tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post2973643872685374608..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: Buzzy, the Ladies ManAdam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-41046982817102256032007-08-09T15:51:00.000-05:002007-08-09T15:51:00.000-05:00F'n Dutch.F'n Dutch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-69907844316507519652007-08-09T12:10:00.000-05:002007-08-09T12:10:00.000-05:00"Bob, quit being a Dutch Friend. This isn't a Dutc..."Bob, quit being a Dutch Friend. This isn't a Dutch Party and we've all had enough of your Dutch Smiles and Dutch Pleasant Conversation. So knock it off or I'll have to give you a Dutch Relaxing Facial Massage."Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254417948332004153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-44093366045274215052007-08-09T10:24:00.000-05:002007-08-09T10:24:00.000-05:00Apparently, the Dutch have something of a bad repu...Apparently, the Dutch have something of a bad reputation.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-52112005507375819262007-08-08T18:10:00.000-05:002007-08-08T18:10:00.000-05:00I had kind of gleamed that about the Dutch Uncle, ...I had kind of gleamed that about the Dutch Uncle, but I had never heard of Dutch Courage, and it never occured to me to connect it with Dutch Treat. That's some good info right there!Adam Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-80529679845450745702007-08-08T12:52:00.000-05:002007-08-08T12:52:00.000-05:00Since I never miss an opportunity to show my advan...Since I never miss an opportunity to show my advanced age, I will explain that a "Dutch Uncle" is someone who will criticize you bluntly. It's actually one of several old phrases that were based on some kind of negative notion about the Dutch (that I don't pretend to understand). Just as a "Dutch treat" was no treat at all, and "Dutch Courage" was something found in a bottle, the "Dutch Uncle" was not the kindly person that a real uncle was supposed to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com