Posted by Els on 09/15/05 22:43

Neredbojias wrote:

>>> A gentleman doesn't go beyond a certain point in mixed company. With
>>> regards to speaking indiscretely, the nobility of my gentility precludes
>>> the facility of my ability.
>>
>> As it should.
>
> Yes, but only for gentlemen. A regular person doesn't give a crap.

That would be me.

>> Or so I've been told.
>
> Men'll say anything.

to get what they want.

>>> People say I'm cryptic but I think they're just trying to be
>>> indecipherable.
>>
>> Nothing wrong with a bit of crypticism. If all words are meant exactly
>> like they're spoken/written, there's not much fun in communication.
>
> Agreed. Furthermore, the world population would probably decline
> drastically given the lack of the double-entendre.

There's that.

>>>>> Perhaps
>>>>> this was confusing as "indigenous American" is often used synonymously
>>>>> with "native American" meaning the kind of Indian that might say
>>>>> something like "Kowabonga, Kimosabe, you got-um nice saddle there."
>>>>
>>>> Indeed. Since I don't know what they sound like, it got me wondering.
>>>
>>> Well, they sort of sound like they're constipated but ready to go.
>>
>> LOL - now that you mention it, I remember that from movies. Very
>> accurante description. Must say though, that the only real native
>> American I ever met didn't speak like that at all.
>
> Actually, most Injuns speak just like you or I. -Er, I, anyway.

I was gonna say - accusing me of having an American accent?

> I reside in Arizona where there are a lot of Navajos. Not one ever called
> me "White Eyes" and the majority of them don't even mention my tongue.

What does the minority of them say about your tongue?

>>> 'Twas perfectly acceptable although obfuscation is to be expected in
>>> male-female commerce.
>>
>> In male-female communication the issue is not so much with
>> obfuscation, but with deciphering whether the obfuscating is done with
>> reason (or ulterior motives even) or by accident i.e. ignorance.
>
> Also significant is the nature of said reason and whether or not the
> results of the obfuscation necessitate the services of an obstetrician.

Yup, that's quite significant indeed. Before you know it you're in
Dutch. General female you that is, not /you/.

>> [Dutch being known for their temperament]
>>>> Never heard that one - sure you aren't mixing us up with the Spanish
>>>> or Italians?
>>>
>>> Well, possibly the Sicilians, but the absolutely worst gangsters of all
>>> time were all named "Dutch".
>>
>> By whom?
>
> By their mothers, I suppose.

Doubt it - Dutch isn't a Dutch name.

> Just think how much worse these guys would
> have turned out had they been German.

Erm.. yes. (?)

>>>>> However, excessive "economy" can lead to less positive qualities which
>>>>> only augment the anti-social nature of the ilk. Who wants to hang
>>>>> around a gilder-filcher with clackety foot gear?
>>>>
>>>> I sure wouldn't. Luckily we don't have people like that in Holland.
>>>
>>> I know, -they emigrated because of the noise.
>>
>> Where did they go? Pennsylvania?
>
> Well, since the nether lands were no longer available, the only other
> logical choice was Australia, to which they gleefully sailed.
> Unfortunately, due to the rotund nature of their overstuffed gastro-
> intestinal regions, the Australians thought that they were a virulent
> strain of some weird mutant marsupial and kicked them out. Eventually
> they ended up in Africa sweltering on the veldt until someone realized
> that going south there was like going north up over, and they finally
> settled in a more reasonable, albeit strange, land they were going to
> name "Holeland" but didn't.

If only I'd have had you as a history teacher when I was still in
school...

>>> Yeah, it's always the man's fault... Da de da de da. The fact
>>> is that men are usually the victims of a woman's wiles
>>
>> I'm inclined to generally agree with you on that, but..
>
> Is this an admission of guilt or an admission of callousness?

The latter of course. Guilt doesn't come into it, it's not my fault
I'm a woman.

>>> but they're too nice to complain about it.
>>
>> that's new to me.
>
> Well, they start out nice but women ruin them.

We only honour the requests. Ever seen the face of a man who's just
been called 'nice' by a woman?

>>> (Of course, they probably don't want to get cut off, either.)
>>
>> You mean that men would complain even more than they do already, if
>> only they had the guts?
>
> Men don't complain; they merely point out observed negatives in a
> logical and concise manner.

I must have met the wrong men.

> Furthermore, men ain't afraid of nothing.

Men are afraid of baby diapers, women's lingo, and commitments.
Unfortunately for men, these three things seem to go hand in hand
quite often. Ultimate fright.

> They are the rulers of the world, lords of all the realms, and all
> lesser things tremble in their wake *and* sleep.
>
> If you don't buy that,

Indeed, too frugal to buy that.

> I can show you plenty of men who have more gut
> than you would wish to deal with.

Most people have - one reason I didn't become a surgeon.

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