Called me old fashioned or what why is that almost all people and media refer to children as Kids !! - it drives me mad - grrrrrr............... presumably then the DCSF will soon be renamed DKSF - or is it just me ?
BTW Seasons Greetings to you all
Can you explain why it bothers you so much?
It is yet another dillution of standards, tradition, etc - its the association I suppose with the slang , casualness of the word - but then I am of that age I suppose (50+)
I thought DCSF stood for Department of Cushions and Soft Furnishings, so I'm not sure how that works...?Originally Posted by Anorak
You sound like my missus Anorak.
To quote Chris on SupportNet (Christmas lights thread):
According to the DCSF (Dept of Christmas, Sleighs and Fairies), claus S, there must be 2 orange lights for Elf and Safety reasons.
Carpet Monkeys, I call mine.
Thanks for the mention in despatches.
Well.. its been DFE, DFEE, DFES and now DCSF in about ten short years.. don't see why they couldn't rebrand again
Undertaking a quick bit of research, Kid is not a new phenomenon. Think about Billy the Kid, Charlie Chaplin's film The Kid.
It seem that it may have originated in the late 1500s and may be a derivative of the Germanic 'Kind'.
Possibly the word Kid was used for a young goat after the name for a human child.
So I will feel no shame for calling my site (which needs a complete revamp over the holiday with updates during my trip in February) www.KidsAfrica.co.uk .
By the way I'm 53, Anorak (not that I look it ;-) )
Last edited by creese; 24th December 2009 at 02:49 PM.
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