Not the impression I got over several years, but OK, finemrsl wrote: Klondike:
Of course I know what a search engine is, and I use them often,
Never my intention to make fun of you, or anyone on these boards, MrsL.mrsl wrote:
before making fun of me
If you didn't "really care", why did you post several sentences about it in the first place?mrsl wrote:
the following is the next line in my post: "I don't really care, it's just a rhetorical 'who'.
Surprise: I do know exactly what the word rhetorical means (I learned it in 6th grade), and I also know when it's being misapplied and/or poorly used.mrsl wrote: Broadly, rhetorical 'who' means the question doesn't really require an answer,
Bully for you; the priorities that you assign to cultural media are, of course, entirely your own business - I just thought you might find it interesting to consider that the face, voice & achievements of singer/actress/songwriter/model/spokesperson Stacy Ferguson (of the pop-music band, The Black Eyed Peas) have far greater internataional recognition over the last five years than those of the former Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, who was last seen doing occasional weight-loss infomercials. Personally, I doubt that even Prince Andrew thinks about her much anymore.mrsl wrote: in fact no more than I care who the Black Eyed Peas are, other than something I boil with onions and bacon, and serve with cornbread. BTW, I capitalized because you did accepting them as a proper noun, which I assume you meant, not a vegetable.
Well, I'll take your word for it.mrsl wrote: I worked very hard at keeping my post from sounding snooty and uncaring about today's events.
Again, I never thought you were.mrsl wrote: I did not want to sound like I was making fun of any of it.
OK, and likewise, I was just trying to be helpful and friendly.mrsl wrote:
I just wanted to give my opinion,
My feelings weren't hurt, and still aren't, but look, since you brought it up, let's get this straight & squared away: the English People, specifically, haven't been my "neighbors" since my triple-great-grandad shipped out of the port of Peterhead, Scotland on a British whaler in 1758, and since 1695, Scottish Jacobites (like my clan) had been extremely unpopular with their English cousins across the border to the south . . all water under the political bridge, anymore, as I'm sure Alison & Stuart can attest to . . . just please don't call an orange cat yellow til you see it in the daylight, 'kay? Or just don't comment at all, when you really don't need to.mrsl wrote: I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings about your original next door neighbors.
