"Dude" seems to be turning into a unisex term, and that was the way I intended it, since it's not easy to tell a squirrel's gender at a distance, because those fluffy tails conceal their undercarriages pretty well, except from a few angles.
Apropos which, for some reason, many people in North America seem to have interpreted gender equality to mean that we should now use formerly male terms to refer to girls and women; but never the reverse.
For example, it's very common now to refer to a group of women as "you guys" in the USA or Canada, but never call a group of men "girls", unless you're looking to pick a fight.
Evidently it's an elevation of status to refer to a woman by a male term, but an insult to refer to a man by a female term...yeah, that sounds like gender equality all right.
Dunno if this applied across the pond...I hope not!
-Gnobuddy
Mott The Hoople put a bit of a twist in it"Dude" seems to be turning into a unisex term, and that was the way I intended it, since it's not easy to tell a squirrel's gender at a distance, because those fluffy tails conceal their undercarriages pretty well, except from a few angles.
Apropos which, for some reason, many people in North America seem to have interpreted gender equality to mean that we should now use formerly male terms to refer to girls and women; but never the reverse.
For example, it's very common now to refer to a group of women as "you guys" in the USA or Canada, but never call a group of men "girls", unless you're looking to pick a fight.
Evidently it's an elevation of status to refer to a woman by a male term, but an insult to refer to a man by a female term...yeah, that sounds like gender equality all right.
Dunno if this applied across the pond...I hope not!
-Gnobuddy
Or I should say it meant something different back then across the pond
Chopper howls every time he hears the harmonica on Donovan's 'To Susan On The West Coast Waiting'.
Yes and yes to everything else in your post. About 40 years ago I was the first I know to have used the term Dudette. Not saying I invented it, I don't think that's the case at all, I was just first in my circle to coin the term and was so happy it caught on. Now you rarely hear it.
'Guys' has seemingly been a unisex term from long before my time.
Only when you are best buddies or are in a position of power or authority can you say 'how you ladies doing today?' to a group of males.
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my parents had a beagle once, who howled every time Coronation Street came on the TV. Can’t exactly blame him for that can we!
Interesting! One of our cats will freeze and stare at the TV if I'm watching a nature documentary and there happen to be birds on screen. And in the video of the cat on the piano, the cat seems to snap into alertness each time the pianist runs his finger rapidly up the keyboard.
-Gnobuddy
The thread title is "Something to lighten the mood". IMO, funny animal videos seem to fit that theme well, and they're less likely to offend people than funny videos featuring people.
Also IMO, music is optional, but many funny animal videos happen to centre around music.
-Gnobuddy
Our local Tai Chi instructor, Debbie Pentland, has had to cancel our Beach sessions, but has posted a couple of videos to keep our spirits and fitness up:
Special Chi Gong exercise to loosen up, especially for oldies, and our oldest oldie is 101:
YouTube
And this quite amusing Christmas Tai Chi session on Portsmouth beach, complete with Santa Claus outfits:
YouTube
It's more strenuous than it looks. But not in a way that gets you out of breath.
Special Chi Gong exercise to loosen up, especially for oldies, and our oldest oldie is 101:
YouTube
And this quite amusing Christmas Tai Chi session on Portsmouth beach, complete with Santa Claus outfits:
YouTube
It's more strenuous than it looks. But not in a way that gets you out of breath.
