Lad, according to Webster is a male child. Perhaps it will get better when
you grow up Al. Or not.

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Bill

not knowing who webster is i won't doubt you totally..but, it is a term
commonly used in scotland, i once saw where a bunch of lads were trying to
rope a whale and hold it steady in a net for purposes of tagging, the whale was
going crazy and the man who was directing the action was using the term boys
and lads along with strings of other colourful language, so i wouldn't totally
rely on what webster is sayin but roll up your sleeves go out in the world and
take a look at everyday usage, btw i'm not being funny either.