Being cheeky, have you ever been, or someone towards you?

grahamg

grahamg

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Have you ever been cheeky, or remember someone being particularly cheeky towards you.

I remember once completing a job, and the only response I got for my efforts was, "Is that it?". :mad:.
 

Back in the 80's, I had two men come in to lay a new kitchen floor. It was summer, and I had lots of cold drinks in the fridge, and the coffee pot was on. I opened the fridge and said "please, help yourself". The older man piped up with "never tell anyone to help themselves .. they might help themselves to everything in the house". I just replied .. "I'm sure you understood I meant 'help yourself to a beverage if you get thirsty' ".

Rather odd response, I thought.
 
OMG, all the time, and in my younger years it was worse, because I hadn't learned how to speak up for myself yet, but now, I wouldn't stand for it.

I don't know if it's old-age setting in, or whether is a reflection of 56 years on the face of the planet thus far, or if speaking out on, and up for oneself, comes by way of experience, but I have no problem coming up with an equal right back to bat-down those who feel the need to put-down or belittle others.

We live in a world with all kinds, and having a sense about oneself in relation to how to adapt to such, is the best remedy of all.
 

Pinky said:
Back in the 80's, I had two men come in to lay a new kitchen floor. It was summer, and I had lots of cold drinks in the fridge, and the coffee pot was on. I opened the fridge and said "please, help yourself". The older man piped up with "never tell anyone to help themselves .. they might help themselves to everything in the house". I just replied .. "I'm sure you understood I meant 'help yourself to a beverage if you get thirsty' ".

Rather odd response, I thought.
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It’s confusing but I believe it is simply a man’s attempt at humour. 🧐🙃lol
 
I've been on both sides.

Nobody likes a cheeky-monkey!

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I remember a landlady having some work done on her house, who was so worried about burglars she told you to lock the front door behind you the moment you entered, even if going back and forth to your car.

When the builders left two bottles of her home made wine mysteriously went missing, and accusations were made against myself, and another lodger who had just moved in. She and her witness neighbour brought in to capture our reactions seemed to back down pretty quick when we suggested she contact the police.

I hope those builders enjoyed their illicit wine, though it was probably rubbish, and she never realised how little she knew of human nature, where all of us are supposed guilty without evidence!

My fellow lodger and I both moved out the next day, to leave the old maid to herself, and her toady neighbour. The cheek of it!!!!! :eek: .
 
“I used to be nice but I got over it!”
Just last Friday, 4/24 I got very cheeky with the apt mgr. I wanted them to change the filter on the AC ahead of the heatwave forecasted for this week & she started arguing with me & tried to tell me that because of the virus they were only doing “emergencies”. Meanwhile a letter had come out from the owners that there might be people having trouble paying their rent, but owners expected prompt payment as “they had bills too.” Well our discussion escalated to the point I told her that as long as Social Security was solvent I’d be paying my rent on time & I expected to get what I was paying for! She backed down & the filter was installed immediately . Only took him 5 min, we’re wearing masks & all he had to touch was the unit itself.
Then this week when I went up to pay the rent, she was fawning all over me & couldn’t do enough for me.
 
fmdog44 said:
I have never heard the term "cheeky."
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I wasn't sure whether the word "Cheeky" would cross the Atlantic, but hadn't got an alternative in my mind, (still haven't, unless "Sassy" cuts it?).

I've got a funny feeling though, whether or not you're aware of the term, you've a good repertoire of comments fitting the bill to call upon, you "cheeky monkey", (Stan and Olly were very cheeky too!). 🙃😋 .
 
I went into the Emergency Room in early January with symptoms of a mild stroke.
They did blood work and a CT scan of my head to check for blockage in the veins.

They call me back after getting the results, and the doctor looks at me and says "I lost the bet. You do have a brain!"

I looked at him and replied "That's just like this place. I've only been here an hour and you've already mixed up my records with someone else's!"

Yeh, that's my default state of being.
 
Define 'cheeky'.

There is a very fine line between a humorous come-back and a snarky remark and where that line falls will vary from person to person and ones disposition at the moment. I suspect that often an effort to appear wise, snappy or funny is interpreted as rude. So much meaning is displayed in facial expression and tone of voice and neither can be conveyed with the written word.. Thus the birth of the emoji.

Most dead-pan humor is rude unless you are in on the joke.

I have an off-beat sense of humor and am often considered mean or rude when no offense was meant.
 
Thread title
Do you like cats?

Comments
Define "cats."
Do you mean domesticated pets or the entire family felidae?
I've never been to British Columbia.
My brother is a beatnik...a real cool cat. No, I don't like him.
I hate Broadway plays.
When you say "Like," do you mean in the emotional sense or the Facebook sense, because my Fluffy has her own Page. She can't type but loves using the mouse.
No, I don't lick cats. Gross!

Gee, grahamg. Why don't you people speak English???
 
In The Sticks said:
Thread title
Do you like cats?

Comments
Define "cats."
Do you mean domesticated pets or the entire family felidae?
I've never been to British Columbia.
My brother is a beatnik...a real cool cat. No, I don't like him.
I hate Broadway plays.
When you say "Like," do you mean in the emotional sense or the Facebook sense, because my Fluffy has her own Page. She can't type but loves using the mouse.
No, I don't lick cats. Gross!

Gee, grahamg. Why don't you people speak English???
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LOL! Gotta love British folks' versions of the English language!!!
However, I occasionally run into differences that are regional differences in the U.S., too.
 
JaniceM said:
LOL! Gotta love British folks' versions of the English language!!!
However, I occasionally run into differences that are regional differences in the U.S., too.
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I've worked for multinationals: French, German, Japanese.

You don't want to see the look on some poor Japanese engineer's face when he returns from visiting sites in Boston, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Dallas, Little Rock and Los Angeles. "Yes, Koyama-san, they are all speaking English."

Then there's the confused looks when I tell them that they're pulling my leg.

re: Brits. I think I commented before that when my mother's relatives would ask if you wanted a wake-up call by a rap on the door, they would innocently ask "Do you want me to knock you up?" Hmmmm.......

The worst is Cockney.

See if you can follow this:
"Down the road" = "Up the frog"
-They say "up" instead of "down" just to flip things around.
-Road sounds like toad so they substitute frog, which is sorta the same.
So rather than say Down the road or even Down the toad, they say I'm going up the frog.

See???????? It mints unblemished coins (makes perfect cents)

A simpler example is saying "Up the apples and pears" in lieu of "Up the stairs" just 'cause it rhymes and it's indirect and avoidant.

My mother was British...a WW2 bride. I've been around her Cockney friends here in the states. It's nothing that a few decades of therapy won't cure mitigate.
 

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