"knock up" --usage

[Peter A. McGraw]

I'd say the guy was a runner-up for "Jerk of the Year."

Peter Mc.

--On Monday, September 19, 2005 1:26 PM -0700 FRITZ JUENGLING
<juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US> wrote:

> Recently I was at a  church picnic. I was standing around with my wife
> and several other people chatting about the usual stuff.  One of the
> women, about 30 years old, in the group was pregnant.  A man, about 50,
> came and joined the group and the first thing he said was, speaking to
> the pregnant lady "Well, I see you got knocked up!"  He thought he was
> quite (in the American sense of the word) funny.  I thought that remark
> was extremely rude and inapropriate.  My question, am I just a prude or
> was this really just the remark of a jerk? Would appreciate any comments.
> thanks,
> Fritz



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Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
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