Last night we had a very late & long drive back home from visiting the family. Many deer were avoided, my senses on high alert, trying to get everyone home safe and sound. No more than 5 minutes to go, we approach the final bridge before getting home. Look, I say to the hubby, I think it's a wolf on the bridge! (Feeling pretty stoked about this as I had just seen my first wolf not even a week ago!) Wait!! It's a cougar!! (This is doubly exciting!!) It was walking right in front of the car, taking it's time......truly magnificent!! Side note: The camera that WAS behind my seat on the ride down.......was now in the trunk next to the pot of chili we had for supper! Frustrating!! (Instead see grainy cellphone pic below)
So, we get home and I immediately post on facebook that the long drive was worth it because I saw a cougar on the bridge! :-)
I wake up this morning, only to find my post with comments such as:
"How old was she?"
"This made me laugh so hard!"
"Was she wearing fishnets?"
This is how our language has "evolved". Once a word meant to describe a magnificent & powerful feline predator, is now reduced to a word that describes a used up older women on the prowl for younger men.
Sigh.......this is the "evolution" of language??
GermanG
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