tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post148661932865511801..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: "Gootchie-gootchie goo." Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11540840669772902542019-06-16T11:28:13.766-05:002019-06-16T11:28:13.766-05:00I am at a point in my life where I'm OK with r...I am at a point in my life where I'm OK with reading over typos and letting unintended slights slip by. Your positive regard toward your pregnant friend (I think at the Shakespeare theater?) was evident, and my reaction to your words was - to laugh. One, because you AREN'T supposed to say such things, but you did, and clearly (at least to me) you COULD, because of the friendship between you two. The second reason I laughed was I had an image of Woody Allen sitting in the theater, describing a spider and saying, "it was a big as a BUICK!". (I don't remember what movie that's from, but it was funny at the time, and difficult for me to claim the line is NOT funny now, just because my opinion of W. Allen has changed). Jill Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518568691164387814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33666962759636844762019-06-15T23:50:26.858-05:002019-06-15T23:50:26.858-05:00Well, if almond-eyed is now some sort of ethnic sl...Well, if almond-eyed is now some sort of ethnic slur toward those of the Asian persuasion, you can always fall back on the tried and true "sloe-eyed"--which Merriam-Webster defines as: 1) "having attractive, soft, dark, typically almond-shaped eyes" ("a dark-haired and sloe-eyed beauty"), and 2) "having slanted eyes."<br /><br />On second thought, maybe not. There's that problematic second definition, and it's also too close to "slope-eyed", from which probably came the s-word used all-too-frequently during the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts. <br /><br />I fail to understand why Miss Fleming has all those zillions of so-called "followers"...I mean, yeah, she does have those lovely bluish-purple eyes, but she's not somebody I would describe as unusually pretty. Once again, maybe that's just me...I'm old, so what the hell do I know? Not so much, apparently. I once described Paula Deen as 'foxy' online, and caught all kinds of hell.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79315921615763122412019-06-15T14:26:44.541-05:002019-06-15T14:26:44.541-05:00I like the way this piece evolved with related but...I like the way this piece evolved with related but dissimilar topics tied nicely together and not losing the thread. Like Paul Klee's description of his painting technique: "taking a line out for a walk."<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69425679588739278902019-06-15T12:39:47.078-05:002019-06-15T12:39:47.078-05:00Social media can indeed be a free-fire zone. I'...Social media can indeed be a free-fire zone. I've experienced it myself, after posting a comment or question, only to be scolded for some unintended offense.<br />I empathize with writers who have to deal with this on a daily basis.<br /><br />I always thought it was "coochie coochie coo", but either one is perfectly<br />okay with me :)SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89462920370461985182019-06-15T11:51:08.386-05:002019-06-15T11:51:08.386-05:00Stick with "Gootchie" . Cooch or Kootch ...Stick with "Gootchie" . Cooch or Kootch or any spelling that sounds like it is sometimes used to define the part of a woman politely referred to as the "V" word. Not sure if that gets me on the wrong side of someone's sensibility but I am definitely sure that I don't care.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80673615356115657082019-06-15T11:46:42.362-05:002019-06-15T11:46:42.362-05:00To confirm that there's nothing new under the ...To confirm that there's nothing new under the sun, one should read Proust's description of one of Madame Verdurin's Wednesdays during which the etymologies of various French locations and the genealogies of various noble families are offered, disputed, disdained, and refuted. Delicious if one likes long spicy meals.<br /><br />john tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1820372421267293112019-06-15T09:37:50.167-05:002019-06-15T09:37:50.167-05:00"Ah ne'er so dire a thirst of Glory boast..."Ah ne'er so dire a thirst of Glory boast.<br />Nor in the critic let the man be lost!<br />Good nature and good sense must ever join;<br />To err is human; to Forgive Devine." Alexander Pope, "Essay on Criticism"<br /><br />Tom<br /> Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36618848684462902262019-06-15T00:38:15.114-05:002019-06-15T00:38:15.114-05:00I'm assuming the point of blogging about how t...I'm assuming the point of blogging about how to use make-up is to make a woman look as attractive as possible? So why is it insulting to actually notice that's she's pretty? Almond-eyed is an ethnic slur? I have a beautiful almond-eyed cat. Is that okay to say? I'm using an Asian ethnic slur to describe a cat? What if he was a Siamese cat; would it be okay then?<br /><br />I guess we all have to stop using adjectives in describing people (and cats, I guess) because you're sure to offend somebody.<br /><br />This is getting ridiculous. Shari P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02844720465680592417noreply@blogger.com