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Re: Wench as a word
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:12:13 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Markus Wolf wrote:
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> > > Well, I had an auction for my roommate regarding a pirate "wench", but I
> > > did not use that word there, here it is:
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> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=266168666
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> > > (I think I deleted the pictures recently off my website, but the rest of
> > > it is still there!)
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> > > Good question, most realize that is the unofficial name for those
> > > minfigs, even though you wouldn't use that in regular everyday talking.
> > > (Except me, when I think of leftist type women, one being Hillary
> > > Clinton: Marxist Wench ->FU to Off.topic.debate)
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> > > Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net
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> > That's the context of the word I thought it was for. I know I wouldn't
> > say to any of my girl friends, "Come here, wench." My lil ole dictionary
> > thesaurus calls wench "informal term for a young woman" and considering the
> > timeline of the above mentioned minifigs, it's not really offensive. (though
> > Rock Raiders wench seems to be more derrogatory would be... I think)
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> I don't know, I've seen people insert "babe" for "wench" with the Pirate case,
> and come to think of it, the Forest case as well. It's derogatory in any case,
> but since I hear women use it about each other all the time I consider it "fair
> game" although still far from polite.
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> Hey, isn't there a restaurant just south of Ann Arbor called "Medieval Times" or
> something like that which actually has waitresses who must be addressed as
> "wench" before they'll come serve you? I vaguely remember reading about that
> about five years ago--it sounded like it had real atmosphere, but I have a
> feeling the veneer was mighty thin if you began to presume too much wenchness.
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> > Hope I'm not being too influenced by political correctness. I'll hold
> > back my shared feelings on Ms. Clinton though.
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> I have only one emendation to make to Scott's appraisal, the substitution of
> "carpetbagging" for "Marxist." She's not really a Marxist, IMHO.
slightly off topic...BUT...
ok how about fascist or malevolent "dictatrix"? = )
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| (...) I don't know, I've seen people insert "babe" for "wench" with the Pirate case, and come to think of it, the Forest case as well. It's derogatory in any case, but since I hear women use it about each other all the time I consider it "fair (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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