>>>>>>For some reason I thought you were from the East (I am not sure why). Perhaps all us westerners could put "y'all" in our signatures. Kind of a code. :-)
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>>>>>>See y'all later.
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>>>>Hey, hey, hey! I was raised out West and call the South home now, and gotta tell ya, "Y'all" belongs south of the Mason-Dixon. Maybe Westerners should all address each other as dude and dudette. :)
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>>>Dude & Dudette are what we called the kids as teenagers. Drove them out of the house :-)))
>>>
>>>Better than "Hey, Babe" though...
>>>
>>>Barbara
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>>Barbara,
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>>Thanks for the tip, but was there a phrase to make them get jobs? (g)
>>
>>George
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>George the phrase you need is "If you're old enough to drive a car Dude (Dudette), you're old enough to PAY for the privilege" The hardest part was NOT giving in when *I* wanted an errand run :-)
>
>Barbara

Barbara,

Oh, you hit that nail squarely on the head. Of course, these days, if you just want the Dude (Dudette) to pay for their insurance, they might have to have two jobs (g).

George