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Subject: [Leica] Politically Incorrect terminology
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 16:24:06 -0700
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++++, but will this thread EVER come to an end?

Herbert Kanner
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Question authority and the authorities will question you.




On Jul 4, 2013, at 2:31 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 :-) 
> 
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