I'll cop to being mildly annoyed when characters who met them as grown men refer to them as "boys." Except Ellen, her vibe with them was maternal enough that her not actually knowing them as children like Bobby did doesn't rankle.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 20, 2011 1:52:40 pm PDT #21433 of 30002
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§ ita § - Sep 20, 2011 2:04:13 pm PDT #21434 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can see Rufus calling them "the boys", but I can see Rufus calling John "boy". Angels, no problem. Demons too. Who else does it?
Theresa - Sep 20, 2011 2:05:13 pm PDT #21435 of 30002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Bobby does it and maybe their Grandpa did it. I don't remember. John did it. Those would all be expected to do it though.
My son's roommate is named Sam and I would be so uncomfortable calling him Sammy after only knowing him for a year.
I want to call him Sammy and rename my own son Dean so that I know Sammy and Dean are living in Lawrence, but luckily my son is legal age and can escape my fan craxiness.
When I am wrapping Sam (the character, not the unsuspecting college kid who doesn't know what a psycho I am) in a blanket, I'm totally going to call him Sammy.
Amy - Sep 20, 2011 2:07:49 pm PDT #21436 of 30002
Because books.
I only call Sam "Sammy" when it's when of those "OH SAMMY" moments on the show. Dean gets to use Sammy with impunity, though.
Just anecdata: On I Love Lucy, Lucy and Ethel were always calling Ricky and Fred "the boys". I don't think it's that uncommon. There's "a night out with the boys" (and "a night out with the girls," for that matter).
That said, I can't see anyone calling Bobby and Rufus the boys unless it was their moms, or their spouses.
Theresa - Sep 20, 2011 2:10:48 pm PDT #21437 of 30002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
That's a good point Amy. I wouldn't blink an eye at anyone in the rural community calling Bobby and Rufus the boys, as in the boys are coming over. My dad refers to my mom going out with her friends as the girls. It must be a common country thing.
§ ita § - Sep 20, 2011 2:20:56 pm PDT #21438 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I will always blink an eye at someone calling a black adult male boy, if they're not black themselves, and even then.
Theresa - Sep 20, 2011 2:54:23 pm PDT #21439 of 30002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Speaking of boys and Sammy, Colin has a new movie coming out at Christmas. [link]
It looks like it could be Christmas Cottage cheese but...I'll watch it and pretend Sammy got a Zebra while he ran away that time.
§ ita § - Sep 20, 2011 3:04:08 pm PDT #21440 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hate that he's growing up. Dammit, Sammy.
SuziQ - Sep 20, 2011 4:18:31 pm PDT #21441 of 30002
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Amy, ita - I absolutely hate it when you have link wars. Never, ever do that again. Ever.
Guh.
Beverly - Sep 20, 2011 4:38:43 pm PDT #21442 of 30002
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There was comment along with BTS photos and commentary that the crew refers to J&J as the boys, so a guest on set could easily pick that up, I'd think. I'll bet their crew gets to call them anything they'd like. They like their crew.