Subj : Re: New cell phone! To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Wed Sep 21 2005 03:59:07 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote: > Jim Larson wrote in > news:Xns96D7C91677F7D3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: > >> weirdwolf wrote: >> >>> Jim Larson wrote in >>> news:Xns96D7BFD3CEB013v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>> >>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jim Larson wrote in >>>>> news:Xns96D7BA409CEAD3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>>>> >>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Chaya wrote in >>>>>>> news:Xns96D7D82B7C277chayaruth@204.153.244.170: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Trouble wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> John I wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Chaya wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> John I wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Nick wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chaya wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nick wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, baby, you know it will be a fun movie. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you can guess the number, I'll send you a movie. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (my number actually spells a dirty word. Well, two dirty >>>>> words. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got a call from a local porn company last year wanting >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>> buy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it from me.) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see we are thinking along the same lines for a script >>>>> already. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is great. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> You are soooo smooth. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I notice he's taking full advantage of "come on, baby" now. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, pretty slick... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> He's from La. they call everybody "baby" and "darlin". It >>>>>>>>>> don't mean nothing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> don't forget sugar, my wife is a native Texan and everybody is >>>>> sugar, >>>>>>>>> or sweet or some derivation thereof >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, four years living in Texas did the same to me. Plus, it's >>>>>>>> great >>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> rely on 'sugar' and 'sweetie' and 'darlin' when you can't > remember >>>>>>>> someone's first name. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Duck >>>>>> >>>>>> Why would you call someone a duck? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> They've driven you quackers! >>>>> I've heard a couple explanations, one of the most common is that it >>>>> comes from the Norse word dukke for baby. >>>>> You might futher north hear chook, luv, hen and pet. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Chook? >>>> >>> >>> Chuck, chicken. Duck by the way appears in Shakespeare. >> >> That's an awfully odd place to put a duck. >> > > Well to be fair Shakespeare never noticed it and everybody else was to > polite to tell him. > A midsummer nights dream, IIRC in case you were wondering. http://tinyurl.com/du98q -- Jim .