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    Sweetie, part 2

    I was called for jury duty this week. Mon. two others and I walked to the courthouse together. The man was about 45 and a ceaseless talker. After we checked in, he came and set beside me. It was so cute, he called me Sweetie all morning. Gotta love living in the South!

    During the long hours of waiting, many got acquainted with those around them. We started out with at least 300 people.

    (p.s. In case you don't know, I am old enough to be his mother.)

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    Phew! I'm glad you didn't get offended!

    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    I was called for jury duty this week. Mon. two others and I walked to the courthouse together. The man was about 45 and a ceaseless talker. After we checked in, he came and set beside me. It was so cute, he called me Sweetie all morning. Gotta love living in the South!

    During the long hours of waiting, many got acquainted with those around them. We started out with at least 300 people.

    (p.s. In case you don't know, I am old enough to be his mother.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    I was called for jury duty this week. Mon. two others and I walked to the courthouse together. The man was about 45 and a ceaseless talker. After we checked in, he came and set beside me. It was so cute, he called me Sweetie all morning. Gotta love living in the South!

    During the long hours of waiting, many got acquainted with those around them. We started out with at least 300 people.

    (p.s. In case you don't know, I am old enough to be his mother.)
    I don't mind terms of endearment at all, actually I usually enjoy them but I'm not sure how I'd feel if the person was much younger than me.

    How was jury duty, did you convict the killer? ;)

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    funny you started this thread.. I was recently with someone and the waitress called him "sweetie" and he corrected her. I was so embarrassed.
    then again, he was a Yankee and they're kind of uptight lol lol
    That sort of thing doesn't bother me at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    I was recently with someone and the waitress called him "sweetie" and he corrected her. I was so embarrassed.
    What did he tell her?

    "NO, you got it all wrong... I'm not sweet at all, in fact I mean, really really mean!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    What did he tell her?

    "NO, you got it all wrong... I'm not sweet at all, in fact I mean, really really mean!"
    He told her to call him "Sir" not sweetie

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    Yeah, that's strange... kinda like those that demand to be called "Reverend" or "Doctor"

    I hope nobody introduced me to a RCC priest and demand that I call them "father".

    I will tell them Jesus said to call no man on earth father, and since I ain't RC I'll just have to call him "dude"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    Yeah, that's strange... kinda like those that demand to be called "Reverend" or "Doctor"

    I hope nobody introduced me to a RCC priest and demand that I call them "father".

    I will tell them Jesus said to call no man on earth father, and since I ain't RC I'll just have to call him "dude"

    That male ego is a force to be reckoned with sometimes (scratching my head)

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    They draw names randomly, by computer and send you to the courtroom. Then they draw names from a box to select 22 people to interview. I was number 7 but was rejected as one of 10 challenges. Then you go back to the jury room and you wait to see if your name comes up again. The trial I would have been on started the next day but the jurors got sent home first thing as the defendant took a plea bargain. In all, 3 trials ended that way. They say many plea bargains occur when the defendant realizes that he/she will be going before real people who will decide their fate. In OK, the jury also decides the penalty. If a trial ends for any reason, those jurors are considered to have fulfilled their obligation.

    The biggest case of the day went to trial. A now former OKC police officer is facing more than 30 charges of rape and other sexual offenses. They expect the trial to last through November. These charges didn't all come from a bunch of women coming forward. Many of the charges resulted from the department's investigation of the original claim. I don't remember how many women he is charged with victimizing. He would stop the women after he went off duty but was still in uniform and still in his cruiser.

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