"...Oh, what a Cute boat!"

I think "cute" is a term women often use when they like something, but don't know or understand enough about it to make a detailed comment:

Re.: cute boat, cute car, cute house, cute motorcycle, cute dog, cute airplane, cute etc.

Would a man say "you have a cute hot rod"?

or-

You have a cute bike?

You have a cute trawler?

You have a cute horse?

You have a cute rifle?

You have a cute pickup?

You have a cute bulldozer?

You served on a cute aircraft carrier!

Your U.S. Marine buddy was sure a cute friend!

Looks like cute is mostly a term used by females unless a guy is referring to a gal or something else very feminine.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
So just a question here. How many of you refer to your boat in the feminine gender, as in she........... So, if it is a she, is there a problem with "cute"?

I generally say thanks and it's pretty seaworthy too. And the next answer is no I don't fish, or crab or shrimp to which follows, "Well what do you do with a boat?" To that I usually say, "put it in the ocean and go across to the islands."

I guess in my case I'd rather have them say "cute" and start a conversation than just roll on by. 8)

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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hardee":2idldkax said:
So just a question here. How many of you refer to your boat in the feminine gender, as in she........... So, if it is a she, is there a problem with "cute"?

I generally say thanks and it's pretty seaworthy too. And the next answer is no I don't fish, or crab or shrimp to which follows, "Well what do you do with a boat?" To that I usually say, "put it in the ocean and go across to the islands."

I guess in my case I'd rather have them say "cute" and start a conversation than just roll on by. 8)

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
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Wild Blue is definitely a she. I have no issue with "cute." Around our home in south Texas, most boats are for fishing and look like a raft with a big ol' motor on a jackplate; a cabin-type boat is a rarity. The neighbors are used to our non-fishing ways. Hope our girl is doing OK with her long rest in the PNW.
 
As I said, hey, it is a cute boat that I own. No, I have no problem when folks say that... I know they are paying it a compliment. Even if they say "That's a cute LITTLE boat". Well, it is cute, and it is little, relatively speaking at times. (Yet it looks pretty big parked out next to my house! ;-) But I'm happy with it and it does pretty much what I want. ;-) Guess that answers your question. I think in She terms, but I always refer to it as IT! ;-) Colby
 
The C-dory looks cute on the water next to a 44' trawler, but it looks monstrous on the trailer behind my Cherokee. people recognize it as we tow through town.

Chris Bulovsky":3icfdac1 said:
How would you describe a sweet 69 Mustang? Cute??
A vintage BSA or Triumph motorcycle ? Cute??
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depends. '69 coupe, stock, red or blue? cute.
fire breathing rubber burning honda smoking built fastback?
 
We don't have a C-Dory, but a Rosborough. Our boat was called " cute" last summer by a landlubber.
Call my boat "nice looking", "different","great looking"," lobstery" "weird looking", even ugly-just don't call it "cute".
Just one of my personal Quirks I guess:-)
Ron
 
When someone calls you or your boat a name,
or gives a description of either that doesn't agree with you,
and maybe it's an unbecoming (or worse) term,
a really great tool to have in your toolbox is

"Don't take it personally".

The reverse also has value.

Why? What others think of you or yours
is really none of your business
since it is all in their head, not yours.

Thanks, Grandma.

Aye.
 
My dear ol' Grandma (Grandma Murphy, the Irish side of the family) had another take: "If someone says something about you or yours that you don't like... punch 'em in the face!"

Thank you, Grandma. :twisted:

Fortunately, I'm OK with "cute." :lol:
 
That's hilarious Jim. And we must be related because that sounds an awful lot like MY grandmother's advice. :D

But like Casey said, we don't mind the "cute" comments at all. It's so predictable now that we actually anticipate it. It was barely an hour after Casey started this thread that a lady at the gas station said, "Oh! What a CUTE boat!". We love the attention it gets and all the nice people we meet over the boat. We even got an invitation to Australia while boater-homing this summer from a great Aussie couple who came over to meet "the cool couple camping in the CUTE boat"! Who knows, if we didn't have such a cute boat, those people may have just walked on by and we might not be going to Australia in August!


Mary Casebeer (formerly known as Katmai Mary but now simply, BoaterHomer).
 
JamesTXSD":37rg1lds said:
My dear ol' Grandma (Grandma Murphy, the Irish side of the family) had another take: "If someone says something about you or yours that you don't like... punch 'em in the face!"
Thank you, Grandma. SNIP
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Sure, that's an option when you choose to be reactive, defensive and escalating.
That choice makes you their puppet.

I'd choose to not let it bother me.

Aye.
 
Foggy":7009qjtq said:
JamesTXSD":7009qjtq said:
My dear ol' Grandma (Grandma Murphy, the Irish side of the family) had another take: "If someone says something about you or yours that you don't like... punch 'em in the face!"
Thank you, Grandma. SNIP
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Sure, that's an option when you choose to be reactive, defensive and escalating.
That choice makes you their puppet.

I'd choose to not let it bother me.

Aye.
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Nah, it was a joke.
 
Foggy":3m77buun said:
It was for those who thought you were being serious.

I saw your lips move but couldn't hear a word...

Aye.
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I don't think there were many who took me serious, but fortunately they have someone to speak for them. I guess I didn't think a thread about "cute" was all that serious. Sorry I offended you.

For clarification, I don't move my lips when I type. That's a joke, too.

This forum was created when another one lacked a sense of humor. Lighten up, have some fun. I was being "cute"... time to take my show on the road.

Jim
 
I am in no way offended and take most everything that way; w/o offense, not personally as I've indicated on this site.

This points out the limitations of the printed word in conveying meaning without tone of voice or body language.

Sorry if you got your feathers ruffled. Chill. I'm heading out for my morning stroll with my Woobie into beautiful northern Michigan colors by the lake. Ciao.

Aye.
 
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