Author Topic: Dowding... (Read 672 times)

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **on:** July 10, 2003, 02:08:54 PM »

Where'd you get that definition?

Webster's College Dictionary:
Pornography 1. writings, photographs, movies, etc., intended to arouse sexual excitement, esp. such materials considered as having little or no artistic merit. 2. the production of such materials. [1840-1850; < Greek pornograph(os) writing about harlots (porno-, comb. form of porne harlot + graphos graph)]
-SW

Dowding · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:12:31 PM »

http://www.dictionary.com

The context in which I used the word is very common and doesn't neccessarily involve sex.

I'm not that bothered, but if you want to continue this by email, please do. And leave the personal attacks out.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:15:32 PM »

(In before this thread is locked too...)

He got it from http://www.dictionary.com

Just a misunderstanding of English/American.

EDIT: Beat me to it.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:16:56 PM »

Strange how they added a definition to it not of sexual nature since the word is derived from whoring/prostitution.
-SW

Dowding · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:17:27 PM »

I didn't go to dictionary.com to look at the precise meaning before using it. That context is used all the time.

It's a way of underlining the sordid nature of something, I guess.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:19:22 PM »

Not in this country. Hell, you call cigarettes 'studmuffins.'

You ask some guy on a street corner for a studmuffin and youll get punched... or worse... shown exactly where youll 'fit in.'

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:20:02 PM »

Agreed that context is used all the time, it seems more of a bastardization of the word than the true meaning.

Naturally since it now also means things of a grotesque nature, you didn't use it wrong... just seems like it gained that definition through years/centuries of misuse.

Was the hippy thing what you took as a personal attack? It was more of a jab, an attack I would be sure to sink your battleship.
-SW

Dowding · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:20:28 PM »

Depends where you are I suppose.

Not that I'd have that knowledge, of course.

No it was the soap thing. Not that it matters. Water off a showering prison inmate's back.

AWMac · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:29:44 PM »

LOL The soap thing brought back bad memories for Dowding. Should have known.....

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:36:16 PM »

Who said anything about the memories being bad?

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:36:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Dowding
No it was the soap thing. Not that it matters. Water off a showering prison inmate's back.

There is this comedy that was made in the US a while back, you may have seen or heard about it.. or maybe not. Dunno, but its funny as hell, called "Don't be a menace to south central while drinking your juice in the hood."

Theres this one scene where a bunch of thugs are sitting around a table eating chicken wings, wearing a whole crap load of jewelry, and bandanas around their heads talking. The lead thug just got out of prison and was talking about something, I forget, but then he goes, "Like when you're in the prison shower, watching the soap run down the crack of a man's bellybutton mm mmmm."

The whole movie is hilarious, but you just reminded me of that scene.

-SW

Dowding · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:38:29 PM »

Gee... thanks.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:38:58 PM »

Oh dear God Skuzzy... look what youve done... We're losing them!!! Bring back the boob thread before its too late!!!

Skuzzy · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:45:37 PM »

Seems to be the board is not lacking of boobs today. Why add more?

I see you rotated your sig Saur. About time.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2003, 02:46:44 PM »

Ouch, Skuzzy just zinged me!
-SW