Auuugh! Cliffhanger! Spike, what am I gonna use the internet for if I can't keep frantically checking for the next update, knowing you'll be selling things and making money at a con?! What, I ask, what?!
One hell of a cliffhanger to leave, though. I like that you used the term madam - ever since French class it's always made me quite tickled whenever someone in 'polite' anglican society refers to a respectable woman as such.
... I hope you used respectable ironically there Alan. ^^; You know that madam is the term traditionally used in the states for a female pimp, right? And considering the statue and the dialog, I'm pretty certain that that is the context it's being used in here...
Pre' sure you misunderstood 'Alan Tyson', 'Mabus'. I think what he was getting at was it was funny when in French class he got to call his teacher Madame when it was the name of a female brothel operator. As far as I can tell. But maybe you're right and he's ridiculous.
Kitty's right. What I meant was, in American pronunciation, or at least the flat midwestern dialect I'm used to, both terms are said the same way, I just never noticed anything was weird about it until I took French and found out how you're really supposed to say "madame."
I think those two terms are confused for a reason. Female brothel owners probably tried to cultivate the idea that they were, in fact, a kind of misunderstood gentility, and try to call themselves Madam Dove or Madam (insert name here), and play up their occassionally maternal relationships to "their girls". This makes it easier on the more upperclass clientele to attend their establishment, make the clientele feel like they're doing respectable business instead of just paying to geet some. But did you know that "ma'am", the sorrect term for a female military officer of higher rank, is just a slurred version of "madam"? And that one is considered to be equal to calling a male of higher rank "sir".
Not sure if I already said this or not, so bear with me if I seem to be losing my mind.
The other day I was at the store and ran across a young man with a crazy wonderful faux-hawk/dreads hairdo, striped kneesocks, and artfully ripped clothing who was purchasing large amounts of Spam. My first though was "Wow, he looks like he jumped right out of Templar." My second, of course, was that I wish I had a picture for you.
Just thought you might like to know how much Templar is inserting itself into my day-to-day life...
While I miffed (miffed!) over the terrible wait (it's terrible), it feels 'less' as I hold my precious copy of The Great Outdoors. It really is awesome. (I'm the guy who asked for the dragonfly sketch. It's awesome)
Well, his hair was much longer at the back of his head than everywhere else, and he'd made the long parts into dreads, you see. But the rest of his hair was stuck up into a mohawky thing.
People are pretty creative with their hair around here, but that was the oddest/coolest I'd seen in a while.
Auuugh! Cliffhanger! Spike, what am I gonna use the internet for if I can't keep frantically checking for the next update, knowing you'll be selling things and making money at a con?! What, I ask, what?!
One hell of a cliffhanger to leave, though. I like that you used the term madam - ever since French class it's always made me quite tickled whenever someone in 'polite' anglican society refers to a respectable woman as such.
... I hope you used respectable ironically there Alan. ^^; You know that madam is the term traditionally used in the states for a female pimp, right? And considering the statue and the dialog, I'm pretty certain that that is the context it's being used in here...
Ooh, Mabus, you're not about to suggest that the oldest profession is an unrespectable line of work, are you?
I certainly hope not!
Pre' sure you misunderstood 'Alan Tyson', 'Mabus'. I think what he was getting at was it was funny when in French class he got to call his teacher Madame when it was the name of a female brothel operator. As far as I can tell. But maybe you're right and he's ridiculous.
But don't you use the term "Madam" at all, unless to refer to a brothel owner, in english ?
I thought it was the female Equivalent of "Sir", and that you called the brothel owner a "Madame" (with a final e).
Right you are, Wood.
Cliff hanger? Am I to understand that there won't be an update for quite awhile? I assume this has something to do with this "Fallcon" thing, yes?
Actually, it's madam if you're talking about a brothel owner. Madame is the polite title. Check dictionary.com. :)
Kitty's right. What I meant was, in American pronunciation, or at least the flat midwestern dialect I'm used to, both terms are said the same way, I just never noticed anything was weird about it until I took French and found out how you're really supposed to say "madame."
But Minka is right. I AM ridiculous. C:
I think those two terms are confused for a reason. Female brothel owners probably tried to cultivate the idea that they were, in fact, a kind of misunderstood gentility, and try to call themselves Madam Dove or Madam (insert name here), and play up their occassionally maternal relationships to "their girls". This makes it easier on the more upperclass clientele to attend their establishment, make the clientele feel like they're doing respectable business instead of just paying to geet some. But did you know that "ma'am", the sorrect term for a female military officer of higher rank, is just a slurred version of "madam"? And that one is considered to be equal to calling a male of higher rank "sir".
Not sure if I already said this or not, so bear with me if I seem to be losing my mind.
The other day I was at the store and ran across a young man with a crazy wonderful faux-hawk/dreads hairdo, striped kneesocks, and artfully ripped clothing who was purchasing large amounts of Spam. My first though was "Wow, he looks like he jumped right out of Templar." My second, of course, was that I wish I had a picture for you.
Just thought you might like to know how much Templar is inserting itself into my day-to-day life...
How do you have a faux-hawk and dreads in the same hairdo, Gwen? I'm having trouble picturing this.
While I miffed (miffed!) over the terrible wait (it's terrible), it feels 'less' as I hold my precious copy of The Great Outdoors. It really is awesome. (I'm the guy who asked for the dragonfly sketch. It's awesome)
Well, his hair was much longer at the back of his head than everywhere else, and he'd made the long parts into dreads, you see. But the rest of his hair was stuck up into a mohawky thing.
People are pretty creative with their hair around here, but that was the oddest/coolest I'd seen in a while.