Definition of “Smart Aleck”
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021, at 11:40 PM
Beth,
Given all the alternative spelling for the Elcik surname has given me cause for concern. People might think that the term “smart aleck” is a reference to my family or me. Ouch!
Let me assure you it is not.
The term ”smart-alec” came from Alec Hoag’s exploits, a celebrated con man in New York in the 1840s. He and his wife Melinda and an accomplice known as French Jack operated a con called the Panel Game, a method by which prostitutes and their pimps robbed customers.
I’m not sure which is worse, being a person who is irritating because they behave as if they know everything or knowing the origins of the term.
John, IV
“Smart Aleck – Yes or No?”
Thursday, January 28, 2021, 8:28 AM
John,
You are neither irritating nor a smart alec. I know you are simply driven to find the answers to your questions and the “real truth.” Considering the odds we’re both up against, that isn’t easy to do. You have the ways and the means to accomplish that much more than I do. I would have given up long ago without your help and the Fantastic Four!!!
I still can’t believe Pam’s garage and the task to sort through everything. It’s snowing in Maine and is the second day to do so. If you need an explanation of the word “snow,” ask google, she’s a “smart alec” and can sometimes be irritating!!!! I DO love her, though!!
Beth
Who Is Sirsi?
Thu 1/28/2021 11:10 AM
Thanks!
Your encouragement, participation, and support have been what keeps me involved and focused. Your talent for engaging others is evident in the others you have brought into our crazy world. It is fun. You have made it so.
I, too, love Google. She is only responsive to the questions I ask. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Apple’s Siri, who eavesdrops on conversations and occasionally spontaneously speaks up.
I googled Siri; and Her name is Susan Bennett, and she lives in suburban Atlanta. Susan Alice Bennett (nee Cameron, born July 31, 1949) is an American voice-over artist and a former backup singer for Roy Orbison and Burt Bacharach. Apple won’t confirm it. But Bennett says she is Siri. Professionals who know her voice, have worked with her, and represent her legally say she is Siri.
John, IV
“Siri (/ ˈ s ɪr i / SIRR-ee) is a virtual assistant that is part of Apple Inc.’s operating systems. The assistant uses voice queries, gesture-based control, focus-tracking, and a natural-language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of Internet services.”