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Special Ed said:
Who's the gal running this podcast?
I like her.
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In etymological defense of the norms of a certain era...

the only situation in which "gal" (a version of "girl" going back to 18th C. England) carried derogatory connotations was when uttered by "a lady" about another woman. From men (guys?), it was almost always a positive.

The insinuation in referring to a woman as a "gal" was that she was more fun (not speaking sexually, but in personality), more flexible to meet a variety of social situations, and more life-skills capable as a person. A "gal" could put on airs to fit upper-middle class norms of behavior if circumstances demanded, but she was not limited to them, nor enamored with them.

A "gal" is never pretentious, and seldom a pushover who won't stand her ground. She's loyal to her girlfriends, but just as adept at hanging out with the guys (without compromising her individuality).

For several decades, a frequently aired Playtex commercial on TV featured Jane Russell saying "Us full-figured gals know..."

So if someone--maybe 60 or older--refers to you as a gal? Punch him in the shoulder and say, "Thanks!"
 
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On subject, but way off topic... if you've never seen the classic 1944 movie "Laura," indulge yourself! Old school detective mystery, with outstanding performers and plot twists.
Why did this come to my little mind?

pretentious columnist Lydecker: Have you ever been in love?

Detective McPherson: A doll in Washington Heights once got a fox fur out of me.

Lydecker: Did you ever know a woman who wasn't a doll or a dame?

McPherson: Yeah, one. But she kept walking me past furniture windows to look at the parlor suites.

😉 Okay. Back to basketball...
 
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BruisedOrange said:
On subject, but way off topic... if you've never seen the classic 1944 movie "Laura," indulge yourself! Old school detective mystery, with outstanding performers and plot twists.
Why did this come to my little mind?

pretentious columnist Lydecker: Have you ever been in love?

Detective McPherson: A doll in Washington Heights once got a fox fur out of me.

Lydecker: Did you ever know a woman who wasn't a doll or a dame?

McPherson: Yeah, one. But she kept walking me past furniture windows to look at the parlor suites.

😉 Okay. Back to basketball...
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Laura
 
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Rons1989 said:
Looks like our starting five right there lol
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I wouldn’t be opposed to this starting 5.

I would pick Spencer, Spear, Ruby, Puckett, and Latham as the starters based on experience and the system.
Latham started a lot of games for Syracuse as a true freshman at the 5 spot.

Watching Latham’s performance against Alabama and Notre Dame after stepping on campus is as impressive you’ll see for a true freshman.
Tennessee has had players go on to the WNBA that might’ve had good games but never dominated against Alabama and Notre Dame the way Alyssa did as a true freshman last season at Syracuse. She nearly had a triple double.

I think Spearman, Cooper, and Hollingshead will all start games at some point this season based on their performances.

Wells, Boyd, and Darby are going to provide very good depth as well.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
In etymological defense of the norms of a certain era...

the only situation in which "gal" (a version of "girl" going back to 18th C. England) carried derogatory connotations was when uttered by "a lady" about another woman. From men (guys?), it was almost always a positive.

The insinuation in referring to a woman as a "gal" was that she was more fun (not speaking sexually, but in personality), more flexible to meet a variety of social situations, and more life-skills capable as a person. A "gal" could put on airs to fit upper-middle class norms of behavior if circumstances demanded, but she was not limited to them, nor enamored with them.

A "gal" is never pretentious, and seldom a pushover who won't stand her ground. She's loyal to her girlfriends, but just as adept at hanging out with the guys (without compromising her individuality).

For several decades, a frequently aired Playtex commercial on TV featured Jane Russell saying "Us full-figured gals know..."

So if someone--maybe 60 or older--refers to you as a gal? Punch him in the shoulder and say, "Thanks!"
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gal (n.)​

slang pronunciation of girl, 1795, originally noted as a vulgarism (in Benjamin Dearborn's "Columbian Grammar"). Compare gell, 19c. literary form of the Northern England dialectal variant of girl, also g'hal, the girlfriend of a b'hoy (1849). Gal Friday is 1940, in reference to "Robinson Crusoe."also from 1795.

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gal | Etymology of gal by etymonline

"Columbian Grammar"). Compare gell, 19c. literary form of the Northern England dialectal… See origin and meaning of gal.
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Green’s Dictionary of Slang​

gal, n. 1. a young woman, a woman. 2. attrib. use of sense 1. 3. a general term of address to a woman. 4. see girl n.1 (5) 5. see girl n.1 (7)
 
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