Does it bother you when I call you hon?

[Bunny]

God help me, I've been wanting to call everyone hon lately! What the hell is up with that? Total strangers, my co-workers, fellow DUers. You name it, I'm struggling to NOT call everyone hon. What is the name of this condition, and how did I catch it? :silly:

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. Try "sug" instead.

[jpgray]

5. That's spelled Suge, jackass (nt)

[Magrittes Pipe]

8. Well, this is:

[jpgray]

10. And see? He's a jackass. (nt)

[elperromagico]

12. Yeah, so unless you want to be held out a window by your ankles,

you'd better spell it "suge."

[Magrittes Pipe]

13. Touche.

[short bus president]

18. actually, we used to know a farrier name "Shug"

who spelled it "shug" and pronounced it "shoog" with the "oo" sound as in "good," not as in "boot."

So the name has multiple valid spellings. Just don't call the large, easily-angered black man pictured above "Suge" as in "Stooge."

[Bunny]

6. Sug is good, but I think it's a little more personal than hon.

However, in your case I can make the exception, because I feel like I've gotten to know you well enough for sug. But if I EVER start to call you darlin', you have my permission to slug me. I can't stand darlin'!

[Lady Effingbroke]

2. Being called hon doesn't bother me,

and it's much better than many of the alternatives! I think it's sweet.

[Bunny]

7. Well, you're sweet too, hon!

Who's calling you bad names? Want us to beat them up? :)

[Zomby Woof]

3. fine by me

Although it IS your turn to take out the garbage tonight, sweetie.

[Bunny]

4. I'll be glad to take out the garbage. Just as soon as you clean

up the dog poop! Hon! ;)

[Zomby Woof]

19. oh damn

And the cat poop is just as unpleasant maybe even WORSE.

(If you only knew, sugarlips)

[elperromagico]

9. You've been infected with Southernitis.

Tell me, have you been sniffing the Yellow Rose of Texas lately? ;)

[Bunny]

14. No, haven't been sniffing any yellow roses lately.

But if I start craving swee' tea, I'll know I'm in trouble! :)

[Digit]

11. Sounds like Balimorese to me

[Pithlet]

15. For me, it's sweetie

When it's DU, it's usually when I'm consoling someone. I know it's kind of familiar, but I think it's from living in the South for 6 years.

Anyway, I don't mind when someone calls me that.

[arwalden]

16. Are You A Marylander Too?

[Bunny]

17. Nope. PA born and raised.

But apparently I am getting in touch with my inner Southerner!

[Bossy Monkey]

20. Diner Waitress Syndrome-- unfortunately incurable

but anybody who minds is an asshat, and so can safely be ignored.

More coffee, please.:D

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. Yes, I do. I also hate when people call me "luv" or "sweetie"

I am not your honey. I am the honey of one person, and she is not you; of that, I am most certain.

Maybe it's just me, but it seems so awfully familiar to call someone hon or luv or other words of a similar vein.

Also, please don't kiss or peck my cheek, nor expect me to do the same to you. You may either bow politely or shake my hand. If you shake my hand, that is all you may touch - you do not need to put your other hand on my arm or shoulder. If you are a really, really good friend, you may hug. But unless you are my honey, there is no lip action nor any bodily contact beyond shaking one (1) of my hands.

*note on "sweetie" - if I've done something nice for you, you may call me sweetie, and you only get to use it once, generally in the phrase "You are such a sweetie for doing that" or "What a sweetie you are". But as a general term, no, you may not use the word.

I don't know, maybe I'm just too midwestern german lutheran.