On 2024-03-06 11:39 a.m., Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 18:32:33 +0000, S Viemeister
> <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>
>> On 06/03/2024 17:51, Bruce wrote:

>
> If it was an Australian university, everybody from "high" to "low"
> would call each other by their first name. I always thought the Dutch
> were pretty informal, compared to the Germans and the French for
> instance, but the Australians beat them hands down.

A Shell employee told me that there were a couple of German scientists
working at the Hague who car-pooled to work. Even after 20 years,
they still called each other "Herr Dr ...."

On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:42:52 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

>On 2024-03-06 10:53 a.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 11:42:23 -0500, Dave Smith
>> <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-03-06 11:21 a.m., Janet wrote:
>>>> In article <us9g42$at4h$2@dont-email.me>,
>>>> Bruce@invalid.invalid says...
>>>
>>>>> "The wife" sounds very lower socio-economic to me. Jebus used to say
>>>>> it too.
>>>>
>>>> I knew a woman who
>>>> was a nun for a decade or so, then she left the convent,
>>>> married, had children. She always referred to her husband
>>>> as Himself. I knew other married women in Scotland who
>>>> always referred to their husband as Mr Surname, even to
>>>> close friends. In some cultures, an adult's forename was
>>>> an intimacy for private family use only.
>>>
>>> Some cultures are a lot more formal about surnames and titles. I have
>>> noticed that with a number of northern and eastern Europeans. They
>>> expected to be addressed by their surname. My nephew's wife was
>>> Hungarian and some time after they were married she told us we could
>>> call her Annush, which I guess was a familiar term. A woman at my wife's
>>> church was Mrs.... to most people. We tended to call her by her first
>>> name, Giselle, and after she got to know us better we were told we could
>>> call her Gisela.
>>
>> People don't have last names in Australia. Even the bank addresses me
>> as Bruce in their letters.
>
>Good job it's not Sheila!

Yes, that would have been a bit of a misunderstanding.

If this informal trend continues, I'll be receiving bank letters that
start with "How ya goin', mate!" in ten years time. All good with me.

On 3/6/2024 2:18 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2024-03-06, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-03-06, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> "The wife" :)
>
>> It's an idiomatic expression. You're just going to have to deal
>> with it. Women refer to their husband as "the hubs", which makes
>> me wince.
>
>
> Back in the Seventies, I frequented a bar where a elderly man referred to
> his wife as "the old hide", even in her presence. They both seemed OK
> with it. Now, I wonder...was that bad?

I've knows couple that have done similar with names. You could not find
two people closer and loving of each other.

On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 16:26:00 -0500, Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

>On 3/6/2024 2:18 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> On 2024-03-06, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>>> On 2024-03-06, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>> "The wife" :)
>>
>>> It's an idiomatic expression. You're just going to have to deal
>>> with it. Women refer to their husband as "the hubs", which makes
>>> me wince.
>>
>>
>> Back in the Seventies, I frequented a bar where a elderly man referred to
>> his wife as "the old hide", even in her presence. They both seemed OK
>> with it. Now, I wonder...was that bad?
>
>I've knows couple that have done similar with names.

Ed breaks out in Ebonics.

On 3/6/2024 4:37 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 16:26:00 -0500, Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>
>> On 3/6/2024 2:18 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>> On 2024-03-06, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2024-03-06, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> "The wife" :)
>>>
>>>> It's an idiomatic expression. You're just going to have to deal
>>>> with it. Women refer to their husband as "the hubs", which makes
>>>> me wince.
>>>
>>>
>>> Back in the Seventies, I frequented a bar where a elderly man referred to
>>> his wife as "the old hide", even in her presence. They both seemed OK
>>> with it. Now, I wonder...was that bad?
>>
>> I've knows couple that have done similar with names.
>
> Ed breaks out in Ebonics.

I's practisin to get gud

On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 17:12:08 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

>On 3/6/2024 4:37 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 16:26:00 -0500, Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/6/2024 2:18 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>>> On 2024-03-06, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-03-06, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> "The wife" :)
>>>>
>>>>> It's an idiomatic expression. You're just going to have to deal
>>>>> with it. Women refer to their husband as "the hubs", which makes
>>>>> me wince.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Back in the Seventies, I frequented a bar where a elderly man referred to
>>>> his wife as "the old hide", even in her presence. They both seemed OK
>>>> with it. Now, I wonder...was that bad?
>>>
>>> I've knows couple that have done similar with names.
>>
>> Ed breaks out in Ebonics.
>
>I's practisin to get gud

:)

On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:45:52 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

>On 2024-03-06 11:39 a.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 18:32:33 +0000, S Viemeister
>> <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>>
>>> On 06/03/2024 17:51, Bruce wrote:
>
>>
>> If it was an Australian university, everybody from "high" to "low"
>> would call each other by their first name. I always thought the Dutch
>> were pretty informal, compared to the Germans and the French for
>> instance, but the Australians beat them hands down.
>
>A Shell employee told me that there were a couple of German scientists
>working at the Hague who car-pooled to work. Even after 20 years,
>they still called each other "Herr Dr ...."

That's pretty extreme :)

On 06/03/2024 23:38, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:45:52 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> On 2024-03-06 11:39 a.m., Bruce wrote:
>>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 18:32:33 +0000, S Viemeister
>>> <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 06/03/2024 17:51, Bruce wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> If it was an Australian university, everybody from "high" to "low"
>>> would call each other by their first name. I always thought the Dutch
>>> were pretty informal, compared to the Germans and the French for
>>> instance, but the Australians beat them hands down.
>>
>> A Shell employee told me that there were a couple of German scientists
>> working at the Hague who car-pooled to work. Even after 20 years,
>> they still called each other "Herr Dr ...."
>
> That's pretty extreme :)
>
I've heard of people with two doctorates, insisting that both be used in
addressing them - 'Herr Doktor Doktor Schmid'.

On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 01:13:32 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:

>On 06/03/2024 23:38, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:45:52 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-03-06 11:39 a.m., Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 18:32:33 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>> <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 06/03/2024 17:51, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If it was an Australian university, everybody from "high" to "low"
>>>> would call each other by their first name. I always thought the Dutch
>>>> were pretty informal, compared to the Germans and the French for
>>>> instance, but the Australians beat them hands down.
>>>
>>> A Shell employee told me that there were a couple of German scientists
>>> working at the Hague who car-pooled to work. Even after 20 years,
>>> they still called each other "Herr Dr ...."
>>
>> That's pretty extreme :)
>>
>I've heard of people with two doctorates, insisting that both be used in
>addressing them - 'Herr Doktor Doktor Schmid'.

Hahaha, that's so lame!

Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 01:13:32 +0000, S Viemeister
><firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>
>>On 06/03/2024 23:38, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:45:52 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-03-06 11:39 a.m., Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 18:32:33 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>>> <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 06/03/2024 17:51, Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If it was an Australian university, everybody from "high" to "low"
>>>>> would call each other by their first name. I always thought the Dutch
>>>>> were pretty informal, compared to the Germans and the French for
>>>>> instance, but the Australians beat them hands down.
>>>>
>>>> A Shell employee told me that there were a couple of German scientists
>>>> working at the Hague who car-pooled to work. Even after 20 years,
>>>> they still called each other "Herr Dr ...."
>>>
>>> That's pretty extreme :)
>>>
>>I've heard of people with two doctorates, insisting that both be used in
>>addressing them - 'Herr Doktor Doktor Schmid'.
>
> Hahaha, that's so lame!

put the lime in the coconut...

songbird

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-03-06, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 18:59:16 -0500, Alex <Xela777@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> As threatened, I did get about 7lbs of snow crab legs. And
>>>> once I got there and saw the meat was [marinated] sirloin
>>>> FLAP meat, I bought 6 pounds of that too. Sirloin <nyeh>...
>>>> But sirloin FLAP meat - FUCK YES!. I bought the MAX BAG for
>>>> $44. Total cost was about $72 for 7lbs of luscious surf
>>>> and 6lbs of easy turf.
>>>>
>>>> Add a corked La Fin Du monde and a 6-pack of Spaten
>>>> Optimator - a cool, crisp $100 bill in all. Pbbbt! A mere
>>>> half a day's net salary as a small-time drug dealer (but a
>>>> $100 loss considering I take Sundays and Mondays off
>>>> <shrug>).
>>>>
>>>> I forgot how much any crab less than a dungeness was to
>>>> pick. But at least it wasn't those frustrating fuck-all blue
>>>> swimmer crabs from the East coast. Don't tell Satan, but
>>>> hell for me would be an eternity of picking blue swimmer
>>>> crabs even if I was allowed to eat all my pickings.
>>>> FUUUUuuuck... THAT!
>>>>
>>>> https://postimg.cc/gallery/Kx7Qq69
>>>>
>>>> And I have a shitload of single serving "snack packs" left,
>>>> Great for your kid's lunchbox!
>>>>
>>>> https://postimg.cc/gallery/YSPbzmw
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, it's Tuesday tomorrow - back to the weekly
>>>> grind <sigh>.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>> The wife has snow crab at a restaurant a few weeks ago and damn, they
>>> were thin.  She got a huge plateful but she also got a lot of work.
>>> Some places here have a band saw to split the king crab. That wouldn't
>>> work with the snow crab.
>> "The wife" :)
> It's an idiomatic expression. You're just going to have to deal
> with it. Women refer to their husband as "the hubs", which makes
> me wince.
>
Sorry.  The old lady had snow crab.