Dearest Condescending Darling (Limerick)
This limerick was inspired by some patronizing, condescending comments made on a Facebook Friend’s wall:
Dearest Condescending Darling
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear sweetheart, the “darling” address
Condescends and is irksome unless
It’s said by a spouse
Or a lover, dear louse.
For most others, it means to aggress.
(Posted at I Saw Sunday.)
Tags: Aggressiveness, Annoy, Communication Humor, Condescension, Facebook Limerick, Feminist Humor, I Saw Sunday, Patronizing Behavior
Nice and different! the prompt is intriguing
Ha ha, you tell her
Thanks!
well that had me smiling! very good.
Oh very good! :o)
Nice one! :-)
Thanks for leaving your link at I Saw Sunday.
Ahh! So you have met her as well. She is such a poser. Thanks for this one,
Elizabeth
Thanks for your kind words, everyone!
Great response to someone who overstepped the boundaries of good taste… I love it! One of the most irksome things I experience now that I’m in my mid-fifties, is having everyone younger… waitresses, cashiers, etc. call me “Sweetie”. Even though I know it’s meant as an expression of hospitality, I have the overwhelming urge to inform them I am not their Sweetie, and my own would surely object! :-))
LOL JTS, maybe you should try it. Could be interesting. :) Thanks!