tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post206004162760985207..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: My Juggy My Puggy My Honey My BunnyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-1169133860021493932009-07-10T15:34:43.735-07:002009-07-10T15:34:43.735-07:00Hi ArtSparker:
Didn't know that one-- thanks!...Hi ArtSparker:<br /><br />Didn't know that one-- thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-35687906010446806652009-07-10T15:10:51.947-07:002009-07-10T15:10:51.947-07:00In Cockney rhyming slang, he's brown bread (de...In Cockney rhyming slang, he's brown bread (dead).ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-28115883894223596992009-07-10T04:27:33.030-07:002009-07-10T04:27:33.030-07:00Hi TFE & Sandra--sorry not to respond earlier!...Hi TFE & Sandra--sorry not to respond earlier!<br /><br />TFE: Yes, I think you're right on about money as an "insulator," & of course on the respect idea. That is a memorable line!<br /><br />Sandra: Eberle knows more about the mutes, but apparently they were professional mourners. I can't recall if this comes up in a future WAIWW installment or not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-41334186117551301302009-07-09T13:23:34.137-07:002009-07-09T13:23:34.137-07:00Women's Art is Women's Work just gets bet...<i>Women's Art is Women's Work </i> just gets better and better. This is fascinating stuff. Hired mutes? That calls for some research, as I'm not familiar with the phenomenon.<br /><br />Oh, and by the way, the term "unmentionables" didn't die out with the Victorians. It was used, albeit with a knowing smile, even in my youth - and I'm not <i>that</i> old.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-41753833056593763932009-07-09T13:09:52.196-07:002009-07-09T13:09:52.196-07:00Interesting post Eberle/John.Poverty brings us muc...Interesting post Eberle/John.Poverty brings us much closer to death in life, money is a great, if ultimately hopeless, insulator.A belief in an afterlife too helps us face death.So less taboo with death please, and more taboo with sex as in this 'anything goes' society a lot of mystery and ultimate pleasure is lost.it all boils down to respect for yourself and for others. Ps. I loved the line “ ‘I will not make a lobster kettle of my C.U Next Tuesday.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-32367210233278913232009-07-09T07:42:45.696-07:002009-07-09T07:42:45.696-07:00Hi Jen: I'm pinch hitting for Eberle comment-...Hi Jen: I'm pinch hitting for Eberle comment-wise-- thanks from both of us! As far as the "F" word goes: the etymologies I've seen suggest that it dervies from a very similar sounding Dutch word meaning the same thing, tho apparently more in reference to cattle. There are apparently also Swedish cognates.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-27812168684734181862009-07-09T07:36:31.726-07:002009-07-09T07:36:31.726-07:00p.s., while we're being PG-rated and talking i...p.s., while we're being PG-rated and talking idioms/euphemisms - have you heard the explanations for "That's bologna!" (Another food reference to sex, I believe.) And, also the F word - I heard was an acroynym for Fonicate Upon Command of King. Am I making this up or do you know???Jennifer Chronicles (jenx67.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420405638287265650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-32018577019104766482009-07-09T07:35:20.328-07:002009-07-09T07:35:20.328-07:00This post is a great source of information. I am f...This post is a great source of information. I am fascinated by euphemisms and idioms. I never gave much thought to the connection between sex and the kitchen. Interesting links to objectification of the sexes, too. <br /><br />The part about the deceased babies in pictures - very interesting, too. <br /><br />Great, as always, Eberle. Smart, rich, interesting post. This blog rocks.Jennifer Chronicles (jenx67.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420405638287265650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-5847072684800549762009-07-09T07:35:08.939-07:002009-07-09T07:35:08.939-07:00Hi Dave: Thanks-- your comment about "taboo i...Hi Dave: Thanks-- your comment about "taboo itself being the current taboo" is food for thought; that could be true in a couple of different ways, depending on your perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-86462566711280007262009-07-09T06:47:09.550-07:002009-07-09T06:47:09.550-07:00The whole issue of taboos is a fascinating one. Se...The whole issue of taboos is a fascinating one. Sex was, and I suppose death now is the main one in the Western world. (Although I think you probably could make a case for taboo itself being the current taboo.) Your post does excellently well exploring what is a massive subject. Supremely well done.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.com