Sally used the same penmanship book in her school that I did. In later life American adults from other areas were mystified by the Q that looks like a 2. And of course nowadays young adults can’t read cursive. Here in S. Europe the children’s text books are printed in cursive from the get-go. They graduate from lines and circles straight to cursive writing at age 5.
Originally, the Q was like a 2 in cursive. However NAC (New American Cursive) has eliminated most flourishes, embelishments & loops to simplify it for the ‘modern generation’ (also for legibility). When I learned cursive, some 65 years ago, we still had the Q looking like a 2 .. but its changed, as have most things, since then.
oh, drop dead! – love this “quote” for anything controversial. makes an excellent “comeback retort” also Sally. we used it a lot in the ‘60s and ’70s to keep from getting our mouths washed out with soap if we used the other phrase that so many people use today like it’s proper English when they try to think of a comeback retort but don’t have enough brain cells to do so.
My dear Sally, you are confusing a “saying” with a “quotation.” A “saying” is merely something that is said. A “quotation” is something that is said by another giving acknowledgment to that person.
I was taught cursive in Nebraska. My dad was career Navy so we moved around to wear he was stationed. I think it was Malden (Boston) MA but could have been Brooklyn. I also think it was 4th grade. They didn’t write school work. We had boxes of letters (all caps) & numbers. We did our assignments on the desk top with the (scrabble) tiles. I could do it faster with paper & pencil but I had to waste time digging thru boxes to find the letters or numbers I needed!
Saw a British standup comic years ago. For the benefit of his American audience, he told us that the London subway system is familiarly known as the “Underground”. On a trip to New York, he got lost and asked the nearest passerby what was the quickest way to get underground.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
You’re going to drop dead, Sally, when you get a failing grade.
mccollunsky over 1 year ago
Almost any occasion, glad she said that because there would be some awkward times to say it.
orinoco womble over 1 year ago
Sally used the same penmanship book in her school that I did. In later life American adults from other areas were mystified by the Q that looks like a 2. And of course nowadays young adults can’t read cursive. Here in S. Europe the children’s text books are printed in cursive from the get-go. They graduate from lines and circles straight to cursive writing at age 5.
therese_callahan2002 over 1 year ago
She’d have been better off quoting, “I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.”
dcdete. over 1 year ago
Makes you think. Today’s comic is either drop-dead hilarious or Schulz was being drop-dead serious. I can’t tell which. Good grief!
PaulAbbott2 over 1 year ago
It IS a very useful quotation and CAN be used for almost any occasion. Sally should get a “C-” at least.
GerryRoss over 1 year ago
Fredric Brown would agree. He wrote a short story about a guy who gets hit by lightning, and when he says “Drop dead!” to people, they do. Wow!
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member over 1 year ago
Sally, quotes aren’t sayings. In other words, if it’s not attributable to anyone, it’s just a saying… So, I’m saying, DROP DEAD!
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
And if everyone did drop dead, you would be all alone. I think I saw a Twilight Zone show on that theme.
mrcooncat over 1 year ago
Originally, the Q was like a 2 in cursive. However NAC (New American Cursive) has eliminated most flourishes, embelishments & loops to simplify it for the ‘modern generation’ (also for legibility). When I learned cursive, some 65 years ago, we still had the Q looking like a 2 .. but its changed, as have most things, since then.
Doug K over 1 year ago
Charlie Brown’s quote can be just as useful. It can also be used for almost any occasion or situation he is in. “Good grief!”
jagedlo over 1 year ago
I wonder where she picked that phrase up…
Thechildinme over 1 year ago
I fear Sally has APD = Acidic Personality Disorder. Hopefully she’ll outgrow it. We don’t need another Sourpuss in the world!
SharkNose over 1 year ago
My favorite quotation is from Bart Simpson – “I didn’t do it!”
Ellis97 over 1 year ago
Cursive is so hard to read.
Judy Hendrickson [Unnamed Reader - 852856] over 1 year ago
Lucy deserves that statement,drop dead!!!
uniquename over 1 year ago
Almost any occasion. Hopefully you’ll use something different at your wedding.
Dom999 over 1 year ago
Reading Sally’s writing gives me a headache.
Saddenedby Premium Member over 1 year ago
oh, drop dead! – love this “quote” for anything controversial. makes an excellent “comeback retort” also Sally. we used it a lot in the ‘60s and ’70s to keep from getting our mouths washed out with soap if we used the other phrase that so many people use today like it’s proper English when they try to think of a comeback retort but don’t have enough brain cells to do so.
Bookworm over 1 year ago
My dear Sally, you are confusing a “saying” with a “quotation.” A “saying” is merely something that is said. A “quotation” is something that is said by another giving acknowledgment to that person.
delennwen over 1 year ago
Her penmanship is much better than her older brother’s. He prints, and he can’t use a pen properly without squirting ink all over.
EnlilEnkiEa over 1 year ago
I assume the pathologist working alone at night at the morgue doesn’t use this phrase often.
geese28 over 1 year ago
Assertive yet honest
Decepticomic over 1 year ago
She’s not wrong, but I still prefer to say “Eat shi—”
maverick1usa over 1 year ago
I was taught cursive in Nebraska. My dad was career Navy so we moved around to wear he was stationed. I think it was Malden (Boston) MA but could have been Brooklyn. I also think it was 4th grade. They didn’t write school work. We had boxes of letters (all caps) & numbers. We did our assignments on the desk top with the (scrabble) tiles. I could do it faster with paper & pencil but I had to waste time digging thru boxes to find the letters or numbers I needed!
Troglodyte over 1 year ago
It’s a great quotation as they go, Sally! :D
Buckeye67 over 1 year ago
Sally would never say that to her sweet babboo.
Teto85 Premium Member over 1 year ago
One of my favourites is, “Eschew meretricious sesquipadalianisms.”
gantech over 1 year ago
Saw a British standup comic years ago. For the benefit of his American audience, he told us that the London subway system is familiarly known as the “Underground”. On a trip to New York, he got lost and asked the nearest passerby what was the quickest way to get underground.
The man said, (naturally) “Drop dead”
knutdl over 1 year ago
https://dropdead.world/
goboboyd over 1 year ago
Sally, my hero.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
I prefer ‘Good Grief’.
Rtsundeen823 over 1 year ago
I wish more people would talk like Sally and refrain from using today’s MORE Colorful METAPHORS that sadly, are the norm!