Hi All –
The question came up in our group as to which greeting is
more polite, “Hello” or “Hi.” The
person who asked this question had been told by a teacher that “Hello” shows
more respect and therefore, if one of her students encountered her outside the
classroom, it would be best to say “Hello.”
A cursory glance at the beginning of most of my postings
reveals that I usually say “Hi All” instead of “Hello All.” This doesn’t mean that I am
disrespecting anybody – well, except for that guy sitting over there in the
corner – but merely means that In My Humble Opinion (IMHO), either greeting
works.
From that conundrum we moved on to a moving story replete
with food idioms. This tearjerker told the story of poor Mrs.
Havenaught, a young widow still in her salad
days with a babe in arms who was
sweet-talked into buying a lemon of a used car by a well-seasoned salesperson, Simone
Legreedy, who, cool as a cucumber, used honeyed words to win Mrs.
Havenaught over . Just
to look at Simone, you would think that butter
wouldn’t melt in her mouth but, in fact, she was a bad apple who was rotten to
the core. She was definitely full of beans and consumers would be
wise to take her advice with a grain of
salt.
Mrs. Havenaught’s couch
potato husband had recently kicked
the bucket and left her to bring
home the bacon, and, being a good
egg but knowing next to nothing
about buying a car, she was fruitlessly trying to compare apples and oranges. Well, she decided to put all her eggs in one basket and buy
the whole enchilada. So she pulled out her life savings of
$300 and then plunked it down, cash on
the barrelhead. At that point,
the deed was done and the fat was in the
fire. She didn’t know it but
she had gone from the frying pan into the
fire. Starting the car was as easy as apple pie, so far so good,
but then the brakes went south and
BAM! she plowed into a Cadillac!
Fortunately, nobody was injured but Mrs. Havenaught had to fork over another two grand to the owner of the Cadillac –
this is why you have to have car insurance, kiddies! Then her good friend,
Nina, the cream of the crop as far
as I’m concerned, came along to talk
turkey. They chewed the fat awhile and then Nina
made the problem go away by having the car towed to the garbage dump.
There’s definitely food
for thought in this story.
Just because you acquire a taste for
a new car, don’t assume that your salesperson is on the up and up.
Remember, there is no such thing
as a free lunch.
Take care,
Kevin
Reminder: If you are unsure about the meaning of the
idioms used in this message, please refer to "Idioms, Figures of Speech,
and Proverbs" posted in August. An alternative is to look at http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com
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