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nikimcbee 10-19-18 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob (Post 2573219)
I was taught that:-
  • 'man(n)' means 'adult human'
  • wo-man is adult female (somtimes wif-man)
  • were-man is adult male: not often used, now seen mostly in were-wolf (man-wolf) and in Scots 'fir' or 'fier'* (and Gaidhlg fear / fir) and 'vir' in a number of languages. You can also have wępenmann (weapon-man) meaning male (and an innuenedo on weapon)


And thus 'man-size' = 'adult-human-sized' and manhole, chairman and so on are perfectly descriptive and not in the least sexist.


However, I am old, and usage changes... I have a horse in this race, though, as due to my surname, I am in danger of becoming Mr Personperson.





* Burns', Auld Lang Syne, 'And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!'


I live too close to Portland(ia), Ore-gone. You may need to clarify this for the 45 different gender types they have here. Not sure how this all "trans"-lates to British PCness? Queen Victoria must be spinning in her grave? (not a sexual term)


East end boys, West end girls? What does that even mean? Is it like a transgeordie or a scousersexual? Christ, how do I even fit a Steed joke in here? ...then there's the convicts, from convict island? What sort of debauchery....nevermind.




https://dk623e3ywh2fa.cloudfront.net...etShopBoys.jpg

ExFishermanBob 10-20-18 10:01 AM

Well... if they were listed by number, one could go for NN-man (e.g. 33-man)


...or maybe not!
:o

em2nought 10-20-18 10:22 AM

Let them eat...
https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=h...d-buns.png&f=1:D:D:D

STEED 10-20-18 11:12 AM

King & Queen sized beds could be next, royalism? :haha:

ExFishermanBob 10-21-18 03:38 AM

Manwich. Deary me - is that a real product? (I'm loth to google for it).

Platapus 10-21-18 06:33 AM

it is and it is nasty. There is a real "chemical" taste to it. It's not that difficult to make "sloppy joes" as they are also called, from scratch.

vienna 10-22-18 02:43 PM

I remember Manwich from the cafeteria in one of the high schools I attended; back then, the days of the week often dictated the fare, such as "Taco Tuesday", "Fish Stick Fridays", etc. One of the schools had Manwich Sloppy Joes on the same day every week and you could see the very large, institutional pack cans of Manwich sauce if you looked back into the kitchen area...


...and, yes, Manwich is truly vile; but, then again, the usual high school fare was, in general, vile back then in the days before good nutrition...












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ExFishermanBob 10-23-18 05:14 AM

It's funny - some processed cheap foods were actually nice: I remember the scrambled eggs we used to get, made from powdered eggs. Instead of actually being scrambled, it was a sheet of yellow. Bloody marvellous. Plus glow-in-the-dark school curry. It was quite a shock when I finally had a real 'curry' (Masala or whatever).


And fish-finger sandwiches... mmm. Nowadays I am medically obliged to eat the vegan ones, which are just as 'dirty' (you wouldn't know they weren't real ones... that probably tells you more about what goes into cheap fish-fingers than you would wish to know).


I've just remembered - we used to have a dinner lady with only 5 fingers across two hands: used to scare the hell out of us when she came around and told you to eat up your sausages. :arrgh!:


And don't forget:
https://c7.alamy.com/comp/C394Y9/can...nty-C394Y9.jpg

Aktungbby 10-23-18 09:42 AM

SO I CARRY HANDCUFFS FOR A LIVING; I SUPPOSE IF I SLIPPED THE BRACELETS ON A THREE HUNDRED POUND VICIOUS BLACK LADY WITH FOUR INCH ORANGE FINGER NAILS- NOT ON HER 'HAPPY PILLS' IN A SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE (I'VE DONE THAT...AFTER SHE LAID OPEN MY BLACK PARTNER'S CHEEK WITH A SWIPE OF HER PAW), I CAN'T SAY ....I USED 'MANACLES':O:?

ExFishermanBob 10-23-18 01:32 PM

heh. Personacles. Do you work in Personhatton?

Bleiente 10-23-18 01:58 PM

Well - after the "Brexit" there is nothing left.
We destroyed the British Empire. :O:

So we Germans have won World War I. :03:

:yeah:

Jimbuna 10-23-18 03:02 PM

https://i.imgur.com/nwmdUyj.jpg

vienna 10-23-18 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2573752)
SO I CARRY HANDCUFFS FOR A LIVING; I SUPPOSE IF I SLIPPED THE BRACELETS ON A THREE HUNDRED POUND VICIOUS BLACK LADY WITH FOUR INCH ORANGE FINGER NAILS- NOT ON HER 'HAPPY PILLS' IN A SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE (I'VE DONE THAT...AFTER SHE LAID OPEN MY BLACK PARTNER'S CHEEK WITH A SWIPE OF HER PAW), I CAN'T SAY ....I USED 'MANACLES':O:?


Wanna get into a bit of fight with your lady? Mention to her that the Spanish word for handcuffs, esposas, is the same word they use for wife...














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