On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:51:27 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> Glad to hear it is under control. Is oatmeal an option there? I find
> that oatmeal porridge has staying power.
> >

He ate oatmeal for a long time, but he's back to normal (within
reason) breakfasts now. Doesn't make himself hash browns any more,
but he'll have an egg or two, meat and a piece of toast.

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/17/2015 4:53 PM, wrote:
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:07:21 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/17/2015 3:39 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:52:31 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hubby drinks tea occasionally, but his main drink is water. He drank
>>>>> OJ instead of sodas in his younger days, probably thinking if a little
>>>>> is good, then more is better. Wrong. Type II diabetes has reared its
>>>>> ugly head and he ignored it until he couldn't anymore. It's under
>>>>> control now with proper eating and medication, but cooking was a real
>>>>> challenge the first couple of years. Too few carbs and he's hungry
>>>>> all the time, but too many are bad for him - plus he doesn't need to
>>>>> lose any weight, so he has to eat food that helps his weight stay put
>>>>> and he needs to space eating correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Why do you call him hubby? Doesn't he rate being addressed by his
>>>> name?
>>>>
>>> Why does Ophelia refer to her husband as "himself"?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I have no idea but hubby says he is the boss of her!
>>
> Is that your interpretation? "Hubby" sounds sort of country to me.
>
> I don't expect nor would I ask her to tell us his name. We don't really
> need to know it. She's not the only poster who has used that term over
> the years I've been here.
>
> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
> subservient to me.
>
> Jill

Not to me it doesn't.

Cheri

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:32:05 PM UTC-7, S Viemeister wrote:
>> On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> > I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>> > husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>> > think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of
>> > Glasgow.
>> >
>>
>> I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
>> not uncommon farther north.
>
> I know nothing about the subject but it seems like a term used in respect
> for their mates...I think its kinda cute.
> Kind of like "King of the castle" in a teasing fashion.
> ===

That's what it sounds like to me too, sort of like "she who must be obeyed"
not literally, but in a teasing fashion.

Cheri

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>lucretiaborgia wrote:
>>>sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hubby drinks tea occasionally, but his main drink is water. He drank
>>>> OJ instead of sodas in his younger days, probably thinking if a little
>>>> is good, then more is better. Wrong. Type II diabetes has reared its
>>>> ugly head and he ignored it until he couldn't anymore. It's under
>>>> control now with proper eating and medication, but cooking was a real
>>>> challenge the first couple of years. Too few carbs and he's hungry
>>>> all the time, but too many are bad for him - plus he doesn't need to
>>>> lose any weight, so he has to eat food that helps his weight stay put
>>>> and he needs to space eating correctly.
>>>
>>> Why do you call him hubby? Doesn't he rate being addressed by his
>>> name?
>
> That's how a spouse refers to her house mate when he's a whipping post
> wimp.
>
>>Why does Ophelia refer to her husband as "himself"?
>>
>>Jill
>
> They're likely living separate and apart... alone... or wishing so.

Sounds like you're jealous of people who are married and actually enjoy each
others company. I'm sure you've never had that.

Cheri

On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:22:03 -0000, Janet > wrote:

> I'm a meat eater and have never, ever never known vegans or
> vegetarians do or say any of those things.

Me either.

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"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>> husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>> think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of Glasgow.
>>
>
> I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
> not uncommon farther north.

Gosh, perhaps Jill can explain to us just how big Scotland is ... ?



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"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:32:05 PM UTC-7, S Viemeister wrote:
>> On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> > I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>> > husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>> > think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of
>> > Glasgow.
>> >
>>
>> I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
>> not uncommon farther north.
>
> I know nothing about the subject but it seems like a term used in respect
> for their mates...I think its kinda cute.
> Kind of like "King of the castle" in a teasing fashion.

) Well my own 'Himself' is certainly King of this castle and is very
welcome to be so))

A very lovely King he is too)



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"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/17/2015 4:53 PM, wrote:
>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:07:21 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/17/2015 3:39 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:52:31 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hubby drinks tea occasionally, but his main drink is water. He drank
>>>>>> OJ instead of sodas in his younger days, probably thinking if a
>>>>>> little
>>>>>> is good, then more is better. Wrong. Type II diabetes has reared
>>>>>> its
>>>>>> ugly head and he ignored it until he couldn't anymore. It's under
>>>>>> control now with proper eating and medication, but cooking was a real
>>>>>> challenge the first couple of years. Too few carbs and he's hungry
>>>>>> all the time, but too many are bad for him - plus he doesn't need to
>>>>>> lose any weight, so he has to eat food that helps his weight stay put
>>>>>> and he needs to space eating correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why do you call him hubby? Doesn't he rate being addressed by his
>>>>> name?
>>>>>
>>>> Why does Ophelia refer to her husband as "himself"?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I have no idea but hubby says he is the boss of her!
>>>
>> Is that your interpretation? "Hubby" sounds sort of country to me.
>>
>> I don't expect nor would I ask her to tell us his name. We don't really
>> need to know it. She's not the only poster who has used that term over
>> the years I've been here.
>>
>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>> subservient to me.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Not to me it doesn't.

But Miss Scottish expert must be right ...

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On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:16:19 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On 18/12/2015 10:02 wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:45:21 -0700, graham > wrote:
> >
> >>On 17/12/2015 12:33 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm sure those people exist. Just like fanatical, preachy meat
> >>> eaters exist. This newsgroup is full of them; people who can't
> >>> stand vegetarians and vegans because they have higher morals than them.
> >>>
> >>
> >>And here is the perfect case of "holier than thou" attitude!
> >>Graham
> >
> > You'll never convince him - if he says it, he is convinced he is
> > right, sort of holier than thou, thou might say.
>
> Just like you're convinced it's bad to kill people. Could I talk you
> out of that?

I'm not convinced it's bad to kill people. But if we allowed folks
to go around killing people willy-nilly, someone might kill ME.
And I can't have that. So I'll put up with not killing people who
manifestly are a waste of air.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:

> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
> subservient to me.

Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
his tay."

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>> subservient to me.
>
> Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
> the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
> his tay."

That too)))

For someone who is always boasting of Scottish Ancestry she knows very
little.


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On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:32:02 -0500, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>> husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>> think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of Glasgow.
>>
>
>I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
>not uncommon farther north.

As you will know - people over here tend to think because the area of
the UK is relatively small, everyone is the same. In actual fact, the
huge variation in local areas is amazing. We did a stint in Plymouth
one time and I knew it was time to go when I heard the eldest one say,
"ello me luvver' -

On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:01:00 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:07:21 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 12/17/2015 3:39 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:52:31 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hubby drinks tea occasionally, but his main drink is water. He drank
>>>>> OJ instead of sodas in his younger days, probably thinking if a little
>>>>> is good, then more is better. Wrong. Type II diabetes has reared its
>>>>> ugly head and he ignored it until he couldn't anymore. It's under
>>>>> control now with proper eating and medication, but cooking was a real
>>>>> challenge the first couple of years. Too few carbs and he's hungry
>>>>> all the time, but too many are bad for him - plus he doesn't need to
>>>>> lose any weight, so he has to eat food that helps his weight stay put
>>>>> and he needs to space eating correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Why do you call him hubby? Doesn't he rate being addressed by his
>>>> name?
>>>>
>>>Why does Ophelia refer to her husband as "himself"?
>>>
>>>Jill
>>
>> I have no idea but hubby says he is the boss of her!
>
>What? That's ridiculous!
>
>Cheri

Well what is wrong with his name -

On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:05:08 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
.. .
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>lucretiaborgia wrote:
>>>>sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hubby drinks tea occasionally, but his main drink is water. He drank
>>>>> OJ instead of sodas in his younger days, probably thinking if a little
>>>>> is good, then more is better. Wrong. Type II diabetes has reared its
>>>>> ugly head and he ignored it until he couldn't anymore. It's under
>>>>> control now with proper eating and medication, but cooking was a real
>>>>> challenge the first couple of years. Too few carbs and he's hungry
>>>>> all the time, but too many are bad for him - plus he doesn't need to
>>>>> lose any weight, so he has to eat food that helps his weight stay put
>>>>> and he needs to space eating correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Why do you call him hubby? Doesn't he rate being addressed by his
>>>> name?
>>
>> That's how a spouse refers to her house mate when he's a whipping post
>> wimp.
>>
>>>Why does Ophelia refer to her husband as "himself"?
>>>
>>>Jill
>>
>> They're likely living separate and apart... alone... or wishing so.
>
>Sounds like you're jealous of people who are married and actually enjoy each
>others company. I'm sure you've never had that.
>
>Cheri

If you're referring to me in all that, one can't help being a widow.

On Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:01:09 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
>> On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>>> husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>>> think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of Glasgow.
>>>
>>
>> I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
>> not uncommon farther north.
>
>Gosh, perhaps Jill can explain to us just how big Scotland is ... ?

Tut tut - she is the expert on all things Scottish don't ya know ?

On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 4:55:12 PM UTC-6, Cheryl wrote:
> On 12/17/2015 11:22 AM, Doris Night wrote:
>
> > I have hated milk since I was a small child. I don't know what it is
> > about the stuff, but I can't stand the thought of it. Oddly, I am very
> > fond of cream, ice cream, etc. I also dislike fat-free yogurt, but the
> > full fat (10%) Greek yogurt is a favourite. Maybe it's the absence of
> > lactose in cream that makes it acceptable to me.
> >
> > One of my earliest memories is of being sat down at the kitchen table
> > and not allowed up until I drank my glass of milk.
>
> Same with me, almost exactly all that you wrote here but I don't like
> Greek yogurt. I can remember having to sit at the table while the milk
> got warm and tasted terrible. Many times just to get away from my
> parents for being so evil, I drank it down quickly and would then have
> to throw up. I like milk occasionally now though.
>
I believe that some elder abuse is completely justified payback.
>
> --
> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
> Cheryl

--Bryan

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> I'm not convinced it's bad to kill people. But if we allowed folks
> to go around killing people willy-nilly, someone might kill ME.
> And I can't have that. So I'll put up with not killing people who
> manifestly are a waste of air.

Not annoying people but really bad people. Some really do deserve to
die but we can't have everyone running around making that decision.

If anyone ever threatened me or my family (ferret included) I
would warn them to back off two or even three times. If that didn't
work, I would have no problem or regrets in just making them
disappear. Problem solved.

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>> subservient to me.
>
> Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
> the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
> his tay."

That too)))


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On 12/18/2015 6:51 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>> subservient to me.
>
> Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
> the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
> his tay."
>
You can hear it in both Ireland and Scotland.

English is a widely used language, but there are many local variants - I
find it fascinating.

Many years ago, on my (American-born) husband's first visit to Scotland,
we went to the Lairg lamb sales. An elderly relative introduced us to a
group of his fellow shepherds - first, he gave them a few generations of
my genealogy, then he introduced Himself - "and this is her Man".

On 12/18/2015 7:15 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>>> subservient to me.
>>
>> Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
>> the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
>> his tay."
>
> That too)))
>
> For someone who is always boasting of Scottish Ancestry she knows very
> little.
>
>
I'm not boasting, it's simply a fact. My mom's parents emigrated from
Scotland in 1923. My dad's family arrived in 1680.

Jill

"MisterDiddyWahDiddy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 4:55:12 PM UTC-6, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 12/17/2015 11:22 AM, Doris Night wrote:
>>
>> > I have hated milk since I was a small child. I don't know what it is
>> > about the stuff, but I can't stand the thought of it. Oddly, I am very
>> > fond of cream, ice cream, etc. I also dislike fat-free yogurt, but the
>> > full fat (10%) Greek yogurt is a favourite. Maybe it's the absence of
>> > lactose in cream that makes it acceptable to me.
>> >
>> > One of my earliest memories is of being sat down at the kitchen table
>> > and not allowed up until I drank my glass of milk.
>>
>> Same with me, almost exactly all that you wrote here but I don't like
>> Greek yogurt. I can remember having to sit at the table while the milk
>> got warm and tasted terrible. Many times just to get away from my
>> parents for being so evil, I drank it down quickly and would then have
>> to throw up. I like milk occasionally now though.
>>
> I believe that some elder abuse is completely justified payback.

Cheryl!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
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jmcquown wrote:
> My dad's family arrived in 1680.
>
Did they celebrate Thanksgiving with indians?

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:01:09 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>>>> husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>>>> think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of
>>>> Glasgow.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
>>> not uncommon farther north.
>>
>>Gosh, perhaps Jill can explain to us just how big Scotland is ... ?
>
> Tut tut - she is the expert on all things Scottish don't ya know ?

Her granny was Scottish you know ...



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> wrote in message
news
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:32:02 -0500, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
>
>>On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>>> husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>>> think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of Glasgow.
>>>
>>
>>I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
>>not uncommon farther north.
>
> As you will know - people over here tend to think because the area of
> the UK is relatively small, everyone is the same. In actual fact, the
> huge variation in local areas is amazing. We did a stint in Plymouth
> one time and I knew it was time to go when I heard the eldest one say,
> "ello me luvver' -

lol. You are quite correct. The accent only about 10 miles up the road is
very different to the one here



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On 12/18/2015 8:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/18/2015 7:15 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>>>> subservient to me.
>>>
>>> Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
>>> the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
>>> his tay."
>>
>> That too)))
>>
>> For someone who is always boasting of Scottish Ancestry she knows very
>> little.
>>
>>
> I'm not boasting, it's simply a fact. My mom's parents emigrated from
> Scotland in 1923. My dad's family arrived in 1680.
>
> Jill

I have my maternal grandparents passport:

http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg

Jill

On 12/18/2015 8:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> I have my maternal grandparents passport:
>
> http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg
>
Neat!
The McQuown genes must be strong - I see similarities in your
grandfather's face, to the Mike McQuown I went to acting school with.

On 2015-12-18 8:08 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> If anyone ever threatened me or my family (ferret included) I
> would warn them to back off two or even three times. If that didn't
> work, I would have no problem or regrets in just making them
> disappear. Problem solved.

Turning around and running isn't really making them disappear.

On 12/18/2015 8:42 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> My dad's family arrived in 1680.
>>
> Did they celebrate Thanksgiving with indians?
>
LOL That is not mentioned in the family history. Said history was
painstakingly researched by my great-great uncle (Boyd C. McQuown) in an
era when no one had ever heard of personal computers.

John McQuown and his son (also John) were prisoners of war. They were
captured at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in 1679:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bothwell_Bridge

They were transported to the colonies, having been sold to a planter
(read: plantation owner) in Virginia as indentured servants.

During the voyage the captain of the ship died. The man who assumed
command (a sympathizer) altered the course of the ship and landed
instead in Amboy, NJ. From there they made their way to Pennsylvania,
where they were given land grants by William Penn. They settled and
farmed along the banks of the Brandywine river. There are *lots* of
McQuowns in Pennsylvania. Chances are I'm somehow related to all of
them.

Jill

On 12/18/2015 8:55 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 12/18/2015 8:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I have my maternal grandparents passport:
>>
>> http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg
>>
> Neat!
> The McQuown genes must be strong - I see similarities in your
> grandfather's face, to the Mike McQuown I went to acting school with.
>
I think it's a very neat thing to have! But those were the Brown's, not
the McQuown's.

Funny thing about genes... when my SO and I were at an art show years
ago we went into a little diner to get some breakfast. The woman came
to the table and asked John if he wanted coffee. Then she turned to me
and asked, "Tea?" I was startled (and the answer was coffee). After
she left I asked him, "Why would she think I'd want tea?" He said, "You
look Scottish." LOL I have no idea what that means.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I have my maternal grandparents passport:
>
> http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg

Whoa...check it out. Grandpa looks like a mean dickwad and probably
abused your gramma. lol. Dumbo left ear too.

Meanwhile, your gramma was hot. I would do her.

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/18/2015 6:51 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>>> subservient to me.
>>
>> Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
>> the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
>> his tay."
>>
> You can hear it in both Ireland and Scotland.
>
> English is a widely used language, but there are many local variants - I
> find it fascinating.
>
> Many years ago, on my (American-born) husband's first visit to Scotland,
> we went to the Lairg lamb sales. An elderly relative introduced us to a
> group of his fellow shepherds - first, he gave them a few generations of
> my genealogy, then he introduced Himself - "and this is her Man".

LOL I hear that all the time) It didn't sound odd till you said that I
guess I am too used to hearing it

What was his reaction?

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On 12/18/2015 9:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/18/2015 8:55 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
>> On 12/18/2015 8:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I have my maternal grandparents passport:
>>>
>>> http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg
>>>
>> Neat!
>> The McQuown genes must be strong - I see similarities in your
>> grandfather's face, to the Mike McQuown I went to acting school with.
>>
> I think it's a very neat thing to have! But those were the Brown's, not
> the McQuown's.
>
Oh! Sometimes, people marry what they see in the mirror - my husband has
been assumed to be my brother by quite a few people...(he's not!)

> Funny thing about genes... when my SO and I were at an art show years
> ago we went into a little diner to get some breakfast. The woman came
> to the table and asked John if he wanted coffee. Then she turned to me
> and asked, "Tea?" I was startled (and the answer was coffee). After
> she left I asked him, "Why would she think I'd want tea?" He said, "You
> look Scottish." LOL I have no idea what that means.
>
Pale skin, light-coloured eyes?

On 12/18/2015 9:22 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>> On 12/18/2015 6:51 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:40:37 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> As for anyone calling her husband "himself" *that* sure as heck sounds
>>>> subservient to me.
>>> Sounds kind of Irish to me. Picture one of those old movies with
>>> the cheesy Hollywood accents: "When himself comes home, he'll want
>>> his tay."
>> You can hear it in both Ireland and Scotland.
>> English is a widely used language, but there are many local variants - I
>> find it fascinating.
>> Many years ago, on my (American-born) husband's first visit to Scotland,
>> we went to the Lairg lamb sales. An elderly relative introduced us to a
>> group of his fellow shepherds - first, he gave them a few generations of
>> my genealogy, then he introduced Himself - "and this is her Man".
>
> LOL I hear that all the time) It didn't sound odd till you said
> that I guess I am too used to hearing it
>
> What was his reaction?
>
He smiled, and told them his name.

On Friday, December 18, 2015 at 7:09:28 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > I'm not convinced it's bad to kill people. But if we allowed folks
> > to go around killing people willy-nilly, someone might kill ME.
> > And I can't have that. So I'll put up with not killing people who
> > manifestly are a waste of air.
>
> Not annoying people but really bad people. Some really do deserve to
> die but we can't have everyone running around making that decision.
>
> If anyone ever threatened me or my family (ferret included) I
> would warn them to back off two or even three times. If that didn't
> work, I would have no problem or regrets in just making them
> disappear. Problem solved.

I'm not anti killing either.

I'd like to see A LOT of killing of high level executives who **** over
working folks.
https://www.facebook.com/36710593667...type=3&theater

There's not too much killing in America; it's just the wrong folks getting
killed.

--Bryan

On 12/18/2015 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I have my maternal grandparents passport:
>>
>> http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg
>
> Whoa...check it out. Grandpa looks like a mean dickwad and probably
> abused your gramma. lol. Dumbo left ear too.
>
> Meanwhile, your gramma was hot. I would do her.
>
Please stop trying to imitate Sheldon.

Grandpa *had* to be tough. He worked in a coal mine. That is not work
for the faint-hearted. When they came to this country he got a job
working in a steel mill in Ohio.

No, he didn't abuse grandma. Mom told me grandma did once get so angry
with him she tossed a skillet at his head. Grandma was no shrinking
violet.

She worked too, before they came to the States. She was a maid in a
house in Glasgow. She may have had to curtsey and take crap from her
employers...

Jill

On 12/18/2015 7:31 AM, wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:01:09 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 12/17/2015 7:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I still never heard my very Scottish grandmother ever refer to her her
>>>> husband as "himself". <shrug> Scotland is bigger than some people
>>>> think. My grandparents were from small villages in the area of Glasgow.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've not noticed 'Himself' much used in that part of Scotland, but it's
>>> not uncommon farther north.
>>
>> Gosh, perhaps Jill can explain to us just how big Scotland is ... ?
>
> Tut tut - she is the expert on all things Scottish don't ya know ?
>
I never once said that. I am only relating my personal experience based
on knowing my grandparents. Just as some people think everyonewho lives
in the Southern US deep fries all food. And everyone who lives in the
Northern US says "youse" or "yoose guys".

There are regional dialects and phrases all across the globe.

Jill

On 12/18/2015 9:33 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 12/18/2015 9:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/18/2015 8:55 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>> On 12/18/2015 8:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have my maternal grandparents passport:
>>>>
>>>> http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg
>>>>
>>> Neat!
>>> The McQuown genes must be strong - I see similarities in your
>>> grandfather's face, to the Mike McQuown I went to acting school with.
>>>
>> I think it's a very neat thing to have! But those were the Brown's, not
>> the McQuown's.
>>
> Oh! Sometimes, people marry what they see in the mirror - my husband has
> been assumed to be my brother by quite a few people...(he's not!)
>
>> Funny thing about genes... when my SO and I were at an art show years
>> ago we went into a little diner to get some breakfast. The woman came
>> to the table and asked John if he wanted coffee. Then she turned to me
>> and asked, "Tea?" I was startled (and the answer was coffee). After
>> she left I asked him, "Why would she think I'd want tea?" He said, "You
>> look Scottish." LOL I have no idea what that means.
>>
> Pale skin, light-coloured eyes?
>
Yes, I've got pale skin, blue eyes, slightly reddish-blonde hair... but
who would have thought some woman at a diner in Kansas would assume I'd
want tea?!

BTW, I am probably somehow related to Mike McQuown.

Jill

On 12/18/2015 8:41 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "MisterDiddyWahDiddy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 4:55:12 PM UTC-6, Cheryl wrote:
>>> On 12/17/2015 11:22 AM, Doris Night wrote:
>>>
>>> > I have hated milk since I was a small child. I don't know what it is
>>> > about the stuff, but I can't stand the thought of it. Oddly, I am very
>>> > fond of cream, ice cream, etc. I also dislike fat-free yogurt, but the
>>> > full fat (10%) Greek yogurt is a favourite. Maybe it's the absence of
>>> > lactose in cream that makes it acceptable to me.
>>> >
>>> > One of my earliest memories is of being sat down at the kitchen table
>>> > and not allowed up until I drank my glass of milk.
>>>
>>> Same with me, almost exactly all that you wrote here but I don't like
>>> Greek yogurt. I can remember having to sit at the table while the milk
>>> got warm and tasted terrible. Many times just to get away from my
>>> parents for being so evil, I drank it down quickly and would then have
>>> to throw up. I like milk occasionally now though.
>>>
>> I believe that some elder abuse is completely justified payback.
>
> Cheryl!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

That wasn't Cheryl.

Jill

On 12/18/2015 5:01 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> Gosh, perhaps Jill can explain to us just how big Scotland is ... ?

Coincidentally, it's about as big as South Carolina.

nancy

jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 12/18/2015 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> I have my maternal grandparents passport:
> >>
> >> http://i59.tinypic.com/5vzl04.jpg
> >
> > Whoa...check it out. Grandpa looks like a mean dickwad and probably
> > abused your gramma. lol. Dumbo left ear too.
> >
> > Meanwhile, your gramma was hot. I would do her.
> >
> Please stop trying to imitate Sheldon.

One thing to know. I do NOT imitate Sheldon. We both actually have
many of the same thoughts. This is why I took to Sheldon from the
beginning. We are both similar. I say outrageous things too in the
appropriate newsgroups but this one is not one. I often defer to him.
He says things that I would but again, this isn't the newsgroup to say
such things. This is why I laugh at many of his outrageous comments.
It's funny but most people here are way too conservative. Most here
take a funny joke as an insult.


>
> Grandpa *had* to be tough. He worked in a coal mine. That is not work
> for the faint-hearted. When they came to this country he got a job
> working in a steel mill in Ohio.

My maternal grandpa also worked all his live in a coal mine. I know
the deal.

>
> No, he didn't abuse grandma. Mom told me grandma did once get so angry
> with him she tossed a skillet at his head. Grandma was no shrinking
> violet.

OK then...so it was grandMA that was abusive. lol..
That said, he probably deserved it, at the time.

> She worked too, before they came to the States. She was a maid in a
> house in Glasgow. She may have had to curtsey and take crap from her
> employers...

My grandma stayed at home and raised 9 kids. That's several jobs, imo.