tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post8225221234440683282..comments2024-01-27T09:38:13.091-08:00Comments on MEMOIRS OF A PRAIRIE BOY: IRON AND VELVETStephen J Rendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747884070369868469noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-9321580785284497142021-10-22T22:04:48.356-07:002021-10-22T22:04:48.356-07:00https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/a...https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/abbotsford-bc/marvin-janzen-7775842<br />Stephen J Rendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747884070369868469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-15753953299647025072021-03-14T12:33:45.088-07:002021-03-14T12:33:45.088-07:00I looked it up--you got my curiosity going. It wa...I looked it up--you got my curiosity going. It wasn't actually a bad thing--assuming 'whoever' in this quote knew what they were talking about. They wrote:<br /><br />"The idiom you’re looking for is “an iron fist in a velvet glove”, sometimes contracted as simply “iron fist, velvet glove”.<br /><br />It’s used to signify hidden strength and depth of commitment behind an amiable façade, politeness backed by unflinching determination, pleasantness that doesn’t imply weakness, that sort of thing. The image works by way of the contrast between a soft velvet glove acting as the outward appearance of the hard fist of iron within.<br /><br />Note that it doesn’t usually have negative connotations - the phrase doesn’t necessarily suggest maliciousness or deceit, rather politeness and pleasantness that is nonetheless backed by strength and determination. (As opposed to overt, direct assertiveness or aggression.)"<br /><br />Interesting, eh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719020255468525543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-15313887748382272192021-03-13T15:41:34.415-08:002021-03-13T15:41:34.415-08:00Egads I would have jumped in my chair and asked to...Egads I would have jumped in my chair and asked to be excused as I just made colorful shorts Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465924255708790681noreply@blogger.com