Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess this is a dig at Uncle Ted, but he deserves it. So, I'll start with a little story. Back in the days before the internet, during a month of my unemployment, a friend and I collaborated on developing software which would produce justified printing by dot matrix printers. The friend lived a few miles away, and we collaborated by communicating (computer to computer) over land lines using 300 baud modems. Well, my friend had a very bad habit: his computer code was always written in all caps. I found it kinda hard to read. I finally broke him of the habit by asking him: "Of all the books, magazines, etc. that you have read, which have you had more practice reading: lower-case letters or upper-case ones?" While I'm mildly annoyed by your "shouting" in upper case, your writing an entire email in upper case is just too too much. Herb, who being six years older than you decided he has the nerve to sass you. :-) Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Jul 4, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information