1. I've seen newspapers omit the last comma before the 'and' in a list, like "crazychester is a scoundrel, a cretin and a knobcheese." It drives me crazy. Am I wrong to be driven by crazy by this?
We will admit the terms "scoundrel" and "knobcheese" may be applicable on occasion, but we strenuously object to being called a "cretin" and we are most definitely not amused.
We will admit the terms "scoundrel" and "knobcheese" may be applicable on occasion, but we strenuously object to being called a "cretin" and we are most definitely not amused.
I agree. Crazychester is an Aussi. A cretin would be a deformed/dwarflike person from the Alps.
I just googled "smegma" and couldn't help but be struck by these results:
One can only assume the latter is the unfortunate result of large quantities of alcohol.
Anyway, the Wiki makes no mention of chip fat being a component of smegma. Rather, smegma seems to be a substance composed exclusively of genital secretions. This suggests that, while similar, "smegma" and "knobcheese" are in fact distinct substances.
Or maybe, Hassan's smegma is just special.
I warn you in advance that Wikipedia entry includes a picture with the caption:
"Smegma allowed to accumulate long enough to become visible."
Y'all may be interested to know that the term is one of the few English words referring to aspects of human genitalia that is of Greek and not Latin origin.
I added that last bit to try and sound as smart as midwinter. But I really just read it in the Wiki.
Y'all may be interested to know that the term is one of the few English words referring to aspects of human genitalia that is of Greek and not Latin origin.
Clitoris is of Greek origin.
"Pussy" is, I believe, some kind of modification of a Greek word for "purse."
"Pussy" is, I believe, some kind of modification of a Greek word for "purse."
I had a teacher in high school who claimed "quaint", while having the same meaning it does for us, was also an early variant of the "c" word.
I've never been sure whether to believe this or whether it was one of those risqué things some teachers seemed to delight in coming out with at an all-girls Catholic school.
Anyway, she reckoned that Andrew Marvel may have intended the use of the word as a double entendre in these lines from "To His Coy Mistress":
"And your quaint honour turn to dust,
And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace."
Ever heard that one before in your biz, midwinter?
I had a teacher in high school who claimed "quaint", while having the same meaning it does for us, was also an early variant of the "c" word.
I've never been sure whether to believe this or whether it was one of those risqué things some teachers seemed to delight in coming out with at an all-girls Catholic school.
Anyway, she reckoned that Andrew Marvel may have intended the use of the word as a double entendre in these lines from "To His Coy Mistress":
"And your quaint honour turn to dust,
And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace."
Ever heard that one before in your biz, midwinter?
NOt that I'm an expert on the history of dirty words, but "cunt" is actually a really, really old term referring to rabbits. "Coneys." The reasons are obvious, I should expect.
Well lord almighty. I was all prepped to say that your English teacher was a moron, and lo and behold, here's the OED entry for "quaint" as a noun:
Quote:
Originally Posted by probably some lunatic sending in made up citations
The female external genitals. Cf. CUNT n.
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 2254 Hir queynt abouen hir kne, Naked {th}e kni{ygh}tes knewe. c1390 CHAUCER Miller's Tale 3276 This hende Nicholas Fil with this yonge wyf to rage and pleye..and pryuely he caughte hire by the queynte. c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be. c1576 T. WHYTHORNE Autobiogr. (1961) 128 A queint, A queint, hee kried bianby. 1598 J. FLORIO Worlde of Wordes, A womans quaint or priuities. 1659 G. TORRIANO Florio's Vocab. Ital. e Inglese, Dóndola, any thing, toy, fancy, or conceit to passe away the time withall, any dalliance, dandling, or wantonizing.., by Met. a womans quaint.
NOt that I'm an expert on the history of dirty words, but "cunt" is actually a really, really old term referring to rabbits. "Coneys." The reasons are obvious, I should expect.
Umm..........actually, not really.
Well, I'll be. Miss What's-her-name might really have been onto something.
Quote:
Originally Posted by midwinter
Well lord almighty. I was all prepped to say that your English teacher was a moron, and lo and behold, here's the OED entry for "quaint" as a noun:
Quote:
Originally Posted by probably some lunatic sending in made up citations
The female external genitals. Cf. CUNT n.
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 2254 Hir queynt abouen hir kne, Naked {th}e kni{ygh}tes knewe. c1390 CHAUCER Miller's Tale 3276 This hende Nicholas Fil with this yonge wyf to rage and pleye..and pryuely he caughte hire by the queynte. c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be. c1576 T. WHYTHORNE Autobiogr. (1961) 128 A queint, A queint, hee kried bianby. 1598 J. FLORIO Worlde of Wordes, A womans quaint or priuities. 1659 G. TORRIANO Florio's Vocab. Ital. e Inglese, Dóndola, any thing, toy, fancy, or conceit to passe away the time withall, any dalliance, dandling, or wantonizing.., by Met. a womans quaint.
I especially like this example:
"c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be."
I bet he did. Sounds like he wanted a fuck if you ask me. Gives a whole new perspective to the term "bragging rights".
Um. Rabbits reproduce because they, um, fuck like bunnies.
Quote:
I especially like this example:
"c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be."
I bet he did. Sounds like he wanted a fuck if you ask me. Gives a whole new perspective to the term "bragging rights".
I'm going to take some time tomorrow and look at Hamlet—specifically the exchange between Gertrude and Hamlet—to see if there's any "quaints" in there. Har!
God I love stuff like this. When I was finishing my undergraduate work, one of my professors tried to push me into the History of English/Linguistics because I seemed to have a knack for it. I went into another sub-field. Sometimes I wonder whether I made the right decision...this is fun!
Um. Rabbits reproduce because they, um, fuck like bunnies.
Telling me "coney" was another word for rabbit probably would have been more helpful. We call them rabbits, bunnies and various names not fit for a family-friendly forum but "coney" is not one I've come across before.
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I'm going to take some time tomorrow and look at Hamlet—specifically the exchange between Gertrude and Hamlet—to see if there's any "quaints" in there. Har!
God I love stuff like this. When I was finishing my undergraduate work, one of my professors tried to push me into the History of English/Linguistics because I seemed to have a knack for it. I went into another sub-field. Sometimes I wonder whether I made the right decision...this is fun!
Are you familiar with Mr Quislibet? I've probably posted it here before. Still one of the funniest things I've read on the internet. I, too, would marry this man sight unseen like many of the commenters. It stands to reason he would be supremely entertaining and good in bed. And looks aren't that important after all.
The original (Sir Mix-a-lot "Baby's Got Back"):
Quote:
I like big butts and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a round thing in your face
You get sprung, wanna pull out your tough
'Cause you notice that butt was stuffed
Deep in the jeans she's wearing
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring
After Mr Quislibet has done his thing:
Quote:
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
(Large buttocks are pleasing to me, nor am I able to lie concerning this matter.)
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur,
(For who, colleagues, would not admit,)
cum puella incedit minore medio corpore
(Whenever a girl comes by with a rather small middle part of the body)
sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos
(Beneath which is an obvious spherical mass, that it inflames the spirits)
virtute praestare ut velitis, notantes bracas eius
(So that you want to be conspicuous for manly virtue, noticing her breeches)
clunibus profunde fartas(*1) esse
(Have been deeply stuffed with buttock?)
a! captus sum, nec desinere intueri possum.
(Alas! I am captured, nor am I able to desist from gazing.)
Keep us updated on how many "quaints" you find in Hamlet.
Telling me "coney" was another word for rabbit probably would have been more helpful. We call them rabbits, bunnies and various names not fit for a family-friendly forum but "coney" is not one I've come across before.
And of course we're discussing the origins of the word "cunt" in a family-friendly forum.
Telling me "coney" was another word for rabbit probably would have been more helpful. We call them rabbits, bunnies and various names not fit for a family-friendly forum but "coney" is not one I've come across before.
I wonder what the derivation of the word 'cunt' is? )
I understood it's older than 'coney', having a really ancient Indo-European root. Like 'queen', to which it's related. If I remember, a a 'cunt' is a sacred well in Sanskrit, but it's also got lots of things to do femininity.
In the Mahabharata, Kunti was the mother of the Pandavas, the good guys, one of whom was Arjuna, the co-star of the Bhagavad Gita. I think the Celtic version of Kali was also known as Cunti.
I love this stuff too. I just can't ever remember it.
Assuming that there is such a thing as the Oedipal phase, would a child in a same-sex family (say, two men) go through it? I've asked three psychologists and gotten three different answers.
I can't get past that assumption, so where should I send the $5?
Alternatively, I could just make up some shit, just like Freud did!
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1. I've seen newspapers omit the last comma before the 'and' in a list, like "crazychester is a scoundrel, a cretin and a knobcheese." It drives me crazy. Am I wrong to be driven by crazy by this?
We will admit the terms "scoundrel" and "knobcheese" may be applicable on occasion, but we strenuously object to being called a "cretin" and we are most definitely not amused.
We will admit the terms "scoundrel" and "knobcheese" may be applicable on occasion, but we strenuously object to being called a "cretin" and we are most definitely not amused.
I agree. Crazychester is an Aussi. A cretin would be a deformed/dwarflike person from the Alps.
I agree. Crazychester is an Aussi. A cretin would be a deformed/dwarflike person from the Alps.
Mais non! A cretin is a retard; to whit, a congenital retard, retardicated (or more accurately 'retardified') by a wonky thyroid gland.
Crazychester is Australian.
I am offended by knobcheese!
The proper word is smegma. Good old smegma......
1.) It's a real word
2.) It's a lot of fun to say.
Knobcheese?
I am offended by knobcheese!
The proper word is smegma. Good old smegma......
1.) It's a real word
2.) It's a lot of fun to say.
I just googled "smegma" and couldn't help but be struck by these results:
One can only assume the latter is the unfortunate result of large quantities of alcohol.
Anyway, the Wiki makes no mention of chip fat being a component of smegma. Rather, smegma seems to be a substance composed exclusively of genital secretions. This suggests that, while similar, "smegma" and "knobcheese" are in fact distinct substances.
Or maybe, Hassan's smegma is just special.
I warn you in advance that Wikipedia entry includes a picture with the caption:
"Smegma allowed to accumulate long enough to become visible."
Y'all may be interested to know that the term is one of the few English words referring to aspects of human genitalia that is of Greek and not Latin origin.
I added that last bit to try and sound as smart as midwinter. But I really just read it in the Wiki.
Y'all may be interested to know that the term is one of the few English words referring to aspects of human genitalia that is of Greek and not Latin origin.
Clitoris is of Greek origin.
"Pussy" is, I believe, some kind of modification of a Greek word for "purse."
Crazychester is as fragrant as a morning dozing in the shade of the catalpa tree, jasmine blossom drifting on the west wind like etc.
1) Bloody genius, this line.
2) Obviously inspired by e. e. cummings various usages of the abbreviation "etc." For example:
my sweet old etcetera
aunt lucy during the recent
war could and what
is more did tell you just
what everybody was fighting
for,
my sister
isabel created hundreds
(and
hundreds) of socks not to
mention shirts fleaproof earwarmers
etcetera wristers etcetera, my
mother hoped that
i would die etcetera
bravely of course my father used
to become hoarse talking about how it was
a privilege and if only he
could meanwhile my
self etcetera lay quietly
in the deep mud et
cetera
(dreaming,
et
cetera, of
Your smile
eyes knees and of your Etcetera)
Clitoris is of Greek origin.
"Pussy" is, I believe, some kind of modification of a Greek word for "purse."
I had a teacher in high school who claimed "quaint", while having the same meaning it does for us, was also an early variant of the "c" word.
I've never been sure whether to believe this or whether it was one of those risqué things some teachers seemed to delight in coming out with at an all-girls Catholic school.
Anyway, she reckoned that Andrew Marvel may have intended the use of the word as a double entendre in these lines from "To His Coy Mistress":
"And your quaint honour turn to dust,
And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace."
Ever heard that one before in your biz, midwinter?
I had a teacher in high school who claimed "quaint", while having the same meaning it does for us, was also an early variant of the "c" word.
I've never been sure whether to believe this or whether it was one of those risqué things some teachers seemed to delight in coming out with at an all-girls Catholic school.
Anyway, she reckoned that Andrew Marvel may have intended the use of the word as a double entendre in these lines from "To His Coy Mistress":
"And your quaint honour turn to dust,
And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace."
Ever heard that one before in your biz, midwinter?
NOt that I'm an expert on the history of dirty words, but "cunt" is actually a really, really old term referring to rabbits. "Coneys." The reasons are obvious, I should expect.
Well lord almighty. I was all prepped to say that your English teacher was a moron, and lo and behold, here's the OED entry for "quaint" as a noun:
The female external genitals. Cf. CUNT n.
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 2254 Hir queynt abouen hir kne, Naked {th}e kni{ygh}tes knewe. c1390 CHAUCER Miller's Tale 3276 This hende Nicholas Fil with this yonge wyf to rage and pleye..and pryuely he caughte hire by the queynte. c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be. c1576 T. WHYTHORNE Autobiogr. (1961) 128 A queint, A queint, hee kried bianby. 1598 J. FLORIO Worlde of Wordes, A womans quaint or priuities. 1659 G. TORRIANO Florio's Vocab. Ital. e Inglese, Dóndola, any thing, toy, fancy, or conceit to passe away the time withall, any dalliance, dandling, or wantonizing.., by Met. a womans quaint.
Was apparently rare after the late c16.
Clitoris is of Greek origin.
"Pussy" is, I believe, some kind of modification of a Greek word for "purse."
On this subject, I never understood the "lay, laying, lain, laid, lie, lying, lied" distinction.
NOt that I'm an expert on the history of dirty words, but "cunt" is actually a really, really old term referring to rabbits. "Coneys." The reasons are obvious, I should expect.
Umm..........actually, not really.
Well, I'll be. Miss What's-her-name might really have been onto something.
Well lord almighty. I was all prepped to say that your English teacher was a moron, and lo and behold, here's the OED entry for "quaint" as a noun:
Originally Posted by probably some lunatic sending in made up citations
The female external genitals. Cf. CUNT n.
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 2254 Hir queynt abouen hir kne, Naked {th}e kni{ygh}tes knewe. c1390 CHAUCER Miller's Tale 3276 This hende Nicholas Fil with this yonge wyf to rage and pleye..and pryuely he caughte hire by the queynte. c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be. c1576 T. WHYTHORNE Autobiogr. (1961) 128 A queint, A queint, hee kried bianby. 1598 J. FLORIO Worlde of Wordes, A womans quaint or priuities. 1659 G. TORRIANO Florio's Vocab. Ital. e Inglese, Dóndola, any thing, toy, fancy, or conceit to passe away the time withall, any dalliance, dandling, or wantonizing.., by Met. a womans quaint.
I especially like this example:
"c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be."
I bet he did. Sounds like he wanted a fuck if you ask me. Gives a whole new perspective to the term "bragging rights".
Umm..........actually, not really.
Um. Rabbits reproduce because they, um, fuck like bunnies.
I especially like this example:
"c1415 CHAUCER Wife of Bath's Tale (Corpus Oxf.) 608 And trewely, as myn housbond tolde me, I hadde {th}e beste queynte [Heng quonyam] {th}at mighte be."
I bet he did. Sounds like he wanted a fuck if you ask me. Gives a whole new perspective to the term "bragging rights".
I'm going to take some time tomorrow and look at Hamlet—specifically the exchange between Gertrude and Hamlet—to see if there's any "quaints" in there. Har!
God I love stuff like this. When I was finishing my undergraduate work, one of my professors tried to push me into the History of English/Linguistics because I seemed to have a knack for it. I went into another sub-field. Sometimes I wonder whether I made the right decision...this is fun!
Um. Rabbits reproduce because they, um, fuck like bunnies.
Telling me "coney" was another word for rabbit probably would have been more helpful. We call them rabbits, bunnies and various names not fit for a family-friendly forum but "coney" is not one I've come across before.
I'm going to take some time tomorrow and look at Hamlet—specifically the exchange between Gertrude and Hamlet—to see if there's any "quaints" in there. Har!
God I love stuff like this. When I was finishing my undergraduate work, one of my professors tried to push me into the History of English/Linguistics because I seemed to have a knack for it. I went into another sub-field. Sometimes I wonder whether I made the right decision...this is fun!
Are you familiar with Mr Quislibet? I've probably posted it here before. Still one of the funniest things I've read on the internet. I, too, would marry this man sight unseen like many of the commenters. It stands to reason he would be supremely entertaining and good in bed. And looks aren't that important after all.
The original (Sir Mix-a-lot "Baby's Got Back"):
I like big butts and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a round thing in your face
You get sprung, wanna pull out your tough
'Cause you notice that butt was stuffed
Deep in the jeans she's wearing
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring
After Mr Quislibet has done his thing:
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
(Large buttocks are pleasing to me, nor am I able to lie concerning this matter.)
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur,
(For who, colleagues, would not admit,)
cum puella incedit minore medio corpore
(Whenever a girl comes by with a rather small middle part of the body)
sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos
(Beneath which is an obvious spherical mass, that it inflames the spirits)
virtute praestare ut velitis, notantes bracas eius
(So that you want to be conspicuous for manly virtue, noticing her breeches)
clunibus profunde fartas(*1) esse
(Have been deeply stuffed with buttock?)
a! captus sum, nec desinere intueri possum.
(Alas! I am captured, nor am I able to desist from gazing.)
Keep us updated on how many "quaints" you find in Hamlet.
...some lunatic sending in made up citations...
Well we do know our famed Dr. Minor was an institutionalized loon after all. Just one of his little jokes, no doubt.
(Finally something I could contribute to this thread to make me seem, in pretense, half as intelligent as the rest of you!)
Telling me "coney" was another word for rabbit probably would have been more helpful. We call them rabbits, bunnies and various names not fit for a family-friendly forum but "coney" is not one I've come across before.
And of course we're discussing the origins of the word "cunt" in a family-friendly forum.
Telling me "coney" was another word for rabbit probably would have been more helpful. We call them rabbits, bunnies and various names not fit for a family-friendly forum but "coney" is not one I've come across before.
"There's only one way to cook a brace of coneys!"
I wonder what the derivation of the word 'cunt' is? )
I understood it's older than 'coney', having a really ancient Indo-European root. Like 'queen', to which it's related. If I remember, a a 'cunt' is a sacred well in Sanskrit, but it's also got lots of things to do femininity.
In the Mahabharata, Kunti was the mother of the Pandavas, the good guys, one of whom was Arjuna, the co-star of the Bhagavad Gita. I think the Celtic version of Kali was also known as Cunti.
I love this stuff too. I just can't ever remember it.
That'll be $5 or an answer to this question:
Assuming that there is such a thing as the Oedipal phase, would a child in a same-sex family (say, two men) go through it? I've asked three psychologists and gotten three different answers.
I can't get past that assumption, so where should I send the $5?
Alternatively, I could just make up some shit, just like Freud did!
I can't get past that assumption, so where should I send the $5?
Here.
Alternatively, I could just make up some shit, just like Freud did!
That's what I told my students when they asked me the question.