Pet Peeves?
Nov 7th 2011, 3:04 pm
#826
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Re: Pet Peeves?
I'd rather be referred to as an arsehole by my wife, than "hubby". Utterly vom-worthy. Luckily she usually referrs to me by name. We don't do the 'pet names' thing. It's rather sickening IMO.
Nov 7th 2011, 3:22 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Yes, it's very Ned Flander-ish, indeed. Awful.
Nov 7th 2011, 3:23 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
As I say, we don't do the silly pet names crap. We were given perfectly good names by our parents and we use those.
Nov 7th 2011, 3:28 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
My husband used to work with a guy who always referred to children as 'kiddiewinkies'. He even used the term when delivering learned talks on paediatric topics 
Nov 7th 2011, 3:30 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Yes.
Nov 7th 2011, 3:50 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
One should always be wary of using the suffix '-winkie' in connection with children. Even with the best of the most wholesome intentions, it can automatically make you look like the kind of bloke who keeps some wine gums in the inside pocket of a trenchcoat so he can walk around with no trousers on and 'offer you a sweetie' ...
Nov 7th 2011, 4:10 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
One should always be wary of using the suffix '-winkie' in connection with children. Even with the best of the most wholesome intentions, it can automatically make you look like the kind of bloke who keeps some wine gums in the inside pocket of a trenchcoat so he can walk around with no trousers on and 'offer you a sweetie' ...
Nov 7th 2011, 4:11 pm
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Nov 7th 2011, 4:19 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
The old principal of my kids elementary school used to refer to the children as 'the kiddos'. So bloody annoying, every school event we used to count how many times she said kiddos instead of listen to the information. I think at one back to school night it was in the 20s.
Nov 7th 2011, 4:20 pm
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Re: Pet Peeves?
I'm getting really really f#$@ed off with never having any money, please give us a break someone, it's seriously depressing.