Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cuuxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mgnetp!ltuxa!cuuxb!frye From: frye@cuuxb.UUCP (Thomas R. Frye) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Woman vs. Girl & Man vs. Boy Message-ID: <248@cuuxb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 09:01:10 EDT Article-I.D.: cuuxb.248 Posted: Thu Sep 26 09:01:10 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 05:37:33 EDT Distribution: net Organization: AT&T-IS, Customer Support, Lisle, Il. Lines: 27 When a woman calls me a boy, I immediately think (now's my chance). I tell her, "If you see a boy, you kiss 'im." I've gotten lucky a time or twice like that(8-). But. it don't always work(8-(. When another male calls me a boy, I usually don't even give it a thought. In all actuality, I really don't care as long as ya don't call me late for dinner(8-). As far as addressing the females goes, from talking to my female friends I've concluded that they don't care either (that is, most of 'em don't). 'Course, I never did call any woman anything just to be belligerant. Hmm. Some folks I know (of Scotch/Irish descent) call 'em Lassies whether they're young or old...but, I think that really means girl. Well, enough of my cra ---er--- stuff fer now... The Frye in the ointment...the novacaine in the vaseline...the- Aw, to hell with it! Tom Frye