Happy Birthday, Matt!
Firstly, today is Matt's birthday! He's 62 years old today! Feel free to send birthday greetings, balloons, assorted ponies to matthewj_cody@hotmail.com (there's an underscore after the J, I just can't figure out how to turn the hyperlink off so you can see it.)
Second, we were having a discussion the other night about the word "twat". He thinks it's a filthy word, akin to the "c" word. I think it's charmingly archaic, not unlike the aforementioned "muff", or "foxy". Thoughts?
posted by Ali @ 1:44 PM
12 Comments:
I definately think it's a nasty word, but not nearly as nasty as the "c" word. There is something about it that seems cute, but only in a "spank me on the ass and bring be breakfast in bed" sort of way...
I have no problem with "twat", as long as it's being said by a woman. If a man steps into that territory (metaphorically speaking), I pefer "twatola".
I tend to agree with "Mom", although I would prefer to have a man refer to it as "your twatness".
This might make me unpopular, but I have no problem with the aforementioned "c" word. I mean, there are no comparable words for men's parts. I think that it all comes down to ownership - but that might just be my liberal-arts-education coming through.
Also - is this what you spend my uncle's birthday discussing??
How about HRT- Her Royal Twatness?
Twat just can not be taken as seriously the c-word.
Hearing twat referred to as Foofie is another one that makes me laugh.
Twats aren't bad. They can be amusing in their bumbling, overgrown, dippy kind of way. I have been known to refer to myself as such in third person when I've done stupendously dimwitted.
Admittedly, there is a double standard in terminology. We will accept great lengths what a woman says about a man. But men are not always given liberties. As they shouldn't, those naughty boys!
All things being equal, referring to the female species as a slash, gash, or the C word is never acceptable. It will get a man smacked. It will get a girl the look of death. Unless we don't like her. Then we'd trash her wardrobe and reputation, too.
PS: Happy birthday Mr. Alisha McKinney!
nndYes, this issue is a hairy one, but let us not beat around the bush. Most people have offered their own personal opinion on the matter, but I prefer to think outside the box. Snatches from the latest edition of the Microsoft-Encarta dictionary state that both "twat" and "cunt" are "highly offensive" terms.
Many people may call me on the carpet for this, but I believe both words are EQUALLY offensive. In fact Shakespeare himself agreed when he penned these lines in an early manuscript of Romeo and Juliet: Twat's in a name? That which we call a cunt by another other name would smell as fishy.
Please, don't be a pussy. Don't let your equivocation over the supposed "cuteness" of a word allow your sense of etiquette to be swept under the rug.
And if any of you are still crying, "Hoo hoo," over the loss of your precious "twat," do as I am about to do: get some pie from my friend Poon who works over at The Gap. She also makes some delicious orange juice, and nobody will disagree with me when I say there's nothing quite like the taste of a mouthful of Poon Tang.
I think I'm in love with the professor. If that is, indeed, his real name.
I don't think that is his real name. I am not saying that I know FOR CERTAIN. I am just saying.
I also not saying that the professor might be referred to as Beloved on other blogs. NOT SAYING IT.
I think he has many alias.
Popular post! I've always been a fan of "twat" (in several ways), but its nastiness as a word depends largely upon its pronunciation. If it rhymes with "pot," it's totally harmless. Pronounce it like "hat," and we're in a different ballpark.
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