A Few Things To Ponder!
Okay, so this is my first blog here at WA! I should be giving readers some valuable information you could tuck away in the back of your mind for later use....but, I'm not quite ready with it yet.
So, I thought in the meantime I'm still going to shake up your brains, just not with anything useful. You might even get a chuckle from it.
Have you ever thought of certain phrases, sayings or comments that people say that don't really make sense? Or where certain words come from that are not part of a language? Or how about what some people eat?
This is the stuff that I ponder over and I wonder if you have too? I'll give you a few examples of things....
- Why is there the letter "k" in front of words when it is silent? Such as know, knight, knife, knot, knee? Who put it there???
- The "Hair of the dog that bit ya" ....for the hangover the next morning? What is that really supposed to mean?
- "Beating to a Different Drum".....WHAT?
- "It's snowing like a bitch!"
- "Go suck an egg!" Really?
Now for food....
- Who was the first person to eat the green stuff in a Lobster? UGH!
- Who ate fish eggs and thought they should be a delicacy?
- Why just eat the frog's legs?
- Pigs eat ANYTHING so why on earth would we want to eat one? Have you ever tried Pig's feet? LOL....cased closed!
- "Slept like a log"! I didn't know that logs slept!
- Who was the first person to cook something wondering if it would be better tasting??
Now for the (Dirty) words.....You knew I was going to mention these!!
- Who decided that certain words were not to be used? These are man made rules.
- Why is "shit" a bad word? Does that mean we shouldn't say "poop" or "bowel movement"....
- We can call a four-legged animal an ass, but it's not okay to call a person one?
- We can say "intercourse" but it's sooo bad to say "fuck"? Now I'm sure of few of you were offended by that last sentence...but WHY? It's just a word someone decided years and years ago that we can't say it!!! Then why even make it a word in the first place?
To me the only rule I need to follow when I speak is....Never use GOD'S name in vain! Now THAT makes sense to me!
If any of you can come up with more stuff like this....then please add it in the comments so we can all have a chuckle, and maybe even someone might come up with an answer.....
I wish all of you a lifetime of Good Health, Happiness & Success!
My Best,
christine
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I was in college during the Abbie Hoffman, hippie - yippie days and my philosophy professor used the "F" word several hundred times per class. Did't bother me, but it sure bothered others.
I grew up in a time where I only heard my dad "cuss" a few times, and my mom........NEVER! My generation, in order to stretch the free speech issue, changed all that!
Being Italian it was always coming out of my father's mouth...but never my mothers unless she was really mad....then you better get out of her way! What's funny was that if a guy said the f-word in front of me and my father heard him.......that guy would have been told very politely that next time he said it in my presence......my dad would have a nice pair of cement shoes made for him.....yikes!
How come we drive on a parkway, and park on a driveway? Or have you ever said a word over and over until it sounded stupid?
Two of your colorful words are acronyms- Fornication Under Consent of the King and Ship High In Transit! ( The latter has to do with human waste on the ships of yesteryear) Creative post! :)
I have a daughter who is a doctor of linguistics. When I see her, I'll ass her. Cute, and good thinking
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Ah you ponder similar things to me. American English amuses us Brits greatly. Why?
Well if an American is "mooching" they are what...free loading? Is that right? In the UK "mooching" is browsing around with nothing particular in mind. An American "fanny" is an arse but a UK "fanny" is...well...only ladies have 'em. Why does your egg plant have no eggs on it? In the US a tramp is a woman of low morals but in the UK a tramp is a hobo. There's loads more, but I have to work lol.
Same language? My arse, it is! Ha ha.
I've always been amused by different meanings of words between the US and the UK. If you ever find yourself in an American Pub, be sure to ask for a cigarette. The UK word may get you into a fight.....lol
You are correct on the "mooching"....and "fanny" hasn't been used since years ago so now it be an "ass"....if that is what you meant. Right on "tramp"....I would love to hear more when you have a chance. Very funny Joe, thanks.
For any youngsters that doesn't kkkkknow what an "arse" is, you can go here:
http://www.internetslang.com/ARSE-meaning-definition.asp
Haha yeh you don't want to get your countries mixed up if you're a smoker.
Spunk is another, you reeeeeally don't want to say that too loudly in polite company over here.