Do you say sir and ma'am?

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Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Those titles are usually reserved for when you're addressing people older than yourself as a form of respect.Of course in my case most folks older than me are usually refered to as "The dearly departed" :)

Or "Nearly Petrified."



lol, a lot of my friends are now stuffed and on display? :)
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Those titles are usually reserved for when you're addressing people older than yourself as a form of respect.Of course in my case most folks older than me are usually refered to as "The dearly departed" :)

Or "Nearly Petrified."



lol, a lot of my friends are now stuffed and on display? :)

Only in the natural history museum.

*runs*
 

Lithium381

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When the situation calls for it i do, if i'm talking to an elder, or someone with due respect, i use those phrases.....
 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Those titles are usually reserved for when you're addressing people older than yourself as a form of respect.Of course in my case most folks older than me are usually refered to as "The dearly departed" :)

Or "Nearly Petrified."



lol, a lot of my friends are now stuffed and on display? :)

Only in the natural history museum.

*runs*

Hey,at least we can manage to get mounted and stuffed,unlike a lot of you younger dudes! :p

 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Those titles are usually reserved for when you're addressing people older than yourself as a form of respect.Of course in my case most folks older than me are usually refered to as "The dearly departed" :)

Or "Nearly Petrified."



lol, a lot of my friends are now stuffed and on display? :)

Only in the natural history museum.

*runs*

Hey,at least we can manage to get mounted and stuffed,unlike a lot of you younger dudes! :p

Bwahahaha...

Yeah, but at least we can move afterwards...

Dammit, there's just no good comeback.
 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Those titles are usually reserved for when you're addressing people older than yourself as a form of respect.Of course in my case most folks older than me are usually refered to as "The dearly departed" :)

Or "Nearly Petrified."



lol, a lot of my friends are now stuffed and on display? :)

Only in the natural history museum.

*runs*

Hey,at least we can manage to get mounted and stuffed,unlike a lot of you younger dudes! :p

Bwahahaha...

Yeah, but at least we can move afterwards...

Dammit, there's just no good comeback.


Lol, when you get older you've aquired such a Leet skill set that you don't need to move afterwards, they carry you around in a chair out of sheer gratitude:p

 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Lol, when you get older you've aquired such a Leet skill set that you don't need to move afterwards, they carry you around in a chair out of sheer gratitude:p

You've gotten an entire team to work on you at the same time, eh?
 

LaLaLand

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I do, I was raised to show respect even to lowlife people like some young punk baggin my groceries. I'll say thank ya sir, even though i'm thinkin yea you better get my sh1t bagged up b1tch. It's all about respecting others.
 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Lol, when you get older you've aquired such a Leet skill set that you don't need to move afterwards, they carry you around in a chair out of sheer gratitude:p

You've gotten an entire team to work on you at the same time, eh?


Wouldn't you like to know? :p
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Zakath15
Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Lol, when you get older you've aquired such a Leet skill set that you don't need to move afterwards, they carry you around in a chair out of sheer gratitude:p

You've gotten an entire team to work on you at the same time, eh?


Wouldn't you like to know? :p

So it was you in that photo shoot?!?

:Q :eek:
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: LaLaLand
I do, I was raised to show respect even to lowlife people like some young punk baggin my groceries. I'll say thank ya sir, even though i'm thinkin yea you better get my sh1t bagged up b1tch. It's all about respecting others.

lmao

That's hilarious!

That might be sig material.
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
Yes sir.

And I consider it a slap in the face when someone says "don't call me sir".

In anything but a casual setting, anything less than "yes ma'am" or "yes sir" is inappropriate.
I quite agree sir. Although I have met more than a few women who vastly prefer "miss" to "ma'am", seems they consider calling them "ma'am" to be calling them old.

ZV
 

ThreeLeggedGnome

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Originally posted by: Amused
Of course. It's the civil thing to do.

I give everyone common respect. Without civility and common respect, society becomes... well, much like it is today. :(

Sad but true. Kids nowadays are mostly unruling punks.