BKSir -> RE: Does this tell you anything or not? (12/15/2009 5:54:56 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Drifa It's just a condescending thing. It has nothing to do with pedophile or BDSM. "Now listen to your Aunt Martha" or "Let Uncle Bob tell you how this works" are kind of a southern regionalism in which an adult is metaphorically placing themselves in a position of dispensing advice. The faux-familial title is the verbal marker for "I'm about to patronize the shit out of you, listen respectfully". LOL, I LOVE how you put that, especially the last line there. Alas, I even catch myself doing the "uncle" thing every now and again. I'm not sure what's worse though. That, or the way half my friends are now referring to me as Uncle James. >.<
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