Just discovered a friend of mine has been one for over twenty years, how do I handle this as he is a Godparent to one of my daughters.
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Just discovered a friend of mine has been one for over twenty years, how do I handle this as he is a Godparent to one of my daughters.
pedagogue?..... as in 'a pedantic teacher'?..... or paedophile, as in evil filth who likes to hurt children?
Of course you have to talk to them in a very subdued manner, talk quietly, talk as if you know what is going on.
Then you have to let them down sloooowly, and gently, not too quickly otherwise the get agitated, and will demand to know what you know.
And seeing as you know SFA they turn into a rageing mess. :D :cool:
Al :p
Why did I get my post deleted? I was talking about being anal retentive.
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As per Clinton, Do you really mean pedagogue? Ok, being pedantic can be a pain, but it's not that bad. The other variety mentioned by Clinton don't come even close to being in the same equation. Plastic pipes and barbed/razor wire springs to mind...Quote:
Originally Posted by Clinton1
ped·a·gogue (phttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ebreve.gifdhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gifhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/schwa.gif-ghttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/obreve.gifghttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/lprime.gif, -gôghttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/lprime.gif)n.1. A schoolteacher; an educator.
2. One who instructs in a pedantic or dogmatic manner.
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Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
Grrrrrrr, you devil you.. :eek:
Al :cool: :p
Sorry peoples, just a bit bored and all was quiet, I received an email from him in relation to a letter he circulated about his title, it seems that a semi literate beaurocrat took umbrage at his self confession of being a pedagogue and started the ball rolling about this type of person being allowed within the education system.
His resignation was called for before the teachers union took said idiots to task who appeared not even to have viewed the said correspondence.
Several red faces from what I can gather.
Ah, so it means sh@t stirrer? :D
Pretty much I suppose:rolleyes: which is not really like me;)
This almost caused me to spill some very nice Pinot Noir. The bloody morons! Is one to believe that these blasted beaurocrats dodn't know the meaning of the term 'pedagogue'? God's teeth!Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
I believe that the original joke concerned a pedant and the moves that were taken against him by a boss before the term was explained to said boss. (no apology was forthcoming)
One who instructs in pedantic or dogmatic manner
Now that we have Pedagogue out of the way-
I know a bloke that thinks Monogamy is a timber species.
P
And the Yank's wife who threw away her birth control pills when he bought a condominium.
Tex
Or the poor Washington DC administrator who complained his budget was niggardly (a Scandinavian term meaning cheap or miserly) and the local ethnic chaps tried to force his resignation. After a bit they just said "never mind, just kidding.":o :o :o
Ha ha ha. Everybody knows that it means to be bored stupid by the same woman for years without end.Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
When I was a kid I thought a socialite was a Labour Party member:rolleyes:
(Is there a difference?)
PeterQuote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
And the difference? One is straight and the other interlocked (ref. Bootle, Wood in Australia.) With apologies to Mrs Malaprop (and anybody else who would like one).
Sorry. Becoming pedantic.:rolleyes:
Regards
Paul
What absolutely gob smacks me is the number of public servants who don't think to consult google.
If they would have googled Dr Patell there would have been no DR Death scandle & a whole lot of suffering would have been averted.
cheers
But it was Queensland.........
It is, there's heaps of red monogamy growing across the road from here.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Mick
But there's none in Nimbin:rolleyes:
You're right, I believe they mainly have fast growing Serial Monogamy, with patches of Poygamy not uncommon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Mick
Hmmm... My Pedagogue (Aussie Bicycling Tours: Places To Avoid) says Kuranda is known for it's expanses of monotony. Typo? It also mentions something about large numbers of expatriate Kiwis but I don't believe that... surely not all their fathers are dead? :confused:
Anyways, I only bought it for thr front cover; it has a big red button with DON'T PNAIC! printed across it. It works... I haven't pnaiced since buying it. :)
Polygamy? Best glue I've ever used.;)