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Hawkeye	Post subject: If she were taller, it'd be different Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 5:50 pm
Joined: Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 78 Location: South Carolina	Ignoring the misplaced apostrophe in her name, this came from a story about Lil' Kim:<p>Sachs said that the 4-foot-11 rap artist was upset, but “should be commended for acting responsibly and being patient.”<p>First. Who cares how tall she is. <p>Second, should I be commended for acting responsibly and cutting this drivel?
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majorbabs	Post subject: Re: If she were taller, it'd be different Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 3:11 pm
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 744 Location: HuskerLand	I was always taught that you couldn't say someone was petite unless you stated her actual height first. Maybe the writer says she's petite later in the story.<p>That said, there are still writers out there, unfortunately, who think that height is a character element for both men and women.
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Dyslexic	Post subject: Re: If she were taller, it'd be different Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 8:36 pm
Joined: Fri May 31, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 87 Location: Calgary, Canada	Perhaps the writer thought it might be worth mentioning how Lil' Kim got that nickname.
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: If she were taller, it'd be different Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 8:42 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dyslexic: Perhaps the writer thought it might be worth mentioning how Lil' Kim got that nickname.<hr></blockquote><p>I assumed that it was short for "Lillian," although I'm still not sure where that apostrophe comes from.
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Hawkeye	Post subject: Re: If she were taller, it'd be different Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 9:59 pm
Joined: Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 78 Location: South Carolina	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by majorbabs: Maybe the writer says she's petite later in the story. <hr></blockquote><p>Nope; it was one of those A2 People briefs. And the statement in question was in the penultimate paragraph. Just rubbish that seeped in. <p>On another People note:<p>I liked the Sub AP sent on the Snoop Dog people brief. "Eds: SUBS item on Snoop Dogg to DELETE reference to ''hos.''<p>[ June 24, 2003: Message edited by: Hawkeye ]</p>
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ADKbrown	Post subject: Re: If she were taller, it'd be different Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 11:49 am
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1286 Location: Saranac Lake, N.Y.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp: <p>I assumed that it was short for "Lillian," although I'm still not sure where that apostrophe comes from.<hr></blockquote><p>MTV.com says her name is Kimberly Denise Jones, so the Lil' must be an abbreviation for "Little." (Isn't it the same in Lil' Abner?)<p>But how lil' is Lil' Kim? One site said she is 5-2.
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: If she were taller, it'd be different Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:06 am
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	In a too-long story we used about the former New York state comptroller, who is 6 foot 5 or so, a statehouse reporter groping for adjectives wrote that "The tall comptroller said he would..."<p>Somehow, it did not make the final cut...
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