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07-26-2006, 10:22 AM | #16 |
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Egad...this conversation makes me think how terribly immature I am for my age!
I will say to a coworker "How cute is that skirt?" However, I'm not phony...if I didn't like the skirt I would keep my mouth shut. So I guess what I'm saying is that "cute" is one of those overused words that has lost meaning because people apply it to so many things. Then again, I have a philosophy on curse words that may be related to this conversation. OK, just because someone decided that a certain series of letters constitute a "bad" word doesn't make the word itself "bad." The emotion it is supposed to evoke may indeed be bad, but the word itself is not. Therefore, I could look someone straight in the eye and say "You happy flower face parental love child" and while it doesn't sound particularly mean if I mean it to be mean then it is. Because someone a long time ago thought that using the word "fuckhead" in that statement is what would make it a bad statement has no bearing on the emotion I am feeling as I say the less innocuous statement. Having said that, "cute" can just be a formation of letters that we use when we are trying to provide a compliment, or an idea of loveliness..it's just verbal convention that leads us to use cute instead of some more illuminating and aesthetic verbage. (What the hell did I just say up there? Never mind, I'm just talking out of my ass.)
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07-26-2006, 10:53 AM | #17 |
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Immature? Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. I've no idea what I was on about when I started this. Anyway, I'm concerned about something else today and it's really, really bothering me: Woody Allen and Scarlett Johanssan. Now, why would their relationship bother me to the degree that it has? Gads.
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07-26-2006, 11:37 AM | #18 |
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this is cute
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07-26-2006, 11:44 AM | #20 |
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The reason God makes puppies and babies so cute....is so you don't kill them!
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07-26-2006, 12:08 PM | #22 |
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If I had a bike, I'd ride it. However, when it's 100+ degrees outside, you just can't find the willpower to walk that block. And since I work in a restaurant, that means I'm on my feet and moving and going the whole time, usually for a good 4-6 hours. After that, I'm doing good to drag my feet to my car.
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07-26-2006, 01:05 PM | #26 |
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THIS is cute.
Wait, I mean it's not "cute," it's something else entirely. Adorable maybe? Can you really say you're immune to this cuteness, Bri? |
07-26-2006, 01:18 PM | #27 |
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Is that minifob?
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07-26-2006, 01:23 PM | #28 |
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That's an adorable monkey!
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07-26-2006, 02:01 PM | #30 |
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precious! adorable and oh, oh so cute!
I think cute, the good kind of cute WAS meant for all kinds of babys! a very darling minifob |
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