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Page 4 of 12 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 11 12 > Go to page... Topic Options #19054 - 02/21/01 12:42 PM Re: 1950s joke - late submission wow Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/25/00 Posts: 3439 Loc: New England, USA Two elderly English gentlemen ensconced in the lounge of their club. First Man : "I say, heard about Cholmondley?" Other Man : "No. What's he doing?" First Man : "In Africa. Living with an ape." Other Man : "Male or female?" First Man : "Female, of course! He may be odd but he's not queer." How Times do change. wow Top #19055 - 02/21/01 02:00 PM Re: Queer as Folk Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773 Queer as Folk is now the title of a TV show on a cable network in the US. The show is about homosexuals. Top #19056 - 02/21/01 03:05 PM Re: 1950s joke - late submission wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 There was a young man from Dundee Who had sex with an ape in a tree The results were most horrid All ass and no forehead Six balls and a purple goatee. Date 1935 Top #19057 - 02/21/01 03:30 PM Re: Queer as Folk jmh Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/22/00 Posts: 1981 I think it is shown here but I've not seen it. Top #19058 - 02/21/01 05:32 PM Re: Queer as Folk Jazzoctopus old hand Registered: 07/03/00 Posts: 1094 Loc: Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Queer as Folk The US version of the cable channel Showtime is a spin-off of the Brit version that was on BBC 4, I think. The US version is set in Pittsburg (though it's filmed in Canada) and is considered to be the homosexual counterpart of HBO's Sex in the City Top #19059 - 02/21/01 06:26 PM Re: Kids vs. children BeingCJ newbie Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 38 Loc: Chicago, IL, USA kids is not acceptable in formal contexts. This, just from a survey of common usage I don't have any problem with "kids" usage (2 kids @ my house also), but I hope that Rugrats never moves from slang to daily use. Especially considering the nasty nature of those cartoon charactors. CJ _________________________ CJ Top #19060 - 02/21/01 07:42 PM Re: Kids vs. children wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 RugRats: Rugs are stationary mops. Kids are self-propelled mops. Top #19061 - 02/22/01 09:34 AM Re: Kids vs. children wow Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/25/00 Posts: 3439 Loc: New England, USA Being CJ wrote : kids is not acceptable in formal contexts. This, just from a survey of common usage -------------------------------------------------------- My feeling is that "children" has a connotation of well behaved whereas "kids" has a raucous note to it. wow Top #19062 - 02/22/01 09:47 AM Re: Kids vs. children Anonymous Unregistered I generally refer to mine, collectively, as lilliputians, which i think is appropriate on myriad levels. i switched to this term of endearment when my standard round-up call, "Come along, my little tax-deductions" gleaned some odd looks from strangers. Top #19063 - 02/22/01 09:52 AM Re: Kids vs. children wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Also "Munchkins". Top Page 4 of 12 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 11 12 > Go to page... Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222197 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 33 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 65 LukeJavan8 54 may2point0 19 May 3 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8432 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6789 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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