Alt-photo-process-l November 2001: Re: the softening

From: Robert W. Schramm (schrammrus@hotmail.com)
Date: 11/22/01-12:00:35 PM Z

Judy,

Around here we use the term "coot." Thus the phrase becomes, "mysogynistic old coot." An "old coot" , of which I am one, is simply an elder individual who is not easily fooled, unimpressed by most things, and not inclined to put up with nonsense. Coots often speak their mind loudly, in public and without reservation. I believe one cannot become a coot until he or she has reached the age of at least 60 years. Around here we reserve the term "fart" for an elder individual who is just crabby, slightly stupid and likes to comment about everything ever though their opinion are essentially mean, biased and worthless.

I guess you could decide which of these terms would best apply in this case. Perhaps your first choice is correct since, in my experience, mysogynists are more "fart" than "coot."

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Bob Schramm

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>From: Judy Seigel

>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

>To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca

>Subject: the softening

>Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:57:28 -0500 (EST)

>Dear list,

>I have been officially advised that whatever the MERITS, "we just can't

>call another list member a 'misogynistic old fart'" on this most

>gemuetlich and lovable of all possible lists... The suggestion was made

>therefore that I might "post something to the list to soften the impact."

>On this, alas, I find myself at a loss, no matter my loving concern and

>abject regrets for ruffling any feathers of innocence afloat in these

>waters.

>I'm assuming that the trouble was the fart part, not the misogynistic

>part, tho the latter of course was the root of the problem. I'd truly

>thought that if Garrison Keilor could use the word on family radio (and he

>has), it was OK for adult e-mail. As a token of my humility, however, I

>stifle the wiseacre t-shirt variants that come to mind, and note only that

>under "fart," Roget's thesaurus lists both "bad person" and "flatulence."

>Suggestions for other circumlocutions may be made **** OFFLIST ****.

>(As we say on the list, I hope this helps.)

>Judy