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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 11 12 Go to page... #19054 - 02/21/01 05:42 PM Re: 1950s joke - late submission   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 wow Carpal Tunnel wow   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 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 #19055 - 02/21/01 07:00 PM Re: Queer as Folk   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Queer as Folk is now the title of a TV show on a cable network in the US. The show is about homosexuals. #19056 - 02/21/01 08:05 PM Re: 1950s joke - late submission   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 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 #19057 - 02/21/01 08:30 PM Re: Queer as Folk   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh   Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I think it is shown here but I've not seen it. #19058 - 02/21/01 10:32 PM Re: Queer as Folk   Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus   old hand Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 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 #19059 - 02/21/01 11:26 PM Re: Kids vs. children   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 38 BeingCJ newbie BeingCJ   newbie Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 38 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 #19060 - 02/22/01 12:42 AM Re: Kids vs. children   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 RugRats: Rugs are stationary mops. Kids are self-propelled mops. #19061 - 02/22/01 02:34 PM Re: Kids vs. children   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 wow Carpal Tunnel wow   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 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 #19062 - 02/22/01 02:47 PM Re: Kids vs. children   **DONOTDELETE** Unregistered 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. #19063 - 02/22/01 02:52 PM Re: Kids vs. children   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Also "Munchkins". 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