Ha, but it's such good swearing! And I see you're Scottish, is it genetic!? I learned "for fuck's sake" from my Scottish boyfriend when I lived in Belgium. Glad to help, it was fun if fast.
I was born in England but have lived in Scotland for most of my adult life (and have a Scottish surname). The Scots are great swearers and I have to admit I'm all in favour of good swearing.
"The B word derives from bicce for female dog circa 1000 AD and even I enjoyed making a dictionary entry for school once with the definition for “bitch” with a dog illustration. By 1400 AD, this term could be applied to women with a derogatory connotation (think dogs in heat)..."
One of the risks of making the protagonists of some of my writings female dogs is that, when I use the B word, I have to insist that I'm using the older, formal meaning and not the latter, informal one.
What's even worse is that in a lot of dog breeding circles the term used for the mother is "Dam"...
It was actually a more sales-y job than I would have enjoyed — I think by that part of the interview we both knew it probably wasn't the right fit, so I even asked what the best answer he had heard was. It's a fun question, for sure!
Oh interesting about Dam! Tricky biz this bitching!
So that's why my parents never let me watch Monty Python!
And the Nicholas Cage series is now on our Netflix watchlist, thanks for the recommendation!
Ha, but it's such good swearing! And I see you're Scottish, is it genetic!? I learned "for fuck's sake" from my Scottish boyfriend when I lived in Belgium. Glad to help, it was fun if fast.
I was born in England but have lived in Scotland for most of my adult life (and have a Scottish surname). The Scots are great swearers and I have to admit I'm all in favour of good swearing.
"The B word derives from bicce for female dog circa 1000 AD and even I enjoyed making a dictionary entry for school once with the definition for “bitch” with a dog illustration. By 1400 AD, this term could be applied to women with a derogatory connotation (think dogs in heat)..."
One of the risks of making the protagonists of some of my writings female dogs is that, when I use the B word, I have to insist that I'm using the older, formal meaning and not the latter, informal one.
What's even worse is that in a lot of dog breeding circles the term used for the mother is "Dam"...
I didn't know the middle finger/phallus thing! That's really neat.
I guess everything is phallic!
The Dunning-Kruger for middle school kids must be impressive.
Me in 7th grade: "Whoa, that looks like a dick! Ancient people must have thought about genitalia all the time."
My education for the next 10-15 years: "Nah, don't be silly. Virtually nothing is actually about penises in the literal sense."
My education since then: "Ancient people absolutely thought about genitalia all the time. It's far, far more endemic than I imagined as a kid."
I still remember a job interview asking about my favorite curse word. I wish I had all of this knowledge back then!
What a great interview question! What kind of job was that?
It was actually a more sales-y job than I would have enjoyed — I think by that part of the interview we both knew it probably wasn't the right fit, so I even asked what the best answer he had heard was. It's a fun question, for sure!
Hey nice work! I'll admit I actually feel better after reading this.
P.S. Now who wouldn't like Cecily Bumtrinket?
Oh good, the insult generator is handy too for all occasions. Yay Cecily!