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07/10/05 19:36
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#96962 - Why
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Salaam Payam,

The reason Jez wrote his post was in an effort to demean Michael.

In English speaking cultures, adults engage in so-called baby-speak when interacting with infants. I don't know this with certainty, but I suspect you have something similar in Farsi. Anyway, in English baby-speak is principally characterized by ending a word with a long 'e' sound and following it with one or more rhyming nonsensical words. In this case "Mikey Wikey." The antecedent "ickle," I am told, is apparently British baby-speak for "little." I'm guessing you need to be able to hear it in a Cotney accent for that to make sense.

So, by using baby-speak to refer to Michael (note that Jez did not address the statement to Michael, but about him instead), Jez is attempting to imply infantile characteristics onto Michael. And, apparently, using the baby-speak adjective for "little" was supposed to make the statement even more demeaning.

Finally, by using the baby-speak about someone else, Jez seemed to believe that he was casting himself in the role of the adult. Unfortunately, he seemed to forget that adults use baby-speak when the speak to infants, not about them.

Anyway, I hope this answers your question.

List of 35 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Good Bye Steve            01/01/70 00:00      
   Re: Good Bye Steve.            01/01/70 00:00      
      NoNooNoooNooooNoooooNooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!            01/01/70 00:00      
         What do you mean ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   oooooh dear            01/01/70 00:00      
      Clarification please.            01/01/70 00:00      
         Ickle            01/01/70 00:00      
            Please Mike            01/01/70 00:00      
               A great lost indeed            01/01/70 00:00      
      Why            01/01/70 00:00      
      Why            01/01/70 00:00      
         Why            01/01/70 00:00      
            Great, Joseph!            01/01/70 00:00      
            I know            01/01/70 00:00      
               Simple.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Aha            01/01/70 00:00      
   Michael - please dont leave            01/01/70 00:00      
   karma?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Roll over            01/01/70 00:00      
         Let Michael Clarify            01/01/70 00:00      
            zero karma            01/01/70 00:00      
      Michael's request            01/01/70 00:00      
         A New Revolution!            01/01/70 00:00      
            May be using...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Broken links            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Are User Page contents "public domain"?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Perpetual, non-exclusive licence            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Disclaimer            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Actually I'd prefer it            01/01/70 00:00      
                              A quick thought then            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Yes            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Example of broken links            01/01/70 00:00      
                     state machine tutorial            01/01/70 00:00      
            Revolution of Karma ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   enough of WHAT?            01/01/70 00:00      

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