March 11th, 2009 • 02:03
Huberts Mr Bubble Hijinks
From Lileks:
Grandma – dressed up like someone from the 1910s, of course, just as the Grandmas of today dress like it’s 1961 (shudder) – utters a line usually associated with spinsters: A MAN! This was the classic old-maid response to a fellow who was anywhere but where he was supposed to be; it differs from the utterances of younger, ugly spinsters-to-be, who pronounced the word MAY – un.
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