Oh Tracie,

You are too late - actually you were born too late. I won those imaginary prizes for being the oldest one here.

Aw, why not???? Wasn't he cute or was he married??? Never know, get him away from the court room and out of those robes, might be a different person!!!!

He was kind of cute. A sweet Irish face, no robes. This is traffic court - they don't have robes or even a courtroom.

I see him as married though. He had that look.

Kinda shell shocked? Like he was suffering from PTSD? :yelrotflmao: :sidesplit:

And a bit depressed too. Frightened of women. Had no clue how to deal with me, except to be quiet.

Yup, married!

Ok, I'm the naive one!!! What does PTSD stand for?

PTSD= Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.... thoroughly traumatized by some horrible event. :eek:

Diana, thank you for asking. I was sitting here going DUHHHHHH??

OOOPS ladies sorry. I didn't mean to confuse you. It's not a BAD thing to not know what it is... means you likely don't have to deal with anyone close to you having it!

We have a friend who got part of his nose shot off in Viet Nam. If he hears gunshots he hits the dirt and scrambles for cover. It's gotten to be kind of a sick sad joke... especially during hunting season. But that's PTSD for ya... if he could hold off long enough to think about where he's at and what time of year it is he'd probably ignore it like the rest of us. Yet his mind when he hears a gun shot instantly puts him back in time to the day he lost part of his nose and he drops before he has time to think.

Poor guy! If you hear gunshots in Brooklyn, you hit the ground running too. We don't hunt - we shop. Gunshots only mean danger here.

I used to enjoy teaching my students about the different adaptations humans make depending on their environments.

What terrible memory do you think married men are reacting to when they go into that PTSD mode?

After you typed it out then I knew what it was but my mind just went blank looking at the initials. That is so sad about your friend. I imagine that I'd be the same way, though, if I'd have been shot at in a war. I can't imagine what all they go through.