Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As any person on this list, male or female, who has been married for made than a few weeks knows all married couples can articulate the phrase "Yes, Dear" so that it has more meanings than could be listed in Webster's dictionary. The person Dr. Ted describes here wouldn't like Baltimore very much where "Hon" is a term used to describe any human being of any age under any circumstances. In Baltimore you do not have a name. It's either Hon, honey, or dear. Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 On 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