Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 9:19:22 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
> > In article >, says...
> > >
> > > On 2/26/2021 8:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > > On 2021-02-26 8:57 p.m., Snag wrote:
> > > >> On 2/26/2021 4:54 PM, US Janet wrote:
> > > >>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:43:02 -0600, Snag > wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> snip
> > > >>>> And ya know , a fella with a few tools can come up with all kinds of
> > > >>>> interesting stuff. Did you know you can fabricate a shotgun from
> > > >>>> plumbing parts ? Might not be pretty or very accurate , but it'll work
> > > >>>> well enough to get yourself a modern battle rifle .
> > > >>>
> > > >>> would you tell me what the liberal left is doing to citizens that
> > > >>> makes you want to shoot them?
> > > >>> Janet US
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >> Oh I don't want to shoot all of them . Just the ones that are
> > > >> shooting at me ... and the ones trying to take my rights away ,
> > > >> particularly the 1st and 2nd Amendments . Freedom of assembly ,
> > > >> religion , and speech are all being assaulted . The 2nd protects the
> > > >> 1st ...
> > > >
> > > > So.... you are willing to fight to protect your rights but the only
> > > > right you really care about it the right to bear arms. That is a lot
> > > > like the argument about how the civil war was not about keeping slavery,
> > > > it was about protecting rights, but the only state rights they cared
> > > > about was their right to have slavery.
> > >
> > > No Sir ,
> >
> > "No Sir"?????
> >
> > In a free society, nobody addresses their peers as "Sir".
> You're wrong. My husband often says "Thank you, sir" to someone--
> even a sales drone--when he is pleased with them.
>
> It's courtesy, not servility.


I've routinely addressed my students and clients as "Sir" for years...also many others...and I use "Ma'am" quite often, too...

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Best
Greg