The definition of 'NICE'

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:59 am

Several people have said that they have a problem doing 'NICE' . I don't understand why, so I looked it up in the dictionary...here's the definition:-

Agreeable

Kind

Friendly

Considerate

Subtle

Fine

FastidiousSo it's OK to be nice folks :yh_flower

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:02 am

Let me be not-so-subtle and say: YOU'RE NICE!!

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:04 am

Actually Bez, I think it may have to do with the actual usage of the word. I can remember at school (a long, long time ago) being told repeatedly to find an alternative to the word nice e.g any of the synonyms you mentioned but not "nice."

I've got an idea...why don't we start a campaign to raise poor "nice" to its former glory?

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:05 am

& yet some would rather be a bitch

Bitches have some or all of the following characteristics.

1) Personality. Bitches are aggressive, assertive, domineering, overbearing, strong-minded, spiteful, hostile, direct, blunt, candid, obnoxious, thick-skinned, hard-headed, vicious, dogmatic, competent, competitive, pushy, loud-mouthed, independent, stubborn, demanding, manipulative, egoistic, driven, achieving, overwhelming, threatening, scary, ambitious, tough, brassy, masculine, boisterous, and turbulent. Among other things. A Bitch occupies a lot of psychological space. You always know she is around. A Bitch takes **** from no one. You may not like her, but you cannot ignore her.

i'd rather be nice

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:12 am

i was just giving the definitions of a bitch in comparison, by & large i'd rather be thought of as nice, whats wrong with that?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:18 am

The point is ...why worry about having the label 'NICE' when you are already ... Agreeable , Kind , Friendly , Considerate...etc

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:20 am

theia wrote: Actually Bez, I think it may have to do with the actual usage of the word. I can remember at school (a long, long time ago) being told repeatedly to find an alternative to the word nice e.g any of the synonyms you mentioned but not "nice."

I've got an idea...why don't we start a campaign to raise poor "nice" to its former glory?

The same when i was at school ...it's a much maligned word....bless it !

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:21 am

Bez wrote: The point is ...why worry about having the label 'NICE' when you are already ... Agreeable , Kind , Friendly , Considerate...etc

i dont think you should worry about it bez, its a compliment to be thought of as nice, i'd be worried about being called a bitch if i wasent one, true bitches like being called a bitch, to them ITS a compliment :-2

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:22 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I disagree with that.

Sorry.

Edit: Damn it Val! You snuck in ahead of me, I was replying to Bez's thread.

What do you disagree with Snooze ?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:37 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Assertive, strong-minded, direct, candid, competent, independent, achieving, and boisterous aren't bad things. What's wrong with having those qualities AND being considered nice?

Nothing in my mind..

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:40 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Sorry Bez, the first qualification of nice was "agreeable." I was attempting to be funny again.

Sorry...I was doing 3 things at once....see the connection now....

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:21 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Aw, you're just being nice.

*slinks quietly out of the thread after delivering that stinker*

now i got that one snooze, that was funny

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:55 pm

I've only just seen this thread. It (as with so much else in life) has utterly confused me. I was told at school only to ever use nice if I meant finely distinguished. I was nine, since I remember it was Mr Whittle who ran that particular class. What's changed since then?

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:13 pm

Dunno.

My parents always told me to be 'nice' but I never really got what that meant, apparently, because shortly after that command came a smack on the back of my head and , "I thought I told you to be NICE!"

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:31 am

spot;1363295 wrote: I've only just seen this thread. It (as with so much else in life) has utterly confused me. I was told at school only to ever use nice if I meant finely distinguished. I was nine, since I remember it was Mr Whittle who ran that particular class. What's changed since then?

One presumes, therefore, that you went to school at least a hundred years ago?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:52 am

spot;1363295 wrote: I've only just seen this thread. It (as with so much else in life) has utterly confused me. I was told at school only to ever use nice if I meant finely distinguished. I was nine, since I remember it was Mr Whittle who ran that particular class. What's changed since then?

So, If i were to say "Nice ta ta's" You would immediately think " Finely distinguished ta ta's"?

Oh I see, I think I get it..

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:54 am

YZGI;1363391 wrote: So, If i were to say "Nice ta ta's" You would immediately think " Finely distinguished ta ta's"?

Oh I see, I think I get it..

The definition I was always given was "pernickety" but I guess "finely distinguished" sounds posher

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:19 pm

I thought it was a city in the South of France..

French Grapes · Post by **French Grapes** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:25 pm

I like to think that I'm nice

until I'm not.

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:14 am

mikeinie;1363683 wrote: I thought it was a city in the South of France..
:wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:25 am

mikeinie;1363683 wrote: I thought it was a city in the South of France..

you always make me laugh:wah:

heyimFriagne · Post by **heyimFriagne** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:17 am

a recursive definition...

N- ice

I- s

C- ool

E- h?

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:47 am

caring

Kind

friendly

considerate

Post by **spot** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:05 am

Odie;1364887 wrote: caring

Kind

friendly

considerate

You're submitting that as an advertising slogan to Colonel Sanders, I hope.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:42 pm

spot;1364890 wrote: You're submitting that as an advertising slogan to Colonel Sanders, I hope.

fortunately, unlike yourself, I have better things in my life to do than constantly tear you apart:rolleyes:

Post by **spot** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:38 am

Odie;1365236 wrote: fortunately, unlike yourself, I have better things in my life to do than constantly tear you apart:rolleyes:

I'm puzzled that you should interpret what I wrote as in any way critical.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:52 am

How amazing!!!! Why would Spot bother to revive this rather obvious and dreary thread -after it lay dormant (probably comatose) for five years??? Are we that short of conversation? Maybe it's a nice point, and I'm not being too nice to ask, but it would be nice to know... Bugger that. Who really cares.... and where's the Butter Refrigeration Thread.... if desperate that works.... Forget it... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Post by **spot** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:34 am

AussiePam;1365260 wrote: How amazing!!!! Why would Spot bother to revive this rather obvious and dreary thread -after it lay dormant (probably comatose) for five years???At the bottom of threads is a display of similar threads. This one caught my eye and I red it, wondering what had been said. My exclamation was, I thought, reasonable. Was it not reasonable? I don't often open old threads except when they're in the "similar threads" box, and I rarely add to those I do open.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:00 am

was just comparing what the definition of nice is and the definition of bitch was .........I'm both !!! and happy to be so .....and I also went on the "slut" walk ...so add that in too lol lol

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:04 am

AussiePam;1365260 wrote: How amazing!!!! Why would Spot bother to revive this rather obvious and dreary thread...

Dreary, Pam? I put my heart and soul into every one of those posts. You hurt me deeply. :-1

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:35 am

GUFFAW... Spot's seeing red. Snooze is deeply hurt and Fuzzy's doing the slut walk. OK, I stand corrected... all is hunky dory, in a nice way!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:40 am

SnoozeAgain;1365271 wrote: Dreary, Pam? I put my heart and soul into every one of those posts. :-1

I agree!

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:25 pm

AussiePam;1365279 wrote: GUFFAW... Spot's seeing red. Snooze is deeply hurt and Fuzzy's doing the slut walk. OK, I stand corrected... all is hunky dory, in a nice way!

funny as!!!