Mom's parents: Granny and Papa.
Dad's mom: Laloo; never knew Dad's father.
Mom's dad's mom: Little Granny.
mom's mom's mom: Big Granny.
I've never heard an explanation as to why everybody called Laloo Laloo, and the spelling is my best phonetic guess. My mom's parents lived in our city when I was younger. They did the babysitting and all. And when I was pre-speech my parents apparently referred to them as "Granny and Grandpa." When I began to talk, those weren't the names I used, though, for whatever reason, and the new ones stuck.
My nieces and nephews call my parents Didi (my mom's name is Dena) and Big Daddy, I believe.
man, do i miss my Granny and Papa right now. My condolences, HawthorneWingo.
Basically most would be voting democrat except they're hardline anti-abortion (in a couple cases it's other moral issues, but that's all it ever is). It's not so much that I want them to vote for my candidate (not that I would mind, I just feel a little bad putting it on that level) as it is that I want them to see there's more to the candidates than single issues.
Also several have said they won't vote at all because it "doesn't matter", the candidates are the same, so forth. In doing this I'm trying to bolster my case that voting isn't always about the next 4 years or the change you want to see immediately, but the next several decades and the change you want to see over that time.
I feel like I saw lists like this all the time when we were selecting a democratic nominee, but now I can't find one that fits Bush and Kerry specifically.
The Torn Hymenity. Yeah, I know.
posted by pendy 20 years ago
In "Curious, George: The GRANDEST of parents..."
Mom's parents: Granny and Papa. Dad's mom: Laloo; never knew Dad's father. Mom's dad's mom: Little Granny. mom's mom's mom: Big Granny. I've never heard an explanation as to why everybody called Laloo Laloo, and the spelling is my best phonetic guess. My mom's parents lived in our city when I was younger. They did the babysitting and all. And when I was pre-speech my parents apparently referred to them as "Granny and Grandpa." When I began to talk, those weren't the names I used, though, for whatever reason, and the new ones stuck. My nieces and nephews call my parents Didi (my mom's name is Dena) and Big Daddy, I believe. man, do i miss my Granny and Papa right now. My condolences, HawthorneWingo.
posted by pendy 20 years ago
In "Curious, George: Need some swing-voter help"
Basically most would be voting democrat except they're hardline anti-abortion (in a couple cases it's other moral issues, but that's all it ever is). It's not so much that I want them to vote for my candidate (not that I would mind, I just feel a little bad putting it on that level) as it is that I want them to see there's more to the candidates than single issues. Also several have said they won't vote at all because it "doesn't matter", the candidates are the same, so forth. In doing this I'm trying to bolster my case that voting isn't always about the next 4 years or the change you want to see immediately, but the next several decades and the change you want to see over that time.
posted by pendy 20 years ago
Thanks for all your tips, everybody. Big help. Chimaera, I sympathize but unfortunately have nothing to add. You put it very well.
posted by pendy 20 years ago
I feel like I saw lists like this all the time when we were selecting a democratic nominee, but now I can't find one that fits Bush and Kerry specifically.
posted by pendy 20 years ago
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