HeathenPope

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[–] HeathenPope 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I knew about the honor-culture bit, but I'm now curious about what other languages use it as an insult.

[–] HeathenPope 42 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I actually might be able to provide some insight to this. My wife is Balkan and the first time I called her a "Silly Goose" she became madly upset. It turns out in her language the phrase "Glupova Gusko" (Stupid Goose) is a common insult. It is considered incredibly harsh in her culture. My guess is that the phrase "Silly Goose" is borrowed from a Slavic Language and lost its harshness when it moved into English.

[–] HeathenPope 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Vincent, by Don McLean

[–] HeathenPope 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's the Leprechaun!

[–] HeathenPope 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] HeathenPope 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is it "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic?

[–] HeathenPope 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Forbidden steak...

[–] HeathenPope 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh thank the gods. My next guess was going to be "Butterfly" by Crazy Town.

[–] HeathenPope 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The theme song for Reading Rainbow?

[–] HeathenPope 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Perhaps every politician should be put on trial at the end of their term in office. Might keep everyone in line. Wait, who am I kidding? Give it a decade and the system will rig the courts to absolve themselves.

[–] HeathenPope 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

These fall under the category of "Half-baked Idea". This includes any idea that obviously hasn't been thought all the way through. Half-baked ideas can range from the absurd (e.g. "The Earth is flat."), to the benignly optimistic (e.g. "Everything works out for the best.")

[–] HeathenPope 3 points 7 months ago

Can we reuse the one from Liz Truss?

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