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Subject: [Leica] Politically Incorrect terminology
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 18:33:35 -0500
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While I do believe that 'those who cannot remember the past are condemned to 
repeat it', I wish that Brian would delete all of the counterproductive 
threads from the past several days. Some things aren't worth remembering. 

Jeffery

On Jul 4, 2013, at 6:24 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:

> ++++, but will this thread EVER come to an end?
> 
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
> 
> 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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