<p>Only in the scatological sense, Liz.</p>
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Count:
…1. berurah’s H
…2. jmmom
Plus for Mary to make the trip to Germany/Poland.</p>
<p>And, even if we might understand Yiddish, that doesn’t mean we understand DX’s version of scat or polysyllabification.</p>
<p>I just skimmed this thread. Was raised catholic and converted. #3. Was was that all about.</p>
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So, I guess ol’ Dottie is the designated driver?? 
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<p>Friction is what polishes the gem, NJ. By all means, call the pitches as you see them. That’s the point of pitching those words into the forum–to get sharp response. Apparently it’s mostly appreciated–and effective.</p>
<p>However, reading some of the above, I got the impression that some parent CC’rs seem to be out for the blood. My post was meant to suggest that maybe, just maybe, those adults ought to consider leaving their Soul Blasters in their holsters when responding to an under-21 pitcher. Just a suggestion. Feel free to ignore. I think I may be a Catholic with Jewish tendancies. </p>
<p>I hope DX is not the designated driver. As much as I miss driver’s wit, that would be a misappropriation of talent. A pithy pity if there is such a thing.</p>
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You are operating under the assumption that there exists a soul to blast. IMHO, “blasting souls” in inappropriate no matter what the age of the target, and this is from a CC “veteran” with plenty of imbedded verbal shrapnel from posters of varying ages.</p>
<p>Yeah, I do make that assumption, b. The kid has a soul.</p>
<p>^^so do most of the rest of us…the ones that are continually “blasted.” The “do unto others” saying would go well here, I think.</p>
<p>cheers, truly, all my sarcasm tags were turned off. Your post helped me see things a little differently. </p>
<p>kluge, I was about to give you a virtual smack in the head for using big words that nobody has heard of, but then I looked it up… what a great word!! “From Latin sesquipedalis, a foot and a half long” LOL (thanks, today is one of those rare days when I actually did learn something. I am not as lucky as everyone else who seems to be able to learn something new EVERY day)</p>
<p>Even DP, I must thank for prodding me into researching the real Dorothy Parker. I had no idea she was the author of many of my favorite quotes! Did she really say:</p>
<p>“I’d rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.”</p>
<p>That is one of my alltime favorites!!</p>
<p>“You can drag a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.”</p>
<p>Always liked this one:
‘If all the young ladies who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.’'</p>
<p>This one is very appropriate for this forum:
‘You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.’'</p>
<p>‘‘Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.’’
More LOL !!!</p>
<p>How bout this one?
‘If you don’t mind my saying so, I think you’re full of skit.’’ (To an actor who insisted on using the English pronunciation of ‘‘schedule.’’)</p>
<p>Pretty racy stuff for 82 years ago. I heard a DJ on the radio - I think - saying that today was the 82nd anniversary of something Dorothy Parker, but I didn’t quite get all of it and google has been no help today. Any ideas?</p>
<p>And one more thing, cheers…if I am ever inclined to give a pass for the sake of youth, I expect something in return: respect. Not the respect that has to be “earned” in the eyes of that particular young person, but the kind of respect that should generally be given to those who are older and in many cases, wiser and <em>ALWAYS</em> more experienced in life. One of the BEST things I’ve EVER taught my children is to respect their elders. Even with all of their varying personalities and differing inclinations toward compliance, EACH of them has always demonstrated this respect–and THANKED me for instilling it. So have the people they have shown it to (just spent a LOOOOONG conference day last week hearing this endlessly, though I certainly never tired of it! 
) To get respect, you must GIVE it. Good lesson to learn, IMHO.</p>
<p>Hey, here’s the best Dorothy Parker aphorism.</p>
<p>She is walking to a door with a young beautiful woman, DP by now in her middle age. The beauty stops and lets her through the door, saying, “Age before beauty.” DP retorts, “Pearls before swine…”</p>
<p>May be apocryphal but I like it.</p>
<p>BTW, am I upping my complex word quota even a little bit here:)?</p>
<p>Driver and FS did it in the ballroom with the pipe.</p>
<p>Dottie did it in the den (at Oxford no less) with the knife.</p>
<p>Good to see HH logging in here too. And that alias is…hmmm…the plot thickens…</p>
<p>NJres:</p>
<p>You left out one of the best DP originals: “If you can’t say something nice about someone…come sit next to me.”</p>
<p>Every time I see “Driver” I think, “Minnie Driver” Well, actually I am thinking, “mini (sic) Driver”. Anyone else have this problem? Well, now you will.</p>
<p>Hey! My “pithy post” was pulled! Now things are all out of context, and I have no idea what was at all pullable about that post! </p>
<p>(B, how do you do that little confused face icon?)</p>
<p>: confused : -----> with no spaces! </p>
<p>:confused:</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>OK, I confess, I admit it… I’ve been watching American Idol tonight :o The judges talk about the contestants who wrongly go out there trying to take on too big a big song, sung by the big singers (Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston) the latter of whom have earned the right to sing them. Having potential is only part of the story. Knowing when and how to use one’s ability is the key to a true talent. The original DP was clearly (as exemplified by the selection of quotes posted here) clever, witty and knew how to turn a phrase. Others can only hope to try to aspire to this, but are currently out of their league. What several of the parents here are saying is that there is a fine line, but a huge difference, between being clever and being nasty. To some, it seems that somehow it is ok for the young to cross that line. Others of us disagree. But alas, we have gone round and round about this before and will continue to do so. We shall agree to disagree.</p>
<h2>“Every time I see “Driver” I think, “Minnie Driver” Well, actually I am thinking, “mini (sic) Driver”. Anyone else have this problem? Well, now you will.”</h2>
<p>I was already there NJ…and did you know that Minnie Driver’s production company (with her sister) is called TwoDrivers? How’s that for complicating the problem?</p>
<p>-Allmusic- (must I include the – aournd your name?) Which pithy post? I thought #141 was pretty funny!!</p>