tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post4922959151764136859..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: CurmudgeonCS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-3863683402075817462013-08-29T20:55:41.941-07:002013-08-29T20:55:41.941-07:00Hey Christine,
Your German family might be somethi...Hey Christine,<br />Your German family might be something like the Victorian Brits that made up one side of our family (& who curiously landed in Texas). The name "Muddee" was an outgrowth of that Victorianism -- the children were supposed to call her "Mother Dear."CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-28630424524329141032013-08-29T20:12:57.922-07:002013-08-29T20:12:57.922-07:00My very German family called our grandparents by t...My very German family called our grandparents by their LAST names. As an adult I have thought about how cold that really was! I am quite familiar with Mossback but...don't remember why...geezerdom setting in! Thanks for the info about curmudgeon. Love that word! Christine Ahernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332152375980196208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-22047772238197003682013-08-29T19:48:33.465-07:002013-08-29T19:48:33.465-07:00Anne & Rachel,
Thanks for joining me in my wor...Anne & Rachel,<br />Thanks for joining me in my wordly foolishness. Rachel, Pepere & Memere remind me that I forgot to mention what we called my parents, Muz & Puz. And yes, I hadn't previously run into mossback, but it's mahvelous.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-63865458840700806842013-08-29T19:38:31.383-07:002013-08-29T19:38:31.383-07:00I love "mossback" too! And I think my fa...I love "mossback" too! And I think my favorite word in the whole piece is your own "grumpworthy." As I progress into geezerdom, I find more and more things are grumpworthy.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-35553609268939030262013-08-29T17:10:56.983-07:002013-08-29T17:10:56.983-07:00I knew (or could guess at) the origins of "ma...I knew (or could guess at) the origins of "malcontent" and "misanthrope", but everything else was new. "Mossback" is my new favorite!<br /><br />For my father's side, New Hampshireans of French Canadian extract, we called my grandparents "Pepere and Memere". For my mother's side, Pensacola Floridans, we went with "Pawpaw and Grandma." <br /> But what they love to trot out for visitors is the time I called my grandmother "fat." (I was five!!)Rachel6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15138745237488029817noreply@blogger.com