[lit-ideas] Re: Not a Donkey

  • From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:35:35 -0700

On Mar 16, 2011, at 4:18 PM, carol kirschenbaum wrote:

> For me, bland backside and behind are the usual terms. Just one term per 
> critter. Human babies get special treatment: each has a tush.
> 
> Carol K.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Veronica Caley <molleo1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When I feel like being polite, which is usually, I prefer derriere.  Even 
> though it's a French word, most Americans know it.  Except teens sometimes, 
> in which case I explain.
> 
> Veronica Caley
> 
> Milford, MI
> 
And then, of course, there's a butt, which we all know is a barrel you shoot 
arrows at when the King of England demands you practice, a target before the 
word "target" became common.

David Ritchie,
minding his p's and q's in
Portland, Oregon

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