Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:41 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > much enjoyed > > all of them > > ric > > > On Jul 4, 2013, at 1:08 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > > > Just to lighten things up a bit. > > > > Where I come from, the Fair County of Yorkshire, they are all either > lads or lasses. > > > > Both lad and lass can be used for all ages, and even for animals. > > > > With an appropriate qualifier, e.g. as in a "grand lad", it would > perfectly describe the subject and the feelings conveyed in Nathan's photos > of his son after his graduation, and express the father's (or viewer's) > appreciation of the "lad" at the same time. (It can also be used together > with "lass"). > > > > Grand, by the way, is a wonderfully useful universal positive qualifier > that can mean intelligent, attractive, well-proportioned, helpful, > smartly-dressed, friendly, successful and all sorts of other things. > > > > Here are a few "lads and lasses" > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/People/20070806-_MG_6439-1.jpg.html > > a grand lad, our local Bobby > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/People/20070811-_MG_6547-2.jpg.html > > here grand lad (lovely), canny lad (clever) or reet lad (mischievous) > would refer to the dog - funny lass, the girl (funny meaning out of the > ordinary) > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/People/20070811-20070811-_MG_6681-1-3.jpg.html > > On the verge of political correctness - a big lass and a skinny lad > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Streets/20080828-_MG_8561-4.jpg.html > > a sweet little lass > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Whitby_BW/Whitby_2009_film35-2.jpg.html > > a cupple of grand (or canny) lasses > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Whitby_BW/Whitby_2009_film182.jpg.html > > this lad is a reet misery-guts/a proper mean old bugger (nowhere near > political incorrectness, mean describes the bad mood he's in, old has > nothing to do with age, and bugger is by no means a swearword in Yorkshire) > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Whitby_BW/Whitby_2009_film106.jpg.html > > Owd lads sittin in't Markitplace (Elderly friends in the market square) > > > > Cheers > > Douglas > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >