My almost 3 year old responded to me last night with a "yes ma'am". I didn't take offense to it. I thought that it was cute. I'm like bluebanker. I think it's respect. I'm only 24 though, so maybe I view it differently.

How about going to the zoo for 3 hours knocking you on your hind end. I had to go to bed early! How sad.

No one disagrees that it is respect. It is a matter of perception - the switch from being called Miss vs Ma'am by a person in a store or restaurant (versus my nieces and nephews in Alabama).

If you can answer all of these trivia questions, you are old or, perhaps, just smart.

01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful Citizens would ask, "Who was that masked man?" Invariably, Someone would answer, "I don't know, but he left this behind." What did he leave behind?_______________________

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on the ____________show.

03. Get your kicks, _______________

04. The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed ___________

05. In the jungle, the mighty jungle,_________________________

06. After the twist, the mashed potato, and the watus! i, e "danced" under stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the_________________

07. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestle's makes the very best _______________

08. Satchmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was____________

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?_____

10. Red Skelton's hobo character was ____________________. and he always ended his television show by saying, "Good night, and___________."

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their________________

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by?_________! ______&__________

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music >died." This was a tribute to ___________________

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it; it was called __________

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist; it was called the ___________

I'm not THAT old, but old enough to know most of these:

1. silver bullet
2. Ed Sullivan
3. on Route 66
4. to protect the innocent
5. the lion sleeps tonight
6. limbo
7. chocolate
8. Louis Armstrong
9. Timex
10. maybe I am old, . . . I'm forgetting (but can picture his face)
11. draft cards
12. we just called it the beetle
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. hula hoop

now I can't believe I just sat and typed this out

10. Was that Clem Kadiddlehopper (spelling?)

I did not enjoy Red Skelton but watched the show with my parents, who did.

7. best
10. Good night and God Bless.
12. Bug, Lovebug, Punch Buggy

10. I thought the hobo was Freddie the Freeloader. He ended by saying "Good night and God bless".

It was Freddie.

I always thought you called someone Miss because they wern't married and Mrs. or Mame when they were married. Age had nothing to do with it.

Actually today I was with a very attractive young married woman who performed a colon check. I just called her Doctor.

I am only 23 and knew all but two of those. Am I smart or boring?

13. Don Maclean has never revealed the meaning behind the song. Popular consensus is that it is about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, but there are also(seemingly) references to Bob Dylan, Elvis and The Rolling Stones.

Ah, yes! Freddie the Freeloader! I am so old I forgot!

10. Is actually, "Good night and MAY God Bless". A great child hood memory was watching Red Skelton with my siblings and parents. We always watched this show together as a family, and my grandparents never missed it either. The hobo was Freddie the Freeloader. Clem Kadiddlehopper (sp) was a character also whose signature move was to jump in the air and bicycle his feet while a cowbell sounded. Gertrude and Heathcliffe were two talking seagull characters that Skelton did. Can anyone remember other characters? I want to get the DVD set for my dad for fathers day.

I thought N-E-S-T-L-E-S makes the very best Chalk-lit!

Miss & Ma'am
Use Ma'am as in Yes Ma'am and No Ma'am --- Miss just doesn't sound right, "Yes Miss"?
Use Miss with a name -- always, always with a first name, only with the last name when they are single
And while we are at it, never, never, never use Mrs. with a first name. Miss Ann (doesn't matter if she is married or not); if she is married, Mrs. Robinson; Miss Robinson if not.

There was a fighter who had been hit in the head too many times and a mean "wittle" kid.

What was Flip Wilson's female character's name? That was my favorite character on the show and the pantomime was my favorite part of the show. I wish TV was still as innocent for my kids.

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What was Flip Wilson's female character's name?

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Geraldine

I say "Sir" or "Mam" to almost everyone. I wouldn't say "Miss" under any circumstance. I associate it with people summoning a server or a flight attendant.

And don't forget Sheriff Deadeye