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03-11-2007, 06:02 PM
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Eternal Member
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Springfield, Missouri
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Originally Posted by ScrantonWilkesBarre
If MoMark wasn't straight and was half his age, I'd be all over him!   |
You ageist you!!! Didn't yo mama tell ya that age perfects?
Thanks for the compliment Scranton |
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03-11-2007, 06:55 PM
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Location: Lake Ariel Pa
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OK, since MoMark, Gizmo and ScrantonwilkesBarre are all 'red heads', I have a question...
My kids have this very bad habbit of making me feel older than dirt lately...they tell me 'red heads' are called gingers. Has anyone ever heard of that? My younger daughter has a thing for 'gingers', and it's so funny because my only neice on my husbands side of the family was also attracted to red heads, as early as kindergarten. She didn't marry a red head, she's now 25, but he's real irish and some siblings have the red hair.
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03-11-2007, 07:03 PM
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Eternal Member
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Originally Posted by I LOVE PA!
OK, since MoMark, Gizmo and ScrantonwilkesBarre are all 'red heads', I have a question...
My kids have this very bad habbit of making me feel older than dirt lately...they tell me 'red heads' are called gingers. Has anyone ever heard of that? My younger daughter has a thing for 'gingers', and it's so funny because my only neice on my husbands side of the family was also attracted to red heads, as early as kindergarten. She didn't marry a red head, she's now 25, but he's real irish and some siblings have the red hair.
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I always thought "ginger" was a British term for different shades of red hair, usually on the lighter side. I don't think it's used in America as I've never heard the term used here except for cats. |
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03-11-2007, 07:42 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Lake Ariel Pa
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Well, my kids would love to make you feel older than dirt too  Yes, it seems that is the saying amongst HS kids nowadays, here in the Pocono's of Pa. |
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03-11-2007, 10:10 PM
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Deposed Military Dictator
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In exile, plotting my coup
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I think it stems from this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Kids
With that said, I too had never heard of it being used in daily conversation to describe a redhead, and I'm not all that far removed from the high school age crowd. Maybe it's a Pennsylvania thing. |
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03-11-2007, 10:22 PM
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God is my Strength!
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Twin Cities
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I've never heard of it either. I had auburn hair when I was growing up, but now it's more blonde/red/brown (so is that ginger?). Guess I too am out of the loop.
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03-12-2007, 08:45 AM
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On my own li'l planet
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Finally made it to Florida and lovin' every minute!
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[quote=MoMark;447047]You ageist you!!! Didn't yo mama tell ya that age perfects?
You got that right, baby! :-0 |
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03-12-2007, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Chattanooga TN
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I have added a couple of new friends thanks to CD. One is a cool outdoorsy person that moved in my area and actually has shown ME alot of great locations around MY own stomping grounds lol Another is a wonderful person who has young children like myself. Now I have someone to share all those funny kid stories and tidbits about life in general. I have been going through a rough divorce and feeling kind of dislocated so these two members have been great to have in my life.
*waves to L and T*
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03-12-2007, 03:27 PM
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Office Linebacker
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: New England
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I'm married, but if any 20-something hotties wanted a fling without entanglements... I'm your man!
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05-22-2007, 08:04 PM
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Going gamine.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dilworth - Charlotte, NC.
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YEs its a term used more frequently in the UK. Actually found a link thats funny.
http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/31791/
Actually meet her while shopping at Lyell. She was the sales girl there at the time. She's very cool. |
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