On TV today, a wife was complaining to a judge that her husband calls her names like "B and H". The "B", I assumed was "bitch" but I had to ask my friends what "H" might be. I was told that "ho" was often used instead of "whore". This, I think, shows that people should be reading more classical literature. Instead of using simple vulgarisms, they could pick up great lines like "I loathe you and I loathe your whole body. My soul turns in disgust from cohabiting with you and I long for God to kill me before you touch me again." ( loosely translated from 1001 Arabian Nights.) Now THAT is an insult that fairly sings.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Common Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
On TV today, a wife was complaining to a judge that her husband calls her names like "B and H". The "B", I assumed was "bitch" but I had to ask my friends what "H" might be. I was told that "ho" was often used instead of "whore". This, I think, shows that people should be reading more classical literature. Instead of using simple vulgarisms, they could pick up great lines like "I loathe you and I loathe your whole body. My soul turns in disgust from cohabiting with you and I long for God to kill me before you touch me again." ( loosely translated from 1001 Arabian Nights.) Now THAT is an insult that fairly sings.
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Quite charming but takes too long to get the point across and might lead to bodily injury!
cjb
Winston Churchill disliked one woman so much (and she, him) that she is reported to have said to him, "If I were married to you sir, I would put poison in your tea!" To which he replied, "If I were married to you ma'am, I would drink it!"
Now, that's classic.
Rebecca
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