No Name-Calling (Dem Secretary Goes Haywire)

Politico ^ | 6/17/2009 | Politico

[ApplegateRanch]

Seems like he has some experience with nutjobs..

Maybe he's providing Bossy Bessy, the Becton Cow, with some Job Therapy?

[grey_whiskers]

I think that over time, this is going to rival the infamous Claire Swire email chain.

Cheers!

[Dr.Deth]

Hey there, sweet t**s, so how’s about you getting me on McDematitis’ calendar and then you and me going out for some roofie coladas?

[ApplegateRanch]

I pretty much agree with you, but these two are hardly strangers to each other.

Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting Request

Of course! Again, I am sincerely sorry for offending you. I must have mis-heard and it was in no way my intention to make you upset. I always enjoy working with you and seeing you at the WSS events J

Best, XX

[DJ MacWoW]

but these two are hardly strangers to each other.

She had obviously never called her "Liz" before nor been invited to do so. It certainly doesn't sound as if they were friends. She didn't know her well enough to know she doesn't use a nickname.

[ApplegateRanch]

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SunkenCiv is involved in this? I've never seen this on any of the list pings.

[AFPhys]

One of my sisters is named Elizabeth.

I LOVED calling her “Lizard”! That was one of the great things that got a rise out of her...

Liz? She would answer without a second thought, any more than she would Beth.

It is great to pull the legs of people whose mother, or they, have determined that ONLY their full proper names are to be used.

[ApplegateRanch]

It is great to pull the legs of people whose mother, or they, have determined that ONLY their full proper names are to be used.

Or wife.

I worked with a Peter, who preferred Pete...but whose wife DEMANDED he be called PETER in her presence.

She became incensed if anyone dared desecrate his name, and he better not contradict her, either.

I told her once that she must be confused; Peter spends his days eating pumpkins; Pete runs an ICU at night. Other times, others gigged her just to watch, too.

Since she was neither employee nor patient's family, it was fun to unglue her on the rare occasions she brought him his dinner around 1 AM. Pete would laugh about it...after wify-poo left.

Aside: the rest of us on the unit were his age or OLDER; no one was younger than he was.

[AFPhys]

The best way to assure that you are going to be ribbed about things like this is to completely ignore them, I’ve found. Actually, I discovered that somewhere around 4th grade, I think... I guess Ms.Elizabeth didn’t ...

She is going to have this follow her now, possibly forevermore.

[antceecee]

We use to know a young woman we called Lizard... lost touch, but she loved the nickname.

[TruthWillWin]

Goes Haywire? One would have to be already “Haywire” to work for McDermott.

[martinidon]

here is the e-mail I sent

Hi Liz,
I read about your e-mail exchange in the news. Wow, you must have some real anger issues. Why is it that all liberal Democrats are so angry?
You know I have a daughter named Elizabeth. When she was growing up she did not like her name so she went by her middle name. Then while in High School she decided she did not like her middle name and wanted to be known as Elizabeth. But now she has graduated from college and we laugh about the things she did as a teenager.
I don’t think I read in the article; but how old are you?
Well, I am sorry you don’t like to be called Liz; but think of it this way you could be called by a name a whole lot worse...
Maybe you should think about some anger management counseling. Maybe its your boss. I know I have had some real embarrassing bosses in my life time.
Anyway, lighten up after all we are paying your salary; which from what I read, you appeared to be highly overpaid.

Take care Liz

Sincerely,
Donald

BTW, people have also called me Don, Donny, and Donna but its okay because I am a grown up :)

[FreedomOfExpression]

She had obviously never called her "Liz" before nor been invited to do so. It certainly doesn't sound as if they were friends. She didn't know her well enough to know she doesn't use a nickname.

Well, that sure calls for a tirade of emails going off on the offender!

My generation has enough sense to make a correction and then move on.
Are you saying that your generation was taught to hold on to a mistake and milk it till you feel like letting the poor sucker off the hook?

IMHO, This was in no way called for, and from a government employee, it is contemptible. She deserves the scorn she is receiving.

[VeniVidiVici]

She deleted her Facebook but left the remnants.

Valley Girl.

[FreedomOfExpression]

I can’t believe all the freepers that are emailing her. She had a right to ask not to be addressed so familiarly. I really am shocked. Guess that I’m from a different generation.

My previous post is also a reply to your post #80, quoted above.

[DJ MacWoW]

You didn’t read all my posts? Nor the complete posts?

[Ann Archy]

Lizzy is as NUTTY as her Boss, McDermott!!

[FreedomOfExpression]

You did say she went overboard in one, maybe two posts, but then you seemed to defend her actions by saying that the other person had no right to be so familiar, or something to that effect.

Perhaps this is a pet peeve with you as well, because many people think she was WAY out of line.

[DJ MacWoW]

As I said, it was over-reaction. But I hate for people to call me "Deb". That's rude. And too intimate if I don't know them. A few years ago a man called me "Deb Hon". First time I had ever met him.

Btw, who released the private emails? For what purpose?

I still say this woman has the right to ask to be addressed by her name. One shouldn't presume that another person ever uses a diminutive of their name without being told to address them in that manner.

And it's not weird. As an aside, the French have two forms of "you". One is intimate, "tu", and one is formal, "Vous". So do the Spanish. It acknowledges that some relationships are general while others are intimate.

[Darksheare]

LizzardBeth Bexton?
Hmmm..