Whitechapel - J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy Fri, 24 May 2013 17:08:19 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140066#Comment_140066 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140066#Comment_140066 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:32:51 -0700 orwellseyes wants you to resurrect a word.

So here's the deal. I'm calling on everybody in sight to help me
bring back a word. It's a conspiracy, see, and you're all part of it
if you choose to be.

I want to bring back the word "anon." As in, "I'll call you anon," or
"See you anon."

It isn't as specific as "see you tomorrow," when you may not, or "I'll
call you later" which is even more ill defined and inelegant..."anon"
means simply again..."I'll see you again" or "I'll call you in the
fullness of time."


A curious little experiment. What would you bring back? Or create from whole cloth? ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140068#Comment_140068 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140068#Comment_140068 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:36:13 -0700 Fauxhammer
Me, I want to hear more people saying "Saaaaaay, what's the big idea?!" ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140069#Comment_140069 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140069#Comment_140069 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:38:36 -0700 Blanche

Long story short, my friends put on bad fake english accents, and made it sound as if they were saying "Chyaahs" instead of "cheers".

I thought they said "Jaws" and got excited; I was wrong.

I'm determined not to be. I would like to see "anon" make a comeback, though. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140073#Comment_140073 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140073#Comment_140073 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:43:39 -0700 SteadyUP J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140078#Comment_140078 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140078#Comment_140078 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:50:27 -0700 Rachæl Tyrell J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140081#Comment_140081 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140081#Comment_140081 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:53:51 -0700 mybrainhurts I think the English language needs a non-gender specific singular pronoun

I thought we already had 'motherfucker'.

I went and saw and Joe at the bar. He ordered a pint and then he spilled it all over me.

becomes

I went and saw and Joe at the bar. Motherfucker ordered a pint and then motherfucker spilled it all over me. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140083#Comment_140083 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140083#Comment_140083 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:59:06 -0700 Oxbrow J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140091#Comment_140091 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140091#Comment_140091 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:10:46 -0700 orwellseyes
Troll Hates Clever Idea, Uses Onion Style Joke to Sound Clever, Fails. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140104#Comment_140104 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140104#Comment_140104 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:40:03 -0700 ENGINE
I, too, am working on "bully". BULLY FOR YOU! ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140105#Comment_140105 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140105#Comment_140105 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:42:44 -0700 Oxbrow J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140107#Comment_140107 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140107#Comment_140107 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:51:07 -0700 BrianMowrey J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140108#Comment_140108 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140108#Comment_140108 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:51:07 -0700 WordWill http://www.savethewords.org/

(You probably want to turn your sound off for that.) ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140115#Comment_140115 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140115#Comment_140115 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:08:00 -0700 Cat Vincent J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140118#Comment_140118 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140118#Comment_140118 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:20:17 -0700 pico J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140124#Comment_140124 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140124#Comment_140124 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:41:19 -0700 Oddcult
Smells a bit of a weird kind of backwards astroturf. Or whatever it is that you'd call 'takling the credit for something already happening'. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140126#Comment_140126 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140126#Comment_140126 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:42:20 -0700 epalicki comely lass, isn't she?"

...and, slightly off-topic, but I could really do WITHOUT the words "got," and "utilize," and I really wish people used "random" and "literally" correctly. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140130#Comment_140130 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140130#Comment_140130 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:49:34 -0700 Paul Sizer My vote for "Can we PLEASE kill this now?" in terms of American phrases:

"These ones" and "Those ones" (EXAMPLE: "I like these ones better than those ones, I think."

I like THESE. I like THOSE.

Fucking PERIOD.
Thanks. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140140#Comment_140140 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140140#Comment_140140 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:16:02 -0700 rickiep00h J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140143#Comment_140143 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140143#Comment_140143 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:32:33 -0700 Brendan McGinley J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140144#Comment_140144 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140144#Comment_140144 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:36:58 -0700 KitsuneCaligari J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140145#Comment_140145 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140145#Comment_140145 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:39:18 -0700 mister hex
@ SteadyUP - Yes. Bully for you. I also like talking like Teddy Roosevelt.

@ mybrainhurts - Motherfucker serves all purposes. I once did a sketch where a character complained about "his motherfucking mother." It was based on reality. Sad, really.

@ epalicki - It really bugs me to hear the degradation of the word "random". Also, "awesome", which I admit to overusing. Also, "dude". I once heard a stoner kid say "I'm a cowboy, dude!" and wanted very much to slap some sense into his fool head.

I also am in the attempt of correctly imitating the vernacular of the Nineteenth Century, where the masses, largely uneducated by our modern lofty standards, were possessed of an elegance unknown in the cocksucking pig-fuckers of today. I believe this is a project that will last me well into my crotchety-old-manhood.

@ Paul & Rickiep00h - Might a traveller join your grammar club? I am intolerant of fools and I own a parang.

"Disagreeable" would be my addition. No one describes people as 'disagreeable' anymore. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140172#Comment_140172 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140172#Comment_140172 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:48:31 -0700 doclivingston
Like, for instance, I am completely in love with the idea that a word that has all but died out in common usage might, through the wonders of modern communication and technology, potentially be resurrected simply for shits and giggles.

See, language is weird and fun and alive. Stop trying to make it boring and dead. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140184#Comment_140184 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140184#Comment_140184 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:05:28 -0700 orwellseyes
Evolution is great and I can appreciate David Milch turning "FUCK" into poetry as much as Oscar Wilde penning some biting phrase back at the dawn of the 20th century. Quality matters, content matters, character and ton matter. I know "guyz" from "da nort side" of "She-cah-go" who have an elegant short hand ("Over by dere" for any place distant) that's lively. Seeing it die out for yuppie talk in my life time has been sad. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140187#Comment_140187 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140187#Comment_140187 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:17:07 -0700 looneynerd
Boss: I need that report by 5
Employee: Uh, I have a doctor's appointment...
Boss: That dog won't hunt! ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140189#Comment_140189 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140189#Comment_140189 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:23:18 -0700 johnjones J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140192#Comment_140192 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140192#Comment_140192 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:35:17 -0700 Alan Tyson
I've been trying to use more creative alternatives for curses. Spider Robinson's 'fershligginer" is the current flagship of this operation, because of it's great variety of usages. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140199#Comment_140199 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140199#Comment_140199 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:47:04 -0700 Rachæl Tyrell J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140202#Comment_140202 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140202#Comment_140202 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:52:39 -0700 johnjones
Well... okay, can we do a reverse-BSG and transform a toothpaste into a curse word?

"If you say one more frelling word, I will beat the crest out of you!" ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140203#Comment_140203 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140203#Comment_140203 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:53:01 -0700 Finagle Zounds! ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140206#Comment_140206 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140206#Comment_140206 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:56:20 -0700 Lazarus99 I also am in the attempt of correctly imitating the vernacular of the Nineteenth Century, where the masses, largely uneducated by our modern lofty standards, were possessed of an elegance unknown in the cocksucking pig-fuckers of today. I believe this is a project that will last me well into my crotchety-old-manhood.


Hell, yes...just look at the dialogue in Deadwood. They might swear every other word, but damn, they do it elegantly... ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140219#Comment_140219 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140219#Comment_140219 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:04:38 -0700 Kosmopolit
That's a hell of a way from five second soundbites and "town hall" meetings where one of the speakers refers to his opponent as "that one". ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140224#Comment_140224 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140224#Comment_140224 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:12:21 -0700 Fauxhammer J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140233#Comment_140233 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140233#Comment_140233 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:31:17 -0700 MShades
And yes, language evolves, blah blah blah, but that doesn't make me feel less like braining someone when they call a car accident a "tragedy," a surprise escape from danger a "miracle," or a mass-produced handbag "unique."

And "proactive?" "Proactive" can suck shit in hell.... ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140234#Comment_140234 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140234#Comment_140234 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:38:57 -0700 Kosmopolit
For one thing it's shorter than "regarding" and I had an absolutely-not-be-exceeded one A4 page limit to adhere to. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140243#Comment_140243 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140243#Comment_140243 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:28:13 -0700 Lazarus99
Hows about "marry, nuncle"? ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140285#Comment_140285 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140285#Comment_140285 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:54:31 -0700 Richard Pace
Though, I do like yelling COCKSUCKAH!. Good for the humors.

~R ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140286#Comment_140286 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140286#Comment_140286 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:20:16 -0700 James Puckett J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140291#Comment_140291 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140291#Comment_140291 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:39:53 -0700 SteadyUP for a moment".
Hell, yes...just look at the dialogue in Deadwood.
I once decided to make a concerted effort to stop using "gay" interchangeably with "lame", and after a while, I actually succeeded - just in time for Deadwood to add to my lexicon the term "cocksucker" as a pejorative. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140298#Comment_140298 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140298#Comment_140298 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:52:08 -0700 Lazarus99 J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140309#Comment_140309 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140309#Comment_140309 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:25:07 -0700 ENGINE
James Puckett, it's a 20th Century thing, I think. I should know better, but I also commit these crimes in conversation. The brain endeavours in vain, but the mouth rattles off these placeholders unimpeded. Sorry. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140326#Comment_140326 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140326#Comment_140326 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:44:04 -0700 BrianMowrey
Conversely, if I find for example that I've tripped up in a phone conversation with a client at my old yob, I'd start rolling out down-home as a motherfucker with some "I means" and shit. Straight up dumping them into my sentences. I'd try to picture myself walking together with the client, my arm around her shoulder, being as charismatic as possible. Language is a tool and if keeping word-count down to a minimum were really that effective why the hell would there be message boards. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140335#Comment_140335 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140335#Comment_140335 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:24:32 -0700 Lazarus99
Okay, how about "Cheerio", possibly with a "pip-pip" on the end? ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140377#Comment_140377 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140377#Comment_140377 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:20:18 -0700 Cat Vincent
No, no, no, no, no, no, no...you're missing the point.

Egads is too twee, Fortnight is still in common use in the UK,
forsooth is silly, ye is a version of you which is also in use,
gadzooks just gets laughs...there's a simple poetry about "anon," it's
kind of self explanatory, there isn't a direct corrolary, and it won't
get laughs.

Focus, people, focus...how can a conspiracy work if everybody's off
running in different directions.

Will write anon.


Of course, one conspiracy inevitably spawns others... ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140386#Comment_140386 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140386#Comment_140386 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:02:55 -0700 Rictus
Sadly underused.

Both in word and deed. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140402#Comment_140402 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140402#Comment_140402 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:05:09 -0700 Labyrinthine
My favourite is "jury-rig." I have had to explain this word to people several times, and once I had a lengthy argument with a friend who insisted that the correct spelling was "jerry-rig" when that is in fact merely a bastardisation that is common enough you can use it and people will get what you mean, but still not the original term!

I also use "hence," "whence" and "onward!" a lot. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140416#Comment_140416 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140416#Comment_140416 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:10:45 -0700 mybrainhurts J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140429#Comment_140429 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140429#Comment_140429 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:41:24 -0700 ZJVavrek J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140437#Comment_140437 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140437#Comment_140437 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:10:47 -0700 Steve J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140474#Comment_140474 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140474#Comment_140474 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:57:55 -0700 johnjones J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140490#Comment_140490 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140490#Comment_140490 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:43:51 -0700 ENGINE
Lazarus, I've got you there! I already use Cheerio! And, uh, cool beans. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140496#Comment_140496 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140496#Comment_140496 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:07:44 -0700 aike
I am all for elegant use of outdated words and phrases, but the point is much more: take care of your use of language, that includes, but is not restricted to, vocabulary. Evolution of language is great, again, but elegant and correct use of language is something to be appreciated and striven for. In my most humble (or not) of opinions.

Oh, but... can we kill marketing speak, please? I will henceforth use anon, if none ever again uses phrases such as: "We aim to leverage the synergistic traction of interdepartmental out-of-the-box thinking to promote green grass opportunities and blue sky thinking." - I already feel the hatred boiling deep within my soul.

P.S. BS Bingo! ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140531#Comment_140531 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140531#Comment_140531 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:23:48 -0700 epalicki
Your post was not value-added. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140559#Comment_140559 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140559#Comment_140559 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:50:00 -0700 Osmosis J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140573#Comment_140573 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140573#Comment_140573 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:38:44 -0700 Dictionary Boy
I also use "hence" a lot, I didn't think it was outdated, is it? ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140632#Comment_140632 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140632#Comment_140632 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:01:10 -0700 Corey Waits
I get paid fortnightly, but if I was American I'd get paid 'once every two weeks'?
'Fortnight' is a great word people, embrace it. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140646#Comment_140646 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140646#Comment_140646 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:14:02 -0700 ZJVavrek
I just can't grasp combining "fort" and "night" into something describing weeks for actual use, even if I'm quite familiar with the word. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140660#Comment_140660 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140660#Comment_140660 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:54:43 -0700 Lani
I'm also a sucker for cheesy '80s slang: "Ace", "tubular", "radical"...and "dude" and "awesome" are part of my everyday vocabulary. I blame the guy I dated in college for getting me to say them.

Someone (can't remember who) said he had stopped using "gay" to mean bad or stupid. I applaud you, sir! I hate it when people use "gay" or "retarded" as a pejorative term (I used to work with clients with developmental disabilities and/or mental illness). ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140666#Comment_140666 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140666#Comment_140666 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:28:50 -0700 orwellseyes J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140671#Comment_140671 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140671#Comment_140671 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:52:09 -0700 ENGINE
@racingpenguins: how, exactly, does one deploy "tubular"?

What about overmuch? I think it's a word, but I do not know. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140677#Comment_140677 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140677#Comment_140677 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:21:37 -0700 Lani
"Oh my god, have you seen the new CYNDI LAUPER VIDEO?? It's like, so totally tubular!" "Like, fer sure!" ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140679#Comment_140679 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140679#Comment_140679 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:42:30 -0700 SteadyUP does mean "bad" insofar as something is ineffective or a hindrance. The fact that it developed disparaging connotations regarding the mentally disabled doesn't change what it actually means.
I love fortnight. It's a simple, clear unit of time.
Yeah, but what the hell ever happens every two weeks? ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140687#Comment_140687 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140687#Comment_140687 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:55:49 -0700 Lazarus99 J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140691#Comment_140691 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140691#Comment_140691 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:13:47 -0700 Lani J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140697#Comment_140697 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140697#Comment_140697 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:44:43 -0700 poor_boy When I was a kid, everybody always said that as, well...I'll post an example with the offensive part bleeped out. I'm pretty sure you'll know what I'm talking about.

Billy Bob: You fix that radiator hose yet?
Bubba: It's gonna have to be replaced tomorrow when the garage opens, but I n*****-rigged it with some duct tape so you can make it home.

I hate to admit it, but where I grew up, people really did say it just like that. After that, anything's an improvement. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140701#Comment_140701 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140701#Comment_140701 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:12:45 -0700 oga J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140712#Comment_140712 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140712#Comment_140712 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:43:33 -0700 doclivingston
Regarding "voila", the biggest thing I always see that pisses me off about that particular word is that nine times out of ten, I see it spelled "viola", as in the fucking instrument. People are dumb.

As to my earlier note about defending usages people might disagree with, I'm half a semester into studying the entire breadth of varieties of English across the world, and if you ever spend any time at all doing that sorta thing, you realize how ridiculous people sound when they go around declaring their particular manner of speech/vocab/grammar/pronunciation/spelling the emphatically "correct" way of going about things. You're pretty much guaranteed to be in the minority no matter what you're talking about, because the variation is just that prevalent. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140721#Comment_140721 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140721#Comment_140721 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:28:36 -0700 poor_boy J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140782#Comment_140782 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140782#Comment_140782 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:03:54 -0700 Lee Matthews J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140784#Comment_140784 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140784#Comment_140784 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:12:28 -0700 Labyrinthine J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140793#Comment_140793 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140793#Comment_140793 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:44:46 -0700 Oddcult J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140799#Comment_140799 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140799#Comment_140799 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:17:04 -0700 orwellseyes
I get paid. It's a good metric for planning projects ("I'd like this within a fortnight")

The problem with "week" is the fuckery of capitalism. A week is seven days. But there are only 5 business days. Even though most businesses work on the weekend in some capacity. I deal with suppliers and contractors who pull this shit all the time to buy a couple days on an order, or fuck us on shipping.

Fortnight, 14 days. Two proper weeks. That's solid. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140802#Comment_140802 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140802#Comment_140802 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:26:08 -0700 Oddcult J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140812#Comment_140812 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140812#Comment_140812 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:27:54 -0700 ENGINE J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140818#Comment_140818 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140818#Comment_140818 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:39:39 -0700 SteadyUP
@penguins-
I would say that their diagnosis is a hindrance in some ways, but not necessarily in others.
No, that's not it at all. The word "retarded" has no inherent connection to mentally disabled people, it just means "slowed down" or "impeded". It came to be used to describe them, accurately or otherwise, but all I'm saying is that I'm not going to stop using a word accurately because of un-PC connotations that aren't my doing. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140836#Comment_140836 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140836#Comment_140836 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:54:59 -0700 Lani J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140910#Comment_140910 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140910#Comment_140910 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:09:10 -0700 Lazarus99
"...and when she's pressed she will undress and then she's boxing clever..." ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140924#Comment_140924 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140924#Comment_140924 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:51:38 -0700 Don Hilliard Wonder where [fortnight] came from, though? Are nights longer in forts or somesuch?

Two weeks = fourteen nights = a "fourteen-night" > "fourt'-night" > fortnight.

The complementary term for a single week was "sennight" (still in the dictionary but tagged as archaic. I only know it from its use by the late Rex Stout in one novel.) ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140930#Comment_140930 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140930#Comment_140930 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:14:51 -0700 mybrainhurts J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140932#Comment_140932 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=140932#Comment_140932 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:15:43 -0700 mister hex
And yes. Ever spent a night in a fort? Bloody uncomfortable.

*Seriously, mate. Welcome. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141007#Comment_141007 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141007#Comment_141007 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:42:00 -0700 Rictus
Rictus has never raked muck. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141012#Comment_141012 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141012#Comment_141012 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:36:34 -0700 EvJ
Gazumping, as in waiting until a person has invested too much time and money into preparing for a purchase to pull out, then jacking up the price on a pretense.

Gerrymandering, as in defining the boundaries of an issue, specifically an election, such that the result is a foregone conclusion.


I think humanity needs a subtle, versatile and complete vocabulary to describe the many ways in which we can screw each other. Just like the old "Number of Inuit words for snow" thing, the more vocabulary we have to articulate the ways we all screw each other, the more accurately we will be able describe and understand it. Did some jumped up rent-a-peeler cop a feel of your collar? Get on the blower to the local rag and give 'em the lowdown in words the y can understand. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141013#Comment_141013 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141013#Comment_141013 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:41:15 -0700 LudwigTheurer
Lets call this conspiracy "Englich" (English + Lich) ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141017#Comment_141017 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141017#Comment_141017 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:08:24 -0700 Audley Strange J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141035#Comment_141035 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141035#Comment_141035 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:10:52 -0700 mybrainhurts
And gerrymandering has one of my favourite etymologies. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141043#Comment_141043 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141043#Comment_141043 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:51:59 -0700 EvJ
Anytime someone uses the word gerrymandering, they sound great, give the english language a little boost, and are socking it to some corrupt asshole. It might very well be the perfect word. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141060#Comment_141060 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141060#Comment_141060 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:27:59 -0700 Elana J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141101#Comment_141101 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141101#Comment_141101 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:26:06 -0700 mybrainhurts J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141138#Comment_141138 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141138#Comment_141138 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:46:22 -0700 Solario


To weigh in on the issue of using Retarded as a synonym for stupid:

I would argue that being stupid is a mental disability, but not the kind of mental disability that is being discussed here. But in the end it's a discussion about the basis of the word: Whether you're using it as the social norm uses it, or using it as the dictionary defines it.


And I really don't think anyone should "bring back words" collectively. I just wish more people understood more words. To say someone has to say anon instead of now, seems stupid to me. Language is wonderful and should be more diverse, not just interchanging.


@Whoever was talking about Voilá: Let's not forget people spelling it Wallah are using an incorrect word for it, as Wallah is arabic and means "By God." ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141150#Comment_141150 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141150#Comment_141150 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:22:00 -0700 oga
Nah, I've been there a few times and I love Singlish lit, but I''m from NZ. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141190#Comment_141190 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141190#Comment_141190 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:25:17 -0700 mister hex J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141200#Comment_141200 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141200#Comment_141200 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:04:09 -0700 Solario
Yeah, though I think it was Graham Bell who wanted it to be common use. It's a ship greeting and because of primitive equipment it would have been easier to discern than "hello." ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141212#Comment_141212 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141212#Comment_141212 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:11:04 -0700 mister hex
Anyways! Thread drift!

Startling! And Remarkable! are words I'd soon see revived. Also "Oh my stars and garters!". But you have to drag it out, like Agnes Moorehead. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141215#Comment_141215 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141215#Comment_141215 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:19:07 -0700 Dictionary Boy J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141219#Comment_141219 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141219#Comment_141219 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:38:25 -0700 mister hex
I want to live in a world where people say "Remarkable!". And MEAN IT. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141221#Comment_141221 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141221#Comment_141221 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:43:20 -0700 Lazarus99
Thomas Edison was a bit of a bastard, too.


So was Bell... ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141223#Comment_141223 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141223#Comment_141223 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:47:06 -0700 mister hex J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141238#Comment_141238 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141238#Comment_141238 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:36:25 -0700 Lazarus99 J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141242#Comment_141242 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141242#Comment_141242 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:58:51 -0700 city creed J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141297#Comment_141297 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141297#Comment_141297 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:45:32 -0700 EvJ J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141313#Comment_141313 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141313#Comment_141313 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:26:13 -0700 Osmosis J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141319#Comment_141319 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141319#Comment_141319 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:28:05 -0700 Rictus J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141363#Comment_141363 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141363#Comment_141363 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:05:30 -0700 Labyrinthine
Also a phrase I use: "for to" as in "I went down to the markets for to buy some bread." I just like the rhythm. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141422#Comment_141422 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141422#Comment_141422 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:12:44 -0700 Indigo Rose
Gay, as slang, is obnoxious because it can only be one of two things; "that's so happy!" or "that's such a homosexual". Thus, it IS insulting to homosexual people, unless used to indicate something possitive, whereas "retard" or "retarded" does not have to be.

I do like anon. I actually use quite a few of the words and phrases mentioned here, but there is one phrase I wish people would use correctly. "I COULDN"T care less" rather than "I could care less"... enough said. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141423#Comment_141423 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141423#Comment_141423 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:16:53 -0700 SteadyUP Heroes isn't at all living up to its potential, "that show is retarded" is a valid statement, and casts no aspersions on anyone other than the people who make it. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141426#Comment_141426 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141426#Comment_141426 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:22:51 -0700 Indigo Rose J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141431#Comment_141431 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141431#Comment_141431 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:43:19 -0700 ENGINE ejaculations (hurhur) I frequently yell "hellfire and damnation!" to puzzled looks all 'round, as well as "Christ on a crutch," which, to be honest, I don't know the origin of. ]]> J. Michael Straczynski invites you to a verbal conspiracy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141434#Comment_141434 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5380&Focus=141434#Comment_141434 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:56:55 -0700 warrenellis