January 27, 2005
January 15, 2005
Can We Get Over
. . . this
unfortunate habit of referring to the male genitals as "junk"? It's only slightly less offensive than the British "naughty bits."
On the other hand, at least there are terms for the male genitalia that encompass the entire area. Most term that refer to female genitals only refer to the canal . . . you know: the useful part.
Of course, sexual slang is generally really inadequate to describe the human equipment and experience. We should, really, be able to do better.
That said, I'm glad to finally know the origin of the term "going commando." Carry on.
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"Most term that refer to female genitals only refer to the canal . . . you know: the useful part."
There's other parts?
Posted by: Don at January 16, 2005 12:50 AM (FsGoB)
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It is easy to criticize, but do you have any suggestions?
Posted by: Pile On® at January 16, 2005 07:07 AM (KlBdH)
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I'm still waiting for my ice cream.
Posted by: William Teach at January 16, 2005 08:03 AM (HxpPK)
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Wiliam, I'll mail your ice cream to you. Or maybe send it UPS. There's a slight chance it'll melt, of course.
A friend of mine used to refer to female masturbation as "pounding the petunia." I liked that. (This is the same person who decided that the equivalent of "cocksucking" had to be "cunt-slurping.")
There is the male habit of naming their dicks, so as to establish that, at times, "they seem to have minds of their own." Sometimes it's a different name, and sometimes it's "Little [guy's name]."
Actually, I'll bet there is some slang out there that isn't offensive. I should look into it.
Posted by: Attila Girl at January 16, 2005 10:57 AM (RjyQ5)
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Thanks. Chocolate.
Now, there was some language you don't see everyday. LOL
Posted by: William Teach at January 16, 2005 02:26 PM (HxpPK)
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But Tilly — may I call you Tilly? — "junk" rhymes so conveniently with "trunk." Rhyming is an important part of playground slang.
If I can't have junk in my trunk, am I still allowed to have a rocket in my pocket?
Posted by: Jeff Harrell at January 16, 2005 11:40 PM (UAuME)
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Tilly's fine, as is LMA, Attila Girl, and Joy.
But isn't the "trunk" a different part of the body? If schoolkids have THAT kind of junk in their trunks, we do have one heck of a disciplinary problem.
If I were younger, I'd totally encourage the rocket in your pocket. In a sense I still do, though I can't really help you, um, "launch" it.
Posted by: Attila Girl at January 17, 2005 01:02 AM (RjyQ5)
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Junk is not a term that I used frequently, but the other word that came to mind when writing that post was 'hog'. As in "strapping 20 grit sandpaper to your hog". I thought better of that terminology so I went with junk.
Posted by: Froggy at January 17, 2005 02:15 PM (E1hup)
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I certainly got the sandpaper issue, and I certainly wasn't criticizing. It just got me thinking, is all . . .
Posted by: Attila Girl at January 17, 2005 07:05 PM (RjyQ5)
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January 06, 2005
Over at The Brutality of Reason
Ironcross discusses the military's
super-secret plan for Islamic genocide. Well, sooner or later the cat was bound to come out of the bag, huh?
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January 02, 2005
New Uses for Tampons
Blackfive has an
amazing story about a male Marine who accidentally got a care package meant for a female, and how it ended up saving another Marine's life.
Apparently, the fact that tampons expand helps them to stop the bleeding when they are inserted into certain types of wounds. Now the other guys have started carrying tampons around with them, just in case.
Superabsorbent fibers, individual packaging that keeps 'em clean—I can see it, and I wonder why we didn't think of it before.
Read the whole thing, though: it's told from the point of view of the Marine Mom who coordinated the sending of packages, and how her initial embarrassment about the mixup turned to pride in American ingenuity.
Via McGehee.
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The idea is atleast more than 3 years old. It was a comment made to me by a bunch of Scots when I said I was considering heading over to Belfast. They said buy a box of tampons to stick in the bullet holes.
Posted by: the Pirate at January 02, 2005 11:36 AM (u4v+M)
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Well it does make sense! They are sterile and the right size. A little funny, but whatever works to save a life!.
Posted by: Rachel Ann at January 02, 2005 01:34 PM (CZgnX)
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My spouse tells me that law-enforcement used to have a tradition of carrying old-fashioned Kotex around with 'em in the old days, when they had tails on them (to attach to those belts that, despite my age, I've never worn or owned).
They were big, bulky, could be tied to a wound, and made, apparently, good field dressings.
Of course, we no longer have the "tails" on sanitary pads, but we do have those bitchin' superabsorbent fibers.
Posted by: Attila Girl at January 02, 2005 06:29 PM (SuJa4)
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I read many years ago that you should keep Kotex in your car emergency kit, first aid for various wounds.
Posted by: cj at January 02, 2005 08:31 PM (uttqj)
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That give the idea of the "tampon angel" an entirely new meaning...
Posted by: Desert Cat at January 03, 2005 07:21 AM (c8BHE)
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