Comments on: Colluquy on the Occupations, an Addendum http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum Blog for Stephanie Bryant, a 30-something writer who travels full-time. And her husband, Johnnyb. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:29:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: aerinha http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/comment-page-1#comment-4593 aerinha Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:36:35 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/#comment-4593 Oh, a talking cat. What a nightmare. With three dogs in the house, if even ONE of them could be a spokesperson, who knows what this place would be like.... between Bumbling Greyhound Boy, his Mini-Me the chow/beagle mix, and the sulky Goth Teen Border Collie mix (pictured)... oy, indeed. Oh, a talking cat. What a nightmare.

With three dogs in the house, if even ONE of them could be a spokesperson, who knows what this place would be like…. between Bumbling Greyhound Boy, his Mini-Me the chow/beagle mix, and the sulky Goth Teen Border Collie mix (pictured)… oy, indeed.

]]> By: georgelazenby http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/comment-page-1#comment-4592 georgelazenby Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:54:48 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/#comment-4592 Make a great way of sticking to diets. Make a great way of sticking to diets.

]]> By: mortaine http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/comment-page-1#comment-4591 mortaine Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:17:13 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/#comment-4591 Ain't language and power relationships neat? I hear they found the "language gene." Now my husband wants a talking dog! I can just see it-- "Want to go for a walk? Hey, how about we play for a while? Want to throw the ball? I'll chase it! Want to go for a walk?" I suppose it's better than a talking cat, who would just feel compelled to comment on all your shortcomings all day long. Ain’t language and power relationships neat? I hear they found the “language gene.” Now my husband wants a talking dog!

I can just see it– “Want to go for a walk? Hey, how about we play for a while? Want to throw the ball? I’ll chase it! Want to go for a walk?”

I suppose it’s better than a talking cat, who would just feel compelled to comment on all your shortcomings all day long.

]]> By: georgelazenby http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/comment-page-1#comment-4590 georgelazenby Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:29:41 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/#comment-4590 Here's a facet of sprachenklast that the professors don't tell you about: Piss - Urinate Shit - Defecate Fuck - Fornicate Each of these pairs mean precisely the same things. All of them, at one point, carried equal conversational impact. Why are the one's on the left explicatives and those on the right not? The French, having the Romance language used the ones on the right, while the English, coming from a Germanic lingual background used the ones on the left. The French, being masters of England, naturally sought to denegrate every aspect of the conquered culture. Amazingly, intolerances nearly a thousand years old are evident in modern language. Neat, huh? Here’s a facet of sprachenklast that the professors don’t tell you about:

Piss – Urinate

Shit – Defecate

Fuck – Fornicate

Each of these pairs mean precisely the same things. All of them, at one point, carried equal conversational impact. Why are the one’s on the left explicatives and those on the right not? The French, having the Romance language used the ones on the right, while the English, coming from a Germanic lingual background used the ones on the left. The French, being masters of England, naturally sought to denegrate every aspect of the conquered culture. Amazingly, intolerances nearly a thousand years old are evident in modern language.

Neat, huh?

]]> By: satanstoystore http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/comment-page-1#comment-4589 satanstoystore Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:17:39 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2001/12/14/colluquy-on-the-occupations-an-addendum/#comment-4589 that's hella kewl ;) that’s hella kewl ;)

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