Re: virus: Language

Sodom (sodom@ma.ultranet.com)
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 11:21:34 -0500


Geez - that certainly gives a connotation to the word i have never considered.
Perhaps "dirty words" should be words that relate to violence, not sex.

Sodom

FallAwake wrote:

> In a message dated 98-03-25 16:18:25 EST, you write:
>
> << Sodom
> I named my penis "the light"
> (BTW "penis" is not a dirty word)
> >>
>
> whell any one on this mailing list see the light? (::chuckles a little::)
>
> i could have a long discussion about the etymology of the swears. when i
> turned thirteen four months ago i got a book bout the etymology of words.
it
> turns out fuck was action crusaders would do with their swords by stabbing
> someone in the stomach openning their gut.