How has your day been? Good? Okay? Amazingly Awesome? I hope so. Well, better than my day, at least.
I had an interesting experience at work today. My job consist of inputting individuals into a system, then giving them a temporary I.D. to work in the building. After I "signed" this one individual into the system, he said, "thanks babe."
...Babe...
...As if we were in any way remotely familiar with each other. This person was old enough to be older than my father but not quite my grandfather. So, I was highly unhappy...actually I was just down right uncomfortable.
Do old guys seriously still say "babe"? To women they don't know? Really?! What the hell?!
My dad uses that when he talks to my mother...his wife of 15 years. She loves it. Makes her feel loved, she says. Which I cant argue.
Because...15 Years...
Jeez!
I'm impressed, jealous and frustrated when they tag team because then I can never find a good argument beyond, "because".
On the flip side...
...I do not like being compared to a pig.
I. Am. NOT. Pork!
How is this a thing!!?!?
How did this even go from toddlers to describing attractive women (and men)?!
So, according to dictionary.com, the term originated in 1150-1200, during the Middle English period.
And tells me someone, somewhere down the line, heard someone else use it as a term of endearment or something and decided to be a jerk and butcher it.
Which does not surprise me...considering "bootylicious" is in the dictionary.
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