This is another blog entry inspired from 2 days in the car. I don't know the cut-off age but women (maybe men, too) on the far side of 40 should not refer to others as "dude" - unless they're mimicking a young guy with his hat on backwards.
It makes you look a bit pathetic. Like you're hanging onto youth with every fiber of your being. Sort of like a mini-skirt and pig tails when you're going to pick up your Social Security check.
I know this from personal experience. Not the mini-skirt-pig-tail thing; the "dude" thing. Peter brought it to my attention in the confines of our car. Whew - no one else was around.
Here comes the confession, though. I know I've used it before. Probably more than 3 or 4 times. Could be more than that but that's all I'm ready to fess up to right now.
It's a challenge when you're in your 60s and still feel young to find activities (word choices) that are fun but don't cause the younger generation to cringe on the sidelines. Sometimes I like to make them cringe, though.
Dude has been a part of my vocabulary for so long that I shall not now, nor ever, refrain from saying it because that would mean wasted time spent monitoring the words that come out of my mouth.
ReplyDeleteAnd let's face it, we both know I suck at that.
Thanks for this post though. It has resulted in a new addition to my life list:
"Wear pigtails and a miniskirt to collect my SS check."
That is mostly hilarious because the viability of SS still being around in 23 years is equal to the viability that you will be in line behind me yelling "DUDE!"
"Dry cleaning" what comes out of my mouth before it emerges has never been a skill of mine either.
DeleteOnce again you have given me something for meditation today...thank you, dude-ess.
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of service, neighbor.
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