Did you know that smirk and smile come from the same root? Green and grow, horse from current and to run, god from that is which invoked, shoe from cover, nigger from brown, profanity from things outside the church, and shit... the most debated of origin and meaning. Perhaps the most offensive word is no longer fuck, but Cunt. Cunt is derived from PIE, the oldest of our ancestor languages and means hollow place, queen, to cut, to hide. I know it's very offensive, but what about it makes it so wrong in polite company? I notice that the more offensive the curse word, the easier it rolls off the tongue in a gasping, forceful way. But why is bitch, which is ok for TV but shit, the most common thing we all do besides breathe and eat not ok? Definetly, by far, cuss words define society, culture, and the opposite.
An interesting observation comes when looking at different cultures and how many different words are used for the same meaning. Think of the word money. How many synonyms for money can you come up with? The thesaurus is by definition culture: i.e. cash, currency, change, wealth, capital, funds, riches, mullah, dough, bread, bucks, chips, coins, gravy, jack, greenback, hard cash, legal tender, loot, pay, riches, roll , treasure, specie, wad, wage, cold cash, buckaroos, benjamins, big ones, smackers, clams, cha ching, booty, loot, cheese, chedda, lettuce, and other green condiments. Don't even get me started on booz and the boggie woggie. Mandarin, Hebrew, Arabic, Swahili, Tagalog and much more dedicate many meanings to what is considered most common in the respective culture. How many different derivatives of sex can you come up with? What is important for the American culture? Extremely related, what does it say for Suomi and Welsh, Mandarin, Japanese or even Latin, who at the elementary level have no direct translation to Yes or No? This aspect is complicated but I digest.
Back to profanity, cunt is mentioned by the potty mouth Shakespeare in Hamlet, nigga is slang among blacks, and wop stands for wood oven pizza. Profanity boils down to tabooness amongst the listeners. There are racial slurs, blasphemy (gadzooks), fag slang, and words we don't say around our parents (which is an anomaly that in many cultures it is less profane for an adult to curse than it is for a child, who may be reprimanded for cursing). Most basic curse words boil down to something stupid... bitch, fuck, shit, damn, pussy. And what other cultures consider very offensive, we don't. Understand bravo charlie or golf delta? Don't forget the severity of curse words either; crapola versus shit, bitch versus beotch, that blows versus that sucks. I mean is arsehole really that offensive to you and me? Apparently it is to our blokes across the lake from which our language comes from. Better yet, would you even understand the American Sign Language curse of 'Go Fuck Yourself?' Well that's a bad example.
I may never understand the full power of curse words, but I'm glad we have something to express emotion with!
Sincerely,
Motherfucker (Incest in its most literal terms)
"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, Tits, annnnnndddd, Fart, Turd, Twat" - George Carlin
Shakespeare's Topics: A fair helping of sex, violence, crime, horror, politics, religion, anti-authoritarianism, anti-semitism, racism, xenophobia, sexism, jealousy, profanity, satire, and controversy of all kinds.
http://www.socyberty.com/Education/Evolution-of-Profanity--How-Swear-Words-Came-to-be-.17433
Music: Zero 7, Waiting Line
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Addiction, the Demanding Friend
Addiction is always a losing battle… it is so self-defeating. It is SO easy to come up with excuses, excuses that are everywhere and excuses that can beat any level logic. It seems obvious to me that overcoming any addiction does not depend on how smart you are, how intellectual you are, or even how good your logic is. So how does someone with these characteristics beat strong addictions? I’m not sure. They say it is how strong your will power is. Some people quit out of fear while others choose to suffer because they enjoy the addiction too much even though they fully are aware of its dangers. I’ve learned that addiction is not a cycle; it’s something that a person has to struggle with their whole entire lives… talk about another self defeating process. Is addiction something we are born wired with and if so, what addictions do we find most easily? Remember, addiction is not just too us bad things like drugs and alcohol, but also includes anything that can be abused: gambling, food, sex, groups, music, TV, nicotine, internet, masturbation, money, power, shopping, physical attractiveness, spiritual obsession, and so much more. Some kill us quicker and others are illegal but all distract us from the good things that we are very capable of.
Where in evolution or where in God’s plan does addiction fit into? What are we supposed to be addicted to that is good for us? Is there a good addiction?? Is it better to have had an addiction and control it than never had one at all? Why if we abstain from addiction it is so easy for us to pick up right where we left off instead of starting over again?
We ALL heart some addiction. Is it our flaw or our appreciation; it's difficult? It comes down to our personalities, yet we somehow all survive with them. Identify our addictions and become familiar with them. AA agrees that we are powerless. Addictifiniction is that at some point we rely, we get high, we are vulnerable to our biggest weaknesses. It's animal like, built in, but somehow more evolved. I won't continue until the future...
What is addiction? Powerlessness, denial, reliability, evolution, fun, miscommunication, or plain ol' mischievousness?
See: Stranglers. 'Golden Brown,' and Unified Theory. 'California.' "Man, this ain't easy."
Where in evolution or where in God’s plan does addiction fit into? What are we supposed to be addicted to that is good for us? Is there a good addiction?? Is it better to have had an addiction and control it than never had one at all? Why if we abstain from addiction it is so easy for us to pick up right where we left off instead of starting over again?
We ALL heart some addiction. Is it our flaw or our appreciation; it's difficult? It comes down to our personalities, yet we somehow all survive with them. Identify our addictions and become familiar with them. AA agrees that we are powerless. Addictifiniction is that at some point we rely, we get high, we are vulnerable to our biggest weaknesses. It's animal like, built in, but somehow more evolved. I won't continue until the future...
What is addiction? Powerlessness, denial, reliability, evolution, fun, miscommunication, or plain ol' mischievousness?
See: Stranglers. 'Golden Brown,' and Unified Theory. 'California.' "Man, this ain't easy."
What's for Desert?
Edward Donald Slovik... poor guy. Although over 21,000 soldiers were given varying sentences for desertion during World War II, including 49 death sentences, Slovik's was the only death sentence carried out.
The young man did not want to face the brutality of the front line rifle company. Although I don't think he actually went AWOL, he apperently wrote a few notes stating that he would. Long story short the Supreme Allied commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, confirmed the execution order and Slovik was before a firing squad just a few months before the end of the War.
Frank Sinatra wanted to produce a movie about the guy, but was branded a Communist sympathizer. The Kennedys also discouraged the mov since Sinatra campaigned for them. However, a few books about the subject were written and a Martin Sheen film eventually came out of it. Eddie was not much older than me...
Btw, I met a woman today who is allergic to wine and roses................. how romantic!
The young man did not want to face the brutality of the front line rifle company. Although I don't think he actually went AWOL, he apperently wrote a few notes stating that he would. Long story short the Supreme Allied commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, confirmed the execution order and Slovik was before a firing squad just a few months before the end of the War.
Frank Sinatra wanted to produce a movie about the guy, but was branded a Communist sympathizer. The Kennedys also discouraged the mov since Sinatra campaigned for them. However, a few books about the subject were written and a Martin Sheen film eventually came out of it. Eddie was not much older than me...
Btw, I met a woman today who is allergic to wine and roses................. how romantic!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The Titler
It's not that I am ambivalent towards French, German, or Hitler; I heart all three, especially Hadolf Itler (Bizaro World). Language... who decided 'what' is what and language is language? There is surely a PIE (Proto-Indo-European) derivative language that we all can enjoy: Assyrian, Greek, Indo-Iranian, ALL Romance Languages, Celtic, Germanic, Armenian, Turkic, Albanian (Spanish, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, German, Marathi, French, Italian, Punjabi and Urdu). So what should be your third or fourth or more language?... Never mind most us Americans who struggle to know just one and one quarter. How close do we want to be to our neighbors? We redefined pizza, General Tzo's chicken, and even the sand(which) we stole from England and the Jews. Screwing pun, I move on to the modern day of Spanglish, broken eyetalian, and the-lets-not-go-there Apu Nahasapeemapetilon 7-11 accent. Flattery is THE best form of imitation. So let's learn a language or two.
Before buying Rosetta Stone or searching AltaVista, why do we borrow from other languages, look up foreign words, or learn complex verb conjugations? It might be to impress our friends, our significant others, or we seek another challenge in life. Regardless, that is the first step. The United States really does not have an 'official language,' an 'accomplishment' few other countries possess. If you live in a big city, there is no doubt you have come across an accent, language barrier, or stereotype. The beauty is that you can walk down most streets and markets and hear something you do not understand. That is what makes me curious. I don't blame myself; The fortunate dichotomy is that when both young and now, I expect everywhere I go to have English somewhere, somehow. I wish the best for you in your travels. But good luck truly appreciating the culture, especially when you really don't take in the language.
My point is... Figure out where you want to go most often, where you business assists lie, and where you can meet the most friends. My dream is all three, but that is not all. I dream of Italian, Russian, and Chinese before I die. I rank them in order of difficulty and curiosity. It is a hobby taken seriously like a stain on the clothin'. I don't have but only mention the mental release, stress satisfactoring, cultural expanding you will do by just observing another culture and its language. And don't count past language influences unless you know the place, words, and culture!
-DC
Before buying Rosetta Stone or searching AltaVista, why do we borrow from other languages, look up foreign words, or learn complex verb conjugations? It might be to impress our friends, our significant others, or we seek another challenge in life. Regardless, that is the first step. The United States really does not have an 'official language,' an 'accomplishment' few other countries possess. If you live in a big city, there is no doubt you have come across an accent, language barrier, or stereotype. The beauty is that you can walk down most streets and markets and hear something you do not understand. That is what makes me curious. I don't blame myself; The fortunate dichotomy is that when both young and now, I expect everywhere I go to have English somewhere, somehow. I wish the best for you in your travels. But good luck truly appreciating the culture, especially when you really don't take in the language.
My point is... Figure out where you want to go most often, where you business assists lie, and where you can meet the most friends. My dream is all three, but that is not all. I dream of Italian, Russian, and Chinese before I die. I rank them in order of difficulty and curiosity. It is a hobby taken seriously like a stain on the clothin'. I don't have but only mention the mental release, stress satisfactoring, cultural expanding you will do by just observing another culture and its language. And don't count past language influences unless you know the place, words, and culture!
-DC
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