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Do you like it when someone has the same name? (LG's first name isn't really Lobster)
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my favorite lawyer is a janine. she specialized in domestic violence cases for women.
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this is a day of disoveries."
Don't diss ovaries.
I owe half of my existence to an ovary.
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But all of your existence to a uterus.
Barb wrote: "Larry wrote: "I owe half of my existence to an ovary."... and the other half?"
A champion swimmer.
Lobstergirl wrote: "Larry wrote: "I owe half of my existence to an ovary."But all of your existence to a uterus."
Uh ... yeah.
Larry wrote: "Barb wrote: "Larry wrote: "I owe half of my existence to an ovary."
... and the other half?"
A champion swimmer."
Who said you weren't into sport!
... and the other half?"
A champion swimmer."
Who said you weren't into sport!
Phil wrote: "Carol wrote: "I love Carol Burnett and despise Carol Channing."How do you feel about this Carol?
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I like her fine, but you do realize that's not her real name?
It's not????I'm glad they didn't go with their real names. "Mike and Carol" sounds better to me than "Bob & Flo." The latter just sounds dirty.
smetchie wrote: "What's your name LG?"The direct approach.
Jammies wrote: "Michael wrote: "Michael is a pretty popular name so it doesn't bother me. What I don't like is when someone assumes familiarity and changes your name."People do that to me too and I hate it. "..."
It's terrible! I don't mind if they say, "Can I call you Mike?" and I always tell them that's alright, and I think it's nice if they ask, "Do you prefer Michael or Mike?", but I think if you introduce yourself as Michael then it's a pretty safe guess that you might want to be called Michael!
But if you come right out and say you prefer Michael, and they insist on saying Mike, that is rude behavior.
Many people call me John instead of Jonathan. It doesn't bother me. I've been called much worse.
None the worse for wear. Thanks for asking.
In my curmudgeonettly opinion, when they do it without asking, it's still rude. It's an unwanted intimacy.
Larry wrote: "But if you come right out and say you prefer Michael, and they insist on saying Mike, that is rude behavior."Mind if we call you Bruce to keep things simple?
Barb, I volunteered yesterday with 8 other women, 3 of whom were named Barbara. Of course I thought of you!
I hate it when soap operas name their characters all the same names...if Sll my children gets a new character then shortly afterwards Days of Our Lives get a character with the same name..ad nauseam. not that I watch much but I have friends that do and they discuss what their favorite characters are doing and they all have the same name!
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That's how I feel when people call me Sal. There are only about, oh, one or two people in the entire world I will abide calling me that.
I usually don't mind when people shorten my name or give it an "ie" ending or change it to something else in interest of a nick-name. But there was a girl in high school who called me "Grot" for some reason. I didn't love that one.
I don't like ANY other Heidis, except this one:
smetchie wrote: "I usually don't mind when people shorten my name or give it an "ie" ending or change it to something else in interest of a nick-name. But there was a girl in high school who called me "Grot" for so..."I wouldn't like that one, either. Did you punch her, Smetchie?
smetchie wrote: "No. I just smiled."I would've punched her.
She was a really nice girl. Just annoying.
Barb wrote: "Were they all old enough to be grandmothers?;)"
Yes, as well as great-grandmother in one case.
smetchie wrote: "She was a really nice girl. Just annoying."It's okay to punch nice people if they deserve it.
No, it is NOT ok to punch anyone period. Having been the recipient of many punches,kicks etc...not fun. no one "deserves" it. although there have been times it would have been gratifying...but not ok.
I do not find threats of violence amusing. threats that are accepted leads to a culture where violence is accepted and encouraged. It has to stop. We,as a species have to stop. Violence is not funny. Ever.
Heidi wrote: "Okay, then just frog her."Do what now?
Heidi, my aunt is a Heidi, and she's wonderful.I was one of two Sarahs from 3rd through 8th grade. There were three in my sister's year, two below mine. In high school, there were as many as four of us in the same class. My mother swears she didn't know any Sarahs before she named me. That said, I'm used to it.
My sister is always weirded out when she sees her name in another context.
smetchie wrote: "Heidi wrote: "Okay, then just frog her."Do what now?"
Okay, ball your hand into a fist, Gretchen... and raise the middle knuckle of your middle finger so that it pokes out above your fist. And then swipe someone with your raised middle finger knuckle.
That's frogging someone. Frogging, Indian burn, and noogies - those were my cousins' assaults of choice when we were kids. Frogging was always my least favorite.
And yes... Barb's right. I was only teasing. I've never been in a fight, picked a fight, and when someone would pick a fight with me, I'd turn the other cheek.I've always been that way.
And then I learned martial arts and taught it for years. While it helped me channel some vent up frustration, it also taught me the importance of self-control, integrity, and patience.
So now I drive my sister crazy when we're having an argument because I use a calm voice instead of yelling like her. :)
looks painful. I will pass. pain not funny. My brother in law loves the 3 stooges and watches them a lot on various tv stations. juvenile. but then he is learning disabled and emotionally stuck at 14. but my brother in law is funny, kind,cheerful and the least violent person I know. If the learning disability wasn't enough, his hands and feet are crippled with gout and he has stage 4 kidney disease. If the 3 stooges make him laugh, I can live with that and I enoy the sound of his laughter. that's what makes me smile, hearing his laughter.
Thanks, Heidi. We're on the same wavelength.
Heidi, glad to hear rhat. Everyone gets angry which raises adrenaline. my grandmother would start washing her floor on her hands and knees. I go out & "pound" the pavement or throw snowballs at a tree, build a snowman..wash my dishes..write in my journal (good venting)..just use up the energy. Is there a martial arts for people with joint problems?
i know a Janine in Vermont.