What are the consistencies in the Routier's stories?

[Goody]

I'm 37, which means Darlie and I are of the same generation. I have never even spoken with anyone who dressed the way Darlie did. I've seen them, but it's sort of like seeing an animal in a zoo. I had never even heard of a thong until just a few years ago. So if I am reading too much into it, it's because she is alien to me. And I don't think it's cool for you to judge me for it.

I didn't post that to you so why do you want to turn it into a personal affront to yourself? I don't recall being the one doing the judging in the first place. I didn't say you slept around. So what's your beef?

 

[deanws]

I'm 37, which means Darlie and I are of the same generation. I have never even spoken with anyone who dressed the way Darlie did. I've seen them, but it's sort of like seeing an animal in a zoo. I had never even heard of a thong until just a few years ago. So if I am reading too much into it, it's because she is alien to me. And I don't think it's cool for you to judge me for it.

I think it is outrageous myself! I can just imagine the looks of those little old ladies face! OMGosh.....to be a fly on the wall! LMAO!!!!

 

[Goody]

No I have already said I misunderstood what Jane said. I was not misled by Darlie, as far as sleeping around. I think Darlie does/did not know how to act in polite company. Jane also said something about Darlie knowing how to bat her eyes and flirt by age 7. I'm sorry Goody, but I find that odd. And no, I'm not saying that means she was having sex(can we say that word?) at age 7, not saying that at all. I think that is inappropriate, just as her alleged behaviour in the interrogation
room with Lynch is. You don't pull down your britches and your knickers to show your body art when being questioned about your sons being murdered. Showing injuries, but not just to be showing.
And I don't think the unkempt Darlie is the real Darlie. Nothing supports this, even .witnesses They saw her wearing make-up and with her hair done and a manicure normally. After the birth of Drake and before the murders, Darlie stopped doing those things. She didn't do anything. She hired a maid, someone to do laundry and someone to watch Drake. She was not mentally heathly. I'm not giving her an excuse for murder, no way, but something was wrong with Darlie during that time.

Okay, so you think she was trashy, and that means what? That she was trashy or just that you think she was trashy. I will go with the latter but still don't know why it is such a big deal. Personally, I think she was more flashy than trashy,that she liked the attention being a blonde bombshell got her. Sometimes women like that make you roll your eyes,but I don't think the "trashy" look makes them good or bad people. I don't even get the criticism.

 

[beesy]

I didn't post that to you so why do you want to turn it into a personal affront to yourself? I don't recall being the one doing the judging in the first place. I didn't say you slept around. So what's your beef?

I'm sorry Goody. You used the word "yall" so I thought you were including me in that since Pam and I are both talking about it. I don't have any beef with you. Once again, I am a stupid idiot and have misunderstood something. I'm sorry

 

[deanws]

My husband wanted to know what she was trying to buy and if a man was selling it. If so, he said that was a good way to beat them down! LMAO! He said she has a screw loose and that she was shopping for more than just stuff at the garage sale. :laugh: What a man response.

 

[deanws]

I'm sorry Goody. You used the word "yall" so I thought you were including me in that since Pam and I are both talking about it. I don't have any beef with you. Once again, I am a stupid idiot and have misunderstood something. I'm sorry [url="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_9_8.gif"]http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_9_8.gif[/url]

You are NOT stupid. Me going to smack beesy if she says bad things about herself again. :blowkiss:

 

[deanws]

By the way...if it is me and a flea...in Texas...that would be a yall. I guess I do use that word a lot don't I? :bang:

 

[beesy]

By the way...if it is me and a flea...in Texas...that would be a yall. I guess I do use that word a lot don't I? :bang:

Not at all. I do too. Ya'll is plural. Don't you hate in movies or on TV when people think all they have to do to nail a Southern accent is to say "ya'll" all the dang time? And they always use it wrong. It's plural, Hollywood.

 

[Goody]

I know what you mean beesy. My grandmother had a WHOLE list of things that a "lady" did and did not do. It was just what a mother or grandmother teaches her child/grandchild. It doesn't mean that those other girls that do that are horrible. It is just a standard that moms set. And trust me...if I wanted to go out...I did as my grandmother(Nano) said! LOL! :innocent:

But there are a lot of women who are not ladylike. That doesn't make them any less human than you are. I think it is sad that we want to hang unflattering lables on those who are different than we are. Look at Erin Brokovich. She was living with a biker,dressed a lot like Darlie, and was a real pistol....yet it was she climbing in the mud and taking the risks to nail a big company for causing cancer to area residents. The "ladies" in her office, who looked down their noses at her, didn't do squat for humanity. There are all kinds of inappropriate heroes out there who manage to rise above the boxes we put them in because we look down on their appearance or lack of education,etc. Not that it matters if they become heroes or villians. We should know better than to try to put people in boxes. We should know better than to place so much value on how ladylike one is. Shoot, Calamity Jane's life had value, too.

I have just seen labels do so much harm and don't understand the need for them. Prejudices like this often prevent a young woman from having the courage to raise themselves up. I know we are going to have to use them to some extent. We have to have some gauge on which to guide our judgments, but I just wish we would be careful about how much authority we give them. Esp since there is no real evidence that Darlie actually was as flashy as you all believe. I don't think she was. I think she had some moments but not enough to paint her with such a broad brush. I will bet if the truth were known she had more days where she was dressed in baggy shirts and jeans than bikinis. I would hate for some young woman who likes hoop earrings and thong bikinis to breeze thru here and feel we think all "inappropriate" gals are scumbags.

But that is just my opinion.

 

[Goody]

My husband wanted to know what she was trying to buy and if a man was selling it. If so, he said that was a good way to beat them down! LMAO! He said she has a screw loose and that she was shopping for more than just stuff at the garage sale. :laugh: What a man response.

LOL! I guess I got all the wisdom from our generation! hahahahahahah! O, me....the same mentality that if a woman goes to a bar for a drink alone, she is looking for a man. :banghead:

 

[Goody]

Not at all. I do too. Ya'll is plural. Don't you hate in movies or on TV when people think all they have to do to nail a Southern accent is to say "ya'll" all the dang time? And they always use it wrong. It's plural, Hollywood.

Not always. It is like "you"...it could go either way. I have heard people, usually real country people, use it both ways.

In the movies, they never get the southern accents right. They always sound like idiots. Maybe Reese Witherspoon can get it right since she is from the south.

 

[Goody]

Another thing they do is whenever there is a natural disaster, news crews from all over show up and they grab the most countryfied hick they find and he never ever has any fricking teeth!!! And there he is on national TV representing the south like it is made up of a population of illiterate, toothless hillbillies. Mortifies me every time.

 

[beesy]

Wouldn't I have to be Jewish to do that? I was just messing around. Not the "I'm sorry" part though:truce: [/color]

 

[Goody]

Wouldn't I have to be Jewish to do that? I was just messing around. Not the "I'm sorry" part though:truce:

I don't think so. Works great for Catholic mothers, too. And if the truth were known, I will bet the protestants have a handle on it, too. LOL!:woohoo:

 

[deanws]

Another thing they do is whenever there is a natural disaster, news crews from all over show up and they grab the most countryfied hick they find and he never ever has any fricking teeth!!! And there he is on national TV representing the south like it is made up of a population of illiterate, toothless hillbillies. Mortifies me every time.

OMGosh yes! They never get anyone who speaks proper grammar either. :banghead: It makes us all look foolish....and some of us don't need any help!

 

[Goody]

OMGosh yes! They never get anyone who speaks proper grammar either. :banghead: It makes us all look foolish....and some of us don't need any help!

Sometimes I think people from New York esp like to see the south in that ignorant light. Ever noticed how Jay Leno has a field day with the south? It is almost as if an intelligent southerner is an oxymoron! LOL!

 

[deanws]

Sometimes I think people from New York esp like to see the south in that ignorant light. Ever noticed how Jay Leno has a field day with the south? It is almost as if an intelligent southerner is an oxymoron! LOL!

Yeah...but sometimes I laugh too! He is funny. I love Jeff Foxworthy. Now that is a hoot. And Ron White!?!?! OMGosh...they have the south pegged so well. I get a belly ache watching them. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Goody]

Yeah...but sometimes I laugh too! He is funny. I love Jeff Foxworthy. Now that is a hoot. And Ron White!?!?! OMGosh...they have the south pegged so well. I get a belly ache watching them. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Well, the south does have that ignorant side. So does the north. I knew some real dummies in Illinois, and some parts the people have a deeper southern accent than most southerners. It never hurts to make fun of yourself though. It keeps the ego in check. One of my favorite Foxworthy lines, "Up north they have 401Ks; down south we have the lottery." LOL! But that almost speaks to how little big business is willing to pay southerners.

 

[beesy]

But there are a lot of women who are not ladylike. That doesn't make them any less human than you are. I think it is sad that we want to hang unflattering lables on those who are different than we are. Look at Erin Brokovich. She was living with a biker,dressed a lot like Darlie, and was a real pistol....yet it was she climbing in the mud and taking the risks to nail a big company for causing cancer to area residents. The "ladies" in her office, who looked down their noses at her, didn't do squat for humanity. There are all kinds of inappropriate heroes out there who manage to rise above the boxes we put them in because we look down on their appearance or lack of education,etc. Not that it matters if they become heroes or villians. We should know better than to try to put people in boxes. We should know better than to place so much value on how ladylike one is. Shoot, Calamity Jane's life had value, too.

I have just seen labels do so much harm and don't understand the need for them. Prejudices like this often prevent a young woman from having the courage to raise themselves up. I know we are going to have to use them to some extent. We have to have some gauge on which to guide our judgments, but I just wish we would be careful about how much authority we give them. Esp since there is no real evidence that Darlie actually was as flashy as you all believe. I don't think she was. I think she had some moments but not enough to paint her with such a broad brush. I will bet if the truth were known she had more days where she was dressed in baggy shirts and jeans than bikinis. I would hate for some young woman who likes hoop earrings and thong bikinis to breeze thru here and feel we think all "inappropriate" gals are scumbags.

But that is just my opinion.

No, I think they look like scumbags. I'm not sure what the difference is though. If you look like one, aren't you one? If not, what makes you one?
I think you're taking my how to be a lady rules too seriously. My Mama laid down the lady rules for me, but that doesn't mean I've always followed them. Remember me? Ladies don't throw candy at pharmacists, or scream at girls who won't move their fat butts out of the way, or freak out because some woman took the buggie they wanted. But, you know what? I don't chomp gum. Ha!

 

[G.I.RattlesnakeJane]

No, I think they look like scumbags. I'm not sure what the difference though. If you look like one, aren't you one? If not, what makes you one?
I think you're taking my how to be a lady rules too seriously. My Mama laid down the lady rules for me, but that doesn't mean I've always followed them. Remember me? Ladies don't throw candy at pharamacists, or scream at girls who won't move their fat butts out of the way, or freak out because some woman took the buggie they wanted. But, you know what? I don't chomp gum. Ha! [url="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_11_10.gif"]http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_11_10.gif[/url]

They don't threaten city officals with an axe handle in the front yard either.

I scared the guy so bad he got himself transferred to another department.