dear, dear in more connotations than is posible to recall. > > A few: > "What a dear boy." > What a dear girl?" > What a dear Lady > > And yes, "What a dear man when a hand of support was offered or door > opened for a lady! ......... (referring to all kinds of ages.} > > Male or female responses to so many situations it's immpossible to list > them all. > > "Thanks dear!" Male to female.... stranger or friend and never seen as a > negative. > The above comment in reverse female to male. Still no inflection other > than... a kind of "thanks!" > > Not to waste space I'm sure you have the idea? A simple kind of "thank > you!" > > Then came a year ago and I'm introduced to one of those "over educated > university type women wearing a "straight-jacket of a face, posture, dress > and God Forbid............ "ATTITUDE!!!" AAACCCCKKKKK ! PUKE! :-( > > So after a few days of meetings and becoming familiar with the crew > involved in the project the "bitch offerd a simple instruction to me. :-) > Yeah me! A light kind of missive. "AND WITH OUT ANY THOUGHT ON MY PART. I > RESPOND QUITE LIGHT HEARTEDLY............ "Ok dear right away!!!" As I'm > about to jump to her request............. "THIS SCREAMING VOICE OF A > VAMPIRE REPONDS WITH AND EVERYBODY COULD HEAR HER!!!!!!!! > > " I'M NOT YOUR DEAR!!!!! NEVER USE THAT WORD AGAIN WHEN SPEAKING TO > ME........... I'M CHRISTINA!!!!!!! NOT YOUR DEAR!!!!!!!!" > > YOU COULD HEAR A PIN DROP IN THE ROOM!!!!!! ME? IN MY MIND........ > "IGNORANT BITCH!!!!!! AND NEARLY SAID IT!!!!! A gentleman of course > wouldn't in any event! So I responded in a flash....... "Sorry just for a > moment my thoughts were about my Mom. Sorry to offend you m'am!" And from > that moment on I never addressed her by name, but anything I could work > around it! More fun waiting to see if I could get her to rip me again? :-) > > 85 years vertical & breathing on Mother Earth and never ever had a female > scream at me in such a vulgar fashion over such a wonderful million dollar > multi-use meaning word!! "Dear!" > > And they walk amongst us, small minded short on meaning in the use of our > wonderful language.!!!!!!!!!! God help-us over such a small word > use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Later when I described the event to my "WONDERFUL ... SHE > WHO MUST BE OBEYED!" :-) > > Sorry I can't repeat what she said about this poor damsel in word mental > distress!!!!!!!!!! ;-) :-) However let's say she was more than annoyed with > her....... "THE BITCH!" :-) Later I did think of a great number of words I > could've called her. But dismissed them simply because if I used any, all > I'd do is belittle myself! Not worth the time in the life of a gentleman! > :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com