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[Fritz]

Language piracy is the nature of language. I just looked up the origins of the word "cockeyed" this morning (yes, I did). First spotted in print in the 1820's, it meant "squint-eyed," with the "cock" being a kind of adjective, as in "the hammer was cocked." In the 1890's it took on the meaning of one who is off his feed, crazy, wrong, goofy. In the 1920's it came to mean "drunk," as in "F. Scott Fitzgerald is cockeyed again."

Language piracy - it's cockeyed!

[Patler]

Before Linda Hamilton in Terminator II, "Butch" was a common catch-all nickname for the flat-top crowd.

In our neck of the woods, a "butch" only referred to a buzz cut that more or less followed the contour of the head, same "length" everywhere, and looked very rounded. A flat-top, of course was perfectly flat on top. The goal was to have the crown of your head almost shaved to the skin, and to have the hair at the widest part of your head sufficiently long so that the ends would be in the same plane with the crown. We would never have used "butch" to refer to a flat-top.

[mraynrand]

In our neck of the woods, a "butch" only referred to a buzz cut that more or less followed the contour of the head, same "length" everywhere, and looked very rounded. A flat-top, of course was perfectly flat on top. The goal was to have the crown of your head almost shaved to the skin, and to have the hair at the widest part of your head sufficiently long so that the ends would be in the same plane with the crown. We would never have used "butch" to refer to a flat-top.

That's a 'Buzz cut,' military style

[Guiness]

Butch had a different meaning around here - female who dresses masculine, leaning towards punk, leather and denim, probably some piercings. Usually implied to be the dominant half of a she/she relationship.

[swede]

Butch had a different meaning around here - female who dresses masculine, leaning towards punk, leather and denim, probably some piercings. Usually implied to be the dominant half of a she/she relationship.

Which is understandably why today's young man prefers not to be called "Butch". Forty years ago it was just a way of saying "pal" or "buddy" or "kiddo" or "chief" or "sport". Now it is, "Hey, hand me that 5/8 socket, 'Female Who Dresses Masculine'."

[smuggler]

Don't confuse Fitzgerald with Hemingway. A common mistake, I'll grant you.

[Pugger]

There were a few taken:

Are you watching the Mecum auto auction on Velocity this week? The cars on this show are fun to see.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Before Linda Hamilton in Terminator II, "Butch" was a common catch-all nickname for the flat-top crowd. Now I know through experience that its casual use on a young male draws the ire of that person and snickers from his friends. Language piracy sucks.

There is no record of a "Butch" having played for the Green Bay Packers.

Any record of a Packer with this great old name....Buster?

http://youtu.be/XGSWwuxvsXI

[QBME]

There is no record of a "Butch" having played for the Green Bay Packers.

I actually went through all of the rosters since 1921, and you're right - there's no Butch listed.
I did, however, find Boob's, Jug's and lots of Dicks.

[K-town]

I actually went through all of the rosters since 1921, and you're right - there's no Butch listed.
I did, however, find Boob's, Jug's and lots of Dicks.

Wasn't there a center for the Packers in the late 1960's or early 1970's named Wimpy Winther?

[Pugger]

Boob Darling?

[QBME]

Boob Darling?

Sounds good to me Honey.....oh wait....

Yes, played center 1927 - 1931.

[Joemailman]

Wasn't there a center for the Packers in the late 1960's or early 1970's named Wimpy Winther?

Good call. Richard Lew "Wimpy" Winther. http://www.pro-football-reference.co...W/WintRi20.htm

[Pugger]

Sounds good to me Honey.....oh wait....

Yes, played center 1927 - 1931.

His widow lived across the street from me when I was in high school. She showed me photos of him in his playing days. Her name was Babe. Babe and Boob Darling.

[ThunderDan]

Speaking of old packers, Randy Wright was at the restaurant we ate at last night in Madtown.