Sure... from one DYKE to another.
Posted on 06/15/2004 10:11:04 AM PDT by rface
In a sworn statement to be made public Tuesday, University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman said a four-letter word used toward women can sometimes be used as a "term of endearment."
The comment comes from Hoffman's latest sworn testimony in connection with a federal lawsuit against the university.
The suit was filed by women who say they were sexually assaulted by CU football players and recruits.
A lawyer for one of the women asked Hoffman about former CU kicker Katie Hnida being called the "c- word" by a teammate.
That player was later disciplined by coach Gary Barnett for making the remark.
In the deposition, Hoffman was asked whether the "c-word" is "filthy and vile."
She said she knows the word is a swear word, but "It is all in the context of what--of how it is used and when it is used."
She was asked, "Can you indicate any polite context in which that word would be used?"
Hoffman answered, "Yes, I've actually heard it used as a term of endearment."
A CU spokeswoman said President Hoffman is aware of the negative connotations associated with the word.
But, the spokesperson said, because Hoffman is a medieval scholar, she is aware of the long history of the word. She said it was not always a negative term.
Additionally, some CU critics are scheduled to meet with Gov. Bill Owens Tuesday, to talk about how the university is handling the football recruiting scandal.
Sure... from one DYKE to another.
She's unfit to be a university president.
I believe it's a contraction of the phrase "cunning runt"
If she was kicked there, then she wouldn't be crying tears of endearment but tears of another kind.
..."Cornholio"
I always use this term of endearment when referring to Hillary.
Hoffman tried to get away with a cunning stunt.
She's a very kinky girl... I had the chance to attend CU in my twenties and chose not to do so; now I'm trying to figure out whether that was a lucky decision, or not...
Somehow, I'm guessing that the football player who said used the word is a) NOT a medieval scholar, and b) completely unaware of anything other than the derogatory meaning of the word.
Ya think?
Oh wow, I thought it was:
I love Hillary's cypress tree's note.
Shame on you - go find more suitable pictograms!
LOL... That's funny. And refreshing to know there are some who aren't familiar with such a term. Allow me to pull you down into our ranks...
CHARLIE
UNIFORM
NOVEMBER
TANGO
LOL! I've got the deposit slip in my pocket.
I get it!
"I love country music!"
U -- Understand
N -- no
T --- thing
Haven't you ever been to Montana for an Elk Hunt ??
In Cockney Rhyming Slang the word is Berk because "Berkshire Hunt rhymes with C---"
A marvelous cuss, that President Hoffman.
Well, it does remind me of a great joke.....
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