Posted in Babble, Nerd, tagged history, linguistics, penis, words on November 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The other day, I was watching a TV series on the development of the English language, and they provided the most wonderful list of euphemisms for ‘penis’, from the 18th C:
tailpipe
pilgrim’s staff
Captain Standish
silent flute
pike of pleasure
mutton dagger
Cupid’s torch
chink stopper
Nimrod the mighty hunter
His Majesty and purple cap
beloved guest
picklock
pleasure pivot
pump handle
dear morsel
Dr Johnson
Posted in Babble, Photos, tagged senses, shoelace, weather on November 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Weather: Raindrops and roses. Hoping for some lightening.
Taste buds: Whole-grain rice sushi with avocado, cucumber, capsicum, and dill(?!)
Olfactory receptors: Jasmine flowers
Optical nerve: Birds, faces, and mirrors, and a mushroom shoelace
Cochlea: Joanna Newsom
Fingertips: New pens – so fresh
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Posted in Babble, Photos, tagged gigs, insect, ladybird, Moustache, Nick Cave on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Nick Cave is mindblowingly amazing, and has a truly formidable moustache to rule all moustaches. I do so wish that I could write something more wordy about this genius being, but I shall leave it at this:
W
O
W
Posted in Babble, art, tagged art, friends, spray paint on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One – Spray paint is FUN and EASY! My first attempt was, of course, a mushroom. And my fingernails are blackish.
Two – Beering and dining with old friends, beautiful friends, lovely humans is the nicest possible way to spend an evening.
Three – Favourite artist of the day: Ronald Kurniawan
Van Gogh’s Shoes. Image from here.
This evening, I was watching people’s feet as they trudged up the escalator from the train station. I found that 98% of Sydney’s rush hour population sport utterly predictable footwear. You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly judge an accounts executive [...]
Posted in Babble on October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t dislike much. I’m happy in the company of spiders, snakes, moths, monkeys, birds, and most other critters. Do not, however, ask me to invite a maggot or a worm home for dinner. When I was younger, (at least three years younger…) I used to play a game with myself: I would dig in [...]
Posted in Babble, tagged blog, privacy on October 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Although I created this (allegedly) around a year and a half ago, it certainly FEELS new. I feel like I need to work out what I’m going to write about on here. Maybe it will be everything, maybe it won’t. Also, I’m not sure how private to make it.
Yay!
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