What I want to know is...

[lethargic_man]

Where did Transport for London get an eight-year-old version of livredor?

(The fact livredor says she didn't actually look like this at that age is, of course, irrelevant to those of us who didn't know her then...)

Comments

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

For the same reason I locked the last one of you with photos. If you're happy for it to be public, I'll unlock it.

And I do wish you wouldn't call me babe. I'm grown up now, I am.

[liv]

It's very considerate of you to be so careful of my privacy. But since this is clearly not actually a photo of me, it would be kind of odd to object to people seeing it!

And I will try to break the habit of calling you 'babe'. I'm afraid it's my default term of affection. And there aren't many other words that (for me) carry the same connotations of cool and sexy and fun but without shading into potentially soppy endearments. I did know that you object to it, but I'm not always very good at keeping that in mind. Sorry.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

FWIW, I think babe is cute. Not that I'd otherwise wish to influence this discussion in any way, you understand! :-)

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

My objection is less with the form of endearment than to the use of it in a public forum; I just don't feel comfortable with it.