ChattyCathy wrote:
> My pet peeve is the word "learners". What was wrong with students or
> even pupils?

Mine, is when adults use the word "tummy", instead of saying stomach,
abdomen, belly.


Becca

In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
> > My pet peeve is the word "learners". What was wrong with students or
> > even pupils?
>
> Mine, is when adults use the word "tummy", instead of saying stomach,
> abdomen, belly.

I kind of like the word "tummy", in rather limited ways. When a little
kid wants to know why the woman across the room is so fat, I might
reply, "She isn't fat, she's growing a baby in her tummy". "Tummy" is
pretty vague. The kid may be old enough to know that food ends up in
the stomach. There's no baby growing in there. "Abdomen" is too
complicated for a little kid, and they won't be able to pronounce it.
"Belly" doesn't sound right to me, which I admit is a poor argument.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

cybercat wrote:
> "atec 7 7" <"atec > wrote in message
> ...
>> cybercat wrote:
>>> "atec 7 7" <"atec > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> cybercat wrote:
>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote
>>>>>> I don't know what that means either
>>>>> I was being nonsensical. I think women might call their husbands "hubby
>>>>> bubby." Like "my hubby." Which, oddly, I do not mind at all, though I
>>>>> prefer "the sob who turned me into a nag and now complains about it."
>>>>> Is there an acronym for that?
>>>> biatch ?
>>> No, I would not call him a biatch.
>> He appears to be some ones
>> with all it implies
>
> Actually, I am his, was the intended implication.




Idiot.
>
>
your an idiot ?
ok if you say so

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Becca > wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> > My pet peeve is the word "learners". What was wrong with students or
>> > even pupils?
>>
>> Mine, is when adults use the word "tummy", instead of saying stomach,
>> abdomen, belly.
>
> I kind of like the word "tummy", in rather limited ways. When a little
> kid wants to know why the woman across the room is so fat, I might
> reply, "She isn't fat, she's growing a baby in her tummy". "Tummy" is
> pretty vague. The kid may be old enough to know that food ends up in
> the stomach. There's no baby growing in there. "Abdomen" is too
> complicated for a little kid, and they won't be able to pronounce it.
> "Belly" doesn't sound right to me, which I admit is a poor argument.
>
> --
No! You make perfect sense!
Graham

cybercat > wrote:

> I apologize in
> advance to the many of you who use it, but the DH thing just annoys the hell
> out of me.

Heh! The frequent use of that asinine initialism (even when spelt-out
in full) was one of the major reasons Meg Worley, one of the all-time
best posters, retired from rfc.

As far as I'm concerned, DH means Designated Hitter (though sometimes
Dick Head is clearly implied) and DD means Dearly Departed.

Victor

"Becca" > wrote in message
...
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> My pet peeve is the word "learners". What was wrong with students or
>> even pupils?
>
> Mine, is when adults use the word "tummy", instead of saying stomach,
> abdomen, belly.
>

This only bothers me when the adult has a BELLY. Tummy is kind of little
and cute. Laura Petrie had a tummy. Roseanne has a belly.

On 2009-09-30, Victor Sack > wrote:

> in full) was one of the major reasons Meg Worley, one of the all-time
> best posters, retired from rfc.

Good riddance to the snobby bitch.

nb

In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2009-09-30, Victor Sack > wrote:
>
> > in full) was one of the major reasons Meg Worley, one of the all-time
> > best posters, retired from rfc.
>
> Good riddance to the snobby bitch.

I miss her, although maybe she retired from rfc before my time. She
retired from ba.food (a food group for the San Francisco Bay Area) when
she graduated from Snodfart and got a job in LA. I still see occasional
posts when someone crossposts from la.eats to ba.food, so I assume she
is posting to la.eats.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> And SHOOTER, instead of "gunman" or "attacker" or "killer," or even
> perpatrator. In the category of abbreviations, "vic" for "victim" in the
> endless dead body shows on TV.
A shooter is a shot of booze!

"Jenny" > wrote in message ...
>
> "cybercat" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> And SHOOTER, instead of "gunman" or "attacker" or "killer," or even
>> perpatrator. In the category of abbreviations, "vic" for "victim" in the
>> endless dead body shows on TV.
> A shooter is a shot of booze!

Yep ... The funniest one I saw was created by these three New Yorkers,
the kind of guys who are dressed to the teeth, either Italian or Jewish,
armnani shoes, same look, who told me how to make a shooter called a Statue
of Liberty. The 151 floated on top was lit, whereupon these three grim-faced
young men simultaneously dipped two fingers in their drinks, held their lit
fingers aloft torch style, then snuffed them out, and dumped down the
drinks.

jj wrote:

>> These were the first three I recalled being discussed on the italian
>> restaurants newsgroup. As I'll have the time, I'll be sending you
>> some more addresses for typical roman kitchen.

> Hi, I'm curious to know - what is the name of the Italian restaurant
> newsgroup?

it.discussioni.ristoranti

> Hey, I listen to opera. :-)

lol
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:24:13 -0400, cybercat wrote:

> "Jenny" > wrote in message ...
>>
>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> And SHOOTER, instead of "gunman" or "attacker" or "killer," or even
>>> perpatrator. In the category of abbreviations, "vic" for "victim" in the
>>> endless dead body shows on TV.
>> A shooter is a shot of booze!
>
> Yep ... The funniest one I saw was created by these three New Yorkers,
> the kind of guys who are dressed to the teeth, either Italian or Jewish,
> armnani shoes, same look, who told me how to make a shooter called a Statue
> of Liberty. The 151 floated on top was lit, whereupon these three grim-faced
> young men simultaneously dipped two fingers in their drinks, held their lit
> fingers aloft torch style, then snuffed them out, and dumped down the
> drinks.

<snort>

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:20:57 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:23:31 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> And women don't try to extend their youth and sex lives with HRT?
>>
>> I have no idea what HRT is, so I guess not.
>>
>How can you live in such a bubble sometimes...?
>HRT=Hormone Replacement Therapy... for menopausal women.

Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
disease.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:20:57 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:23:31 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> And women don't try to extend their youth and sex lives with HRT?
>>>
>>> I have no idea what HRT is, so I guess not.
>>>
>>How can you live in such a bubble sometimes...?
>>HRT=Hormone Replacement Therapy... for menopausal women.
>
> Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
> Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
> disease.
>

EXACTLY! Goomba is one of those women who think it's jazzy to use
initials/acronyms all the time. Ick.

sf wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:20:57 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:23:31 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> And women don't try to extend their youth and sex lives with HRT?
>>> I have no idea what HRT is, so I guess not.
>>>
>> How can you live in such a bubble sometimes...?
>> HRT=Hormone Replacement Therapy... for menopausal women.
>
> Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
> Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
> disease.
>
Pick up any women's magazine and they too refer to it frequently by "HRT"

sf wrote:
\
> Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
> Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
> disease.

Here you go- Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, WomansDay and Oprah just
to name a few... It has been a commonly used abbreviation for years. Do
you also say Aquired Immunodeficiency Virus or do you say AIDS ?

http://search.prevention.com/vignett...&q=hrt&x=0&y=0

http://www.lhj.com/lhj/search/result...searchForm.jsp

http://www.womansday.com/content/sea...=HRT&x=27&y=13

http://www.oprah.com/article/health/...T_health_risks

On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:43:19 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>\
>> Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
>> Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
>> disease.
>
>Here you go- Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, WomansDay and Oprah just
>to name a few... It has been a commonly used abbreviation for years. Do
>you also say Aquired Immunodeficiency Virus or do you say AIDS ?
>
>http://search.prevention.com/vignett...&q=hrt&x=0&y=0
>
>http://www.lhj.com/lhj/search/result...searchForm.jsp
>
>http://www.womansday.com/content/sea...=HRT&x=27&y=13
>
>http://www.oprah.com/article/health/...T_health_risks
=============

Goomba, climb out of your ivory tower.

1. I don't read those publications.
2. NOBODY I know in real life calls it HRT. They simply aren't that
presumptuous.
3. If you've written any papers, you should know that you need to
define your term before using an acronym.
4. Talk to another nurse or doctor using the term and you're all on
the same page. Say that to me and you'll be met with a blank stare.

PS: I'm so sorry those women's magazines have to save paper to stay
in business. God forbid they should use waste paper by using an
actual name. HRT is not AIDS, USA or IBM and people/publications who
use the term without defining it first are NOT enlightening their
readers, just annoying them.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:43:19 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>\
>>> Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
>>> Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
>>> disease.
>>
>>Here you go- Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, WomansDay and Oprah just
>>to name a few... It has been a commonly used abbreviation for years. Do
>>you also say Aquired Immunodeficiency Virus or do you say AIDS ?
>>
>>http://search.prevention.com/vignett...&q=hrt&x=0&y=0
>>
>>http://www.lhj.com/lhj/search/result...searchForm.jsp
>>
>>http://www.womansday.com/content/sea...=HRT&x=27&y=13
>>
>>http://www.oprah.com/article/health/...T_health_risks
> =============
>
> Goomba, climb out of your ivory tower.
>
> 1. I don't read those publications.
> 2. NOBODY I know in real life calls it HRT. They simply aren't that
> presumptuous.
> 3. If you've written any papers, you should know that you need to
> define your term before using an acronym.
> 4. Talk to another nurse or doctor using the term and you're all on
> the same page. Say that to me and you'll be met with a blank stare.
>
> PS: I'm so sorry those women's magazines have to save paper to stay
> in business. God forbid they should use waste paper by using an
> actual name. HRT is not AIDS, USA or IBM and people/publications who
> use the term without defining it first are NOT enlightening their
> readers, just annoying them.
>
GO sf! Italia agrees with you! Even though you are in Rome.

On 2009-10-08, sf > wrote:

> PS: I'm so sorry those women's magazines have to save paper to stay
> in business. God forbid they should use waste paper by using an
> actual name. HRT is not AIDS, USA or IBM and people/publications who
> use the term without defining it first are NOT enlightening their
> readers, just annoying them.

Unfortunately, it's becoming all too common. I think it's either
laziness or arrogance, mor than anything else. I read many technical
articles, online (no paper), where the author throws out acronyms like
rice at a weddding. No definitions, so I have to take time out to
look 'em up. Worse, you have to include a related term to narrow your
search or you end up on a page that lists several dozen of the same
acronym, some so bizarre you end up looking those up too, just to
satisfy your own curiosity. If the acronym has been mentioned in a
related referenced article or post, that makes it fair game.
Otherwise, it should be defined before using.

Now, what was it? Hargreaves Recumbent Trombones?

nb

cybercat wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:43:19 -0400, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>> \
>>>> Jesus, Joseph and Mary.... for Christ sake, say Hormone Replacement
>>>> Therapy then. Who the hell calls it HRT? It sounds like some weird
>>>> disease.
>>> Here you go- Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, WomansDay and Oprah just
>>> to name a few... It has been a commonly used abbreviation for years. Do
>>> you also say Aquired Immunodeficiency Virus or do you say AIDS ?
>>>
>>> http://search.prevention.com/vignett...&q=hrt&x=0&y=0
>>>
>>> http://www.lhj.com/lhj/search/result...searchForm.jsp
>>>
>>> http://www.womansday.com/content/sea...=HRT&x=27&y=13
>>>
>>> http://www.oprah.com/article/health/...T_health_risks
>> =============
>>
>> Goomba, climb out of your ivory tower.
>>
>> 1. I don't read those publications.
>> 2. NOBODY I know in real life calls it HRT. They simply aren't that
>> presumptuous.
>> 3. If you've written any papers, you should know that you need to
>> define your term before using an acronym.
>> 4. Talk to another nurse or doctor using the term and you're all on
>> the same page. Say that to me and you'll be met with a blank stare.
>>
>> PS: I'm so sorry those women's magazines have to save paper to stay
>> in business. God forbid they should use waste paper by using an
>> actual name. HRT is not AIDS, USA or IBM and people/publications who
>> use the term without defining it first are NOT enlightening their
>> readers, just annoying them.
>>
> GO sf! Italia agrees with you! Even though you are in Rome.
>
>

She is shipboard now Cyber... and it costs $.37 per minute to access a
spotty wifi. I'm hoping she's having way too nice a time to access
usenet and reading the stuff we are posting.

I am so much jealous right now... I think even cats like the larger
boats as they provide a sense of security (not tipping over too often),
but allow them to see the fishies. :-)

Bob

On 2009-10-08, Bob Muncie > wrote:

> She is shipboard now Cyber... and it costs $.37 per minute to access a
> spotty wifi. I'm hoping she's having way too nice a time to access
> usenet and reading the stuff we are posting.

Appears she's posting offline then downloading all at once. The better
newsreaders do this.

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2009-10-08, Bob Muncie > wrote:
>
>> She is shipboard now Cyber... and it costs $.37 per minute to access a
>> spotty wifi. I'm hoping she's having way too nice a time to access
>> usenet and reading the stuff we are posting.
>
> Appears she's posting offline then downloading all at once. The better
> newsreaders do this.
>
> nb

nb - True, but at $.37 per minute for a weak wifi connect, I still feel
guilty adding to her expense. I'd rather her spend a long time writing
descriptive tales for us to enjoy when she gets home.

I know, just my opinion.

Bob

On 2009-10-08, Bob Muncie > wrote:

> nb - True, but at $.37 per minute for a weak wifi connect, I still feel
> guilty adding to her expense. I'd rather her spend a long time writing
> descriptive tales for us to enjoy when she gets home.

Maybe she did all this yesterday. She said it was a sea day. I'm
sure not every minute of her waking life is hustle-bustle. If it
were, it would hardly be a vacation.

nb

On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:57:37 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2009-10-08, sf > wrote:
>
>> PS: I'm so sorry those women's magazines have to save paper to stay
>> in business. God forbid they should use waste paper by using an
>> actual name. HRT is not AIDS, USA or IBM and people/publications who
>> use the term without defining it first are NOT enlightening their
>> readers, just annoying them.
>
>Unfortunately, it's becoming all too common. I think it's either
>laziness or arrogance, mor than anything else. I read many technical
>articles, online (no paper), where the author throws out acronyms like
>rice at a weddding. No definitions, so I have to take time out to
>look 'em up. Worse, you have to include a related term to narrow your
>search or you end up on a page that lists several dozen of the same
>acronym, some so bizarre you end up looking those up too, just to
>satisfy your own curiosity. If the acronym has been mentioned in a
>related referenced article or post, that makes it fair game.
>Otherwise, it should be defined before using.
>
>Now, what was it? Hargreaves Recumbent Trombones?

It is the entropy of laziness - now a days people are in too much of a
hurry to spell things out or assume that since they know what the
acronym is 'everyone' should know what it is. I suppose one could also
attribute it to the decline of literacy brought on by SMS and twitter.

Used to be it was bad form not to accompany an acronym with the the
phrase fully spelled out the first time it was used in a communication.

for example: HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) ... or
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) ...

"Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
...
> notbob wrote:
>> On 2009-10-08, Bob Muncie > wrote:
>>
>>> She is shipboard now Cyber... and it costs $.37 per minute to access a
>>> spotty wifi. I'm hoping she's having way too nice a time to access
>>> usenet and reading the stuff we are posting.
>>
>> Appears she's posting offline then downloading all at once. The better
>> newsreaders do this.
>>
>> nb
>
> nb - True, but at $.37 per minute for a weak wifi connect, I still feel
> guilty adding to her expense. I'd rather her spend a long time writing
> descriptive tales for us to enjoy when she gets home.
>

She's a big girl.

In article >,
Robert Klute > wrote:


> It is the entropy of laziness - now a days people are in too much of a
> hurry to spell things out or assume that since they know what the
> acronym is 'everyone' should know what it is. I suppose one could also
> attribute it to the decline of literacy brought on by SMS and twitter.
>
> Used to be it was bad form not to accompany an acronym with the the
> phrase fully spelled out the first time it was used in a communication.
>
> for example: HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) ... or
> Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) ...

or SMS?

Stupid Maniacal Suiciders?

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Robert Klute > wrote:
>
>
>> It is the entropy of laziness - now a days people are in too much of a
>> hurry to spell things out or assume that since they know what the
>> acronym is 'everyone' should know what it is. I suppose one could also
>> attribute it to the decline of literacy brought on by SMS and twitter.
>>
>> Used to be it was bad form not to accompany an acronym with the the
>> phrase fully spelled out the first time it was used in a communication.
>>
>> for example: HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) ... or
>> Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) ...
>
> or SMS?
>
> Stupid Maniacal Suiciders?
>
LOL, touche!

On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:32:46 -0400, Goomba > wrote:

>Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Robert Klute > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It is the entropy of laziness - now a days people are in too much of a
>>> hurry to spell things out or assume that since they know what the
>>> acronym is 'everyone' should know what it is. I suppose one could also
>>> attribute it to the decline of literacy brought on by SMS and twitter.
>>>
>>> Used to be it was bad form not to accompany an acronym with the the
>>> phrase fully spelled out the first time it was used in a communication.
>>>
>>> for example: HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) ... or
>>> Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) ...
>>
>> or SMS?
>>
>> Stupid Maniacal Suiciders?
>>
>LOL, touche!

Yes, we can all be victims of this thoughtless behavior, even when
chiding others about it.


Mea culpa - SMS (Short Message Service), colloquially known as texting.

In article >,
Robert Klute > wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:32:46 -0400, Goomba > wrote:
>
> >Dan Abel wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> Robert Klute > wrote:

> >>> attribute it to the decline of literacy brought on by SMS and twitter.
> >>>
> >>> Used to be it was bad form not to accompany an acronym with the the
> >>> phrase fully spelled out the first time it was used in a communication.
> >>>
> >>> for example: HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) ... or
> >>> Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) ...
> >>
> >> or SMS?
> >>
> >> Stupid Maniacal Suiciders?
> >>
> >LOL, touche!
>
> Yes, we can all be victims of this thoughtless behavior, even when
> chiding others about it.
>
>
> Mea culpa - SMS (Short Message Service), colloquially known as texting.

Thanks. I had kind of guessed that it had to do with texting, from
context, but didn't actually know, and didn't know what it stood for.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:45:47 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2009-10-08, Bob Muncie > wrote:
>
>> nb - True, but at $.37 per minute for a weak wifi connect, I still feel
>> guilty adding to her expense. I'd rather her spend a long time writing
>> descriptive tales for us to enjoy when she gets home.
>
>Maybe she did all this yesterday. She said it was a sea day. I'm
>sure not every minute of her waking life is hustle-bustle. If it
>were, it would hardly be a vacation.

Yes, it was a sea day. There's plenty to do, but you can kick back
with a book or a computer. I chose the computer and composed many
messages in the ships (busy) library. So far, I've multitasked pretty
well - downloading bodies while doing email and tinypics.
Unfortunately, minutes go by quickly when you're paying for them.
It's one of those unfortunate facts of life. I'm not going to
tinypic very much on the next leg. It's a real time eater.

Tomorrow is another sea day then we'll be back at "go". Most people
will disembark, but we'll be taking the next cruise.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

cybercat wrote:
> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> notbob wrote:
>>> On 2009-10-08, Bob Muncie > wrote:
>>>
>>>> She is shipboard now Cyber... and it costs $.37 per minute to access a
>>>> spotty wifi. I'm hoping she's having way too nice a time to access
>>>> usenet and reading the stuff we are posting.
>>> Appears she's posting offline then downloading all at once. The better
>>> newsreaders do this.
>>>
>>> nb
>> nb - True, but at $.37 per minute for a weak wifi connect, I still feel
>> guilty adding to her expense. I'd rather her spend a long time writing
>> descriptive tales for us to enjoy when she gets home.
>>
>
> She's a big girl.
>
>

True cyber, but I also think that a nice thought is never wasted on a
nice person.

You know I'm already hoping you have a nice week-end... right?

Bob

"Bob Muncie" > wrote
> You know I'm already hoping you have a nice week-end... right?
>

No way!