I don't seem to know any men.

I really don't feel like making an entry. However, I this is something that I thought about for the whole bus ride from my dorm to my class, so it must have seemed interesting to me at the time.

I've noticed that I never refer to any person of the opposite gender as being a "man". It's odd. It's just not a word I ever use. The terminology just doesn't fit in my brain. If anyone is so inclined, you can analyze this entry if you wish. Here are the ways in which I ordinarily categorize the males of our specie:

"chap" - a chap is any male person with whom I am unacquainted. Usually found in phrases such as "that chap" or "some chap". occasionally, I'll use it to refer to males I am acquianted with, but only if I'm being off-beat. ex. "What's up with that chap, anyway? He hasn't been around much."

"boy" - a boy is a male person with whom I'm acquainted. This has nothing to do with age, or age relative to me. They can be twice my age, and still be boys.

"cat" - a male person with whom I may or may not be acquianted, but who nevertheless I respect or admire.

I do categorize based on age, though. Older males will occasionally be referred to as "gents". The only requirement that one must meet in order to be called a gent is to have gray hair.

"guy" - when I'm to lazy to use cuter labels, anyone can be a guy.

To the best of my recollection, there has only ever been one person who I've been able to say was a "man" and not have it sound really bizarre to me. I'm not sure what any of that means.