DCSF to be renamed DKSF ? or are we breeding Goats ?

[Anorak]

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

[sparkeh]

Can you explain why it bothers you so much?

[Anorak]

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+)

[AngryTechnician]

presumably then the DCSF will soon be renamed DKSF - or is it just me ?

I thought DCSF stood for Department of Cushions and Soft Furnishings, so I'm not sure how that works...?

[matt40k]

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.

[creese]

Carpet Monkeys, I call mine.

[creese]

You sound like my missus Anorak.

 

To quote Chris on SupportNet (Christmas lights thread):

 

Thanks for the mention in despatches.

[kylewilliamson]

Well.. its been DFE, DFEE, DFES and now DCSF in about ten short years.. don't see why they couldn't rebrand again

[creese]

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) http://www.KidsAfrica.co.uk .

 

By the way I'm 53, Anorak (not that I look it ;-) )

Edited December 24, 2009 by creese