Words We Hate

[NoJo]

Too late, your secret's out.

Fortunately, equines can provide it in considerable quantity. Drop on by. I'll start in drinking now.

Shanglan

Shanglan, you give me a warm feeling.

 

[Dar~]

If you'd get out of the piss puddle, joe, you wouldn't be quite so warm.

 

[NoJo]

If you'd get out of the piss puddle, joe, you wouldn't be quite so warm.

I'm drowning in my own crapulence -- Mr Burns

 

[BlackShanglan]

I'm drowning in my own crapulence -- Mr Burns

"Thanks to New Springfield, we'll all be taking golden showers tonight!" -- Kent Brockman

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

 

[cantdog]

The thread is not entirely word snobbish. Some of this is darn perceptive. I execrate euphemisms and circumlocutions.

 

[Just-Legal]

Minging

Jade Goody, you have a lot to answer for...

 

[BlackShanglan]

Warning: The following genuine press release is liable to make you dizzy, if not outright nauseous. Continue at your own risk!

From Dilbert: "Is any of that the same as work?"

 

[Guest]

 

[BlackShanglan]

Why do real work when you can spend your time making wanking about sound impressive?

 

[Dar~]

Dude (unless used in the typical "dude ranch")
boob (not at all intimate or sexual very teen/preteen
the state ment "I know, right
eg: Guy 1- "wow, that guy is stupid."
Guy 2- " I know, right?"

 

[cantdog]

Dude (unless used in the typical "dude ranch")
boob (not at all intimate or sexual very teen/preteen
the state ment "I know, right
eg: Guy 1- "wow, that guy is stupid."
Guy 2- " I know, right?"

I use "boobs" in my fiction, because, in my experience, women use the word among themselves. Young women of my daughter's generation and younger use "butt" among themselves, as well. I think the agent which homogenized the behavior is the television, but the patterns of speech I see are as I describe. I use the words not for prurient impact but for verisimilitude. In narration, no butts or boobs need apply, because, I agree, there is nothing sexy about the words. They're juvenile, in fact.

I also notice most women don't use euphemisms for the naughty parts, but either skip any words entirely for them, using pronouns or whatever, or else go ahead and use the proper naughty words, if the context is right for them.

This goes to demonstrate, I think, that words mean little without context. I would never write off a story as hopelessly unsexy because it contained "boob." The way it's used is the important thing.

 

[CharleyH]

circumlocutions.

Not sexy - HATE IT

 

[cantdog]

There you go. It's gotta be sexy.

 

[CharleyH]

There you go. It's gotta be sexy.

I don't know what it means (lazy on dic. tonight - lol) but it sounds really painful

 

[Dar~]

This goes to demonstrate, I think, that words mean little without context. I would never write off a story as hopelessly unsexy because it contained "boob." The way it's used is the important thing.

I agree completely. I just hate it when I am reading a story and it is hot and incredibly delicious and you see "I slapped her boobies." My three year old says that.

 

[cantdog]

Yar.

There are at least sixty-nine words for cunt, but few of them are erotic.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

lilred,

Question: What is, THUNK - THUNK - THUNK - THUNK - THUNK - etc.

Answer: (the sound of Rumple's head hitting his desk after reading that PR pill)

Rumple Foreskin

 

[Guest]

 

[sincerely_helene]

Smegma.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Sorry Rumple!

*kisses Rumple's forehead to make it better*

How do you think I felt when I found out these people are moving in to the vacant office down the hall?

*panicked look*

Thanks for the kisses on the forehead. I needed that.

As for how you feel--something tells me Helene expressed it perfectly.

Be brave.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[BlackShanglan]

Sorry Rumple!

*kisses Rumple's forehead to make it better*

How do you think I felt when I found out these people are moving in to the vacant office down the hall?

*panicked look*

Brave, heck. Be sarcastic. Use big words and convulted meanings with a sunny smile. I think you'll be safe from any threat of comprehension. Or one-up them and invent your own even sillier business-speak.

"You're leveraging analytical platforms? That's wonderful! Leveraging is one of our core market incentives too, but we focus on multi-paradigm process revision and value-added assessment and generative networking solutions. We should interface our development departments and capitalize on our confluent synergy!"

Please don't hit me. It was only a joke.

 

[Guest]

 

[BlackShanglan]

I'll just withhold your Maltesers.

*sob*!

Damnit. Carson told you how I really feel about a good beating, didn't he?