Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK Uncle Herb, ;-) No more caps only where properly applicable! ;-) cheers, Uncle Ted :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 4:35 PM Subject: [Leica] SHOUT IN CAPS >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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information