Well, I think it has its place...Mom used to work with a number of them, including one that "dated" her son's friends...I guess what I hate is that we're supposed to pretend it's not a vulgar insult, but some kind of sexy fist-bump deal. Like, there's a game show called that, and I look at the title and think "Why not just call her The Cooze and be done with it?" Kate Winslet is only a bit older than I...is she hanging around Freshman Orientation or something? Because that would be cougar-ish. Bring back "Mrs. Robinson", please. ETA: Matt, I feel you.
Or maybe you could just be Buffy, he'll see your amazing heart, and he'll fall in love with you.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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erikaj - May 19, 2009 10:46:01 am PDT #1750 of 5827
Always Anti-fascist!
victor infante - May 19, 2009 10:48:09 am PDT #1751 of 5827
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
And is Courtney Cox old enough to qualify as a cougar? I mean, for someone who's above the age of consent?
Oddly, her character on "Scrubs" made a joke about being a cougar. Hmmm ... and Bill Lawrence is behind both shows ...
§ ita § - May 19, 2009 10:48:36 am PDT #1752 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd love it if La Cougar slept her way through the shiny young things but saved a nice quiet one to savour.
Doubt it happened. But at least she was choosing from guys her kid's age--she was proper and "old."
megan walker - May 19, 2009 10:57:41 am PDT #1753 of 5827
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And is Courtney Cox old enough to qualify as a cougar? I mean, for someone who's above the age of consent?
Courtney Cox is well into her 40s.
amych - May 19, 2009 10:58:32 am PDT #1754 of 5827
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
45, per wikipedia
Typo Boy - May 19, 2009 11:00:26 am PDT #1755 of 5827
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
When Anne Bancroft played "Mrs. Robinson" she was only four or five years older than Dustin Hoffman.
Polter-Cow - May 19, 2009 2:46:06 pm PDT #1756 of 5827
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's likely that I took some joke review seriously.
The high school football team is also called the Cougars, so you weren't all wrong. You just weren't all right.
-t - May 19, 2009 3:11:43 pm PDT #1757 of 5827
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aha! Not all wrong is pretty good for me. Thanks.
SailAweigh - May 19, 2009 5:02:50 pm PDT #1758 of 5827
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
One of the local radio stations set up a "Bachelor" style game show using the single 35 year old male DJ and separated the women into "kittens" and "cougars." Cougars being women 35 and up. Which we knew was a joke because this dude has never dated anyone over 25, so fat chance of him starting now. But, 35? I didn't consider myself a cougar until I hit 50.
Juliebird - May 19, 2009 5:12:36 pm PDT #1759 of 5827
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
My 63 y/o mother shocked me when she declared that cougar meant early forties.