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October 22, 2005
“I got a cat…..”
I love the English language in all its wide variety of styles and usages. Especially trendy slang terms that seem to have little to do with reality. Today proffered such an opportunity with one of the more popular terms in recent years, “Pimp.”
I was covering the front desk when one of my staff came out for a credit card authorization. While waiting for the electronic terminal to give the go ahead, I was making idle chat with the young lady. “So what’s new?” I said.
“Not too much,” was her initial reply. Then she added, “I got a cat...” she went on and added, “…it’s pretty pimp.”
“That’s nice,” I replied, not quite sure what else to say. Fortunately the terminal spat out approval and off she went to look after the customer, leaving me relieved at not having to respond further to the image a “pimp” cat. But I couldn’t get the image out of my mind.
See, when I was growing up, the term ‘pimp’ wasn’t usually used in a positive way. Due largely I figure to the fact that pimps were, well, pimps. Sure they were always pictured with a lot of flash and, what’s that new term, ‘bling?’ But in speaking from my own experience with the, um, Mo’fo’s, (that’s me pimping up this post…I think) I can tell you that they did not embody a lot of positive traits. They were not role models and their lifestyle, although the equivalent of yesteryear’s rebels and gunslingers, was not one to be envied or copied.
And yet here we are in today’s world, and ‘pimping’ your ride or getting a real ‘pimp’ outfit is a good thing. If a band puts out a ‘pimp’ album, you go out and buy it. And apparently, if a nice young lady gets a cat, it can be pretty ‘pimp.’
I love it……
But still, the image wasn’t quite working for me. I couldn’t shake wondering if her cat wanders around her home going, “Meow….Bitch!” And then I found this, and it all made sense.
~ AP
Posted by Anonymous Pundit at October 22, 2005 11:47 AM