a monster in your house?

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:06 am

Kick his ass!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMbww-nCVQg

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:49 am

... oh....

... Oh...

that's precious!

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:15 pm

anniemcu wrote:... oh.... ... Oh... that's precious!

I know!

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:28 pm

What a terrible thing to teach a 3-year-old to say.

How irresponsible.

How aggressive.

How violent.

How very un-Quaker to teach a child to offer to kick someone's ass.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:32 pm

gonzo914 wrote:What a terrible thing to teach a 3-year-old to say.

How irresponsible.

How aggressive.

How violent.

How very un-Quaker to teach a child to offer to kick someone's ass.

You know it's cute.

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:34 pm

that was soooo funny and cute. at least she is willing to stand up to that damn monster.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:51 pm

The Whistle Collector wrote: that was soooo funny and cute. at least she is willing to stand up to that damn monster.

I know.

No matter how many times I watch it, I think to myself "Awww!!"

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:38 pm

gonzo914 wrote:What a terrible thing to teach a 3-year-old to say.

How irresponsible.

How aggressive.

How violent.

How very un-Quaker to teach a child to offer to kick someone's ass.

I dunno... I think helping a kid know that they *can* kick the monster's behind is a good thing... and anyway, didn't she say she heard it on TV? (which, of course, means that I agree with you.) I'm glad she got straightened out by mum... and the "Oh..." was just icing...

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:35 pm

So "Butt" is better than "Ass"!?!

Quick! Teach that child a euphemism!

gallant_murray · Post by **gallant_murray** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:50 pm

Innocent Bystander wrote:So "Butt" is better than "Ass"!?!

Quick! Teach that child a euphemism!

If you really stop and think about it, 'butt' is not a euphemism for 'ass'; the two words are synonyms. One just happens to be a taboo word for U.S. culture. In some cultures, 'ass' is nothing more than the the normal word for what you sit on. I find it very amusing to remember that when I was growing up, I wasn't even allowed to say 'butt.' In my family, we sat on our 'bottoms.'

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:00 pm

gallant_murray wrote: I find it very amusing to remember that when I was growing up, I wasn't even allowed to say 'butt.' In my family, we sat on our 'bottoms.'

Yes, same thing in my family. My mother found the term butt to be too crude. Bottom was the most common word, but fanny was ok too.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:28 pm

"Ass" seems to be ok for adults to say nowadays. The censors didn't block it (I wasn't going to post if they did), and it can also mean a donkey, so all is well.

Every time I watch that little girl, it warms my heart.

"But he would jump out of the movie and kick my ass!"

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:29 pm

emmline wrote:
gallant_murray wrote: I find it very amusing to remember that when I was growing up, I wasn't even allowed to say 'butt.' In my family, we sat on our 'bottoms.'
Yes, same thing in my family. My mother found the term butt to be too crude. Bottom was the most common word, but fanny was ok too.

Yep, same here.

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:29 am

emmline wrote:My mother found the term butt to be too crude. Bottom was the most common word, but fanny was ok too.

She obviously never used it on a visit to England.