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Are Pork Chops a Euphemism?

Are Pork Chops a Euphemism? 01/02/2005 06:54 PM

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When looking to the shelves to find a slimmer and lighter book than the current titles I was reading before leaving for Tunisia I found and decided to take When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, George Carlin's recent book filled with deliciously funny cynicism that I can relate to. It was only when riding the train to Tunis, in a car containing mostly Tunisians save for two very chatty German women who found endless amusement in the train timetable, did I start to think that maybe carrying a book with "Jesus" in the title and a slightly altered illustration of the last supper on the cover might not have been the wisest choice for reading material, especially when I kept laughing while reading it. :)

George, I know you're just like every other egosurfing author on the internet these days and if you read this, I loved the euphemism bashing and want more. [I nearly wet myself laughing at the HBO special where Carlin goes on at length about 'servicing the customer', but that's probably TMI.] I might also add that you forgot to take on the weather. Finland has a fabulous word, räntä, that sounds as unpleasant as the weather it describes. It's a short Finnish word, too, something to be cherished in a Finnish word. In English, we get sleet, snain [snow + rain], freezing rain, wet snow and, lest we forget, "wintry mix". What the fuck is "wintry mix" anyway? Something the weather people came up with to say 'well, we have no clue what will fall from the sky today so let's just use this vague term to cover our asses no matter what?' I miss those low-tech days where a guy would stand in front of a board with a happy sun icon over Florida and a giant snowflake over Chicago and tell it like it was; if you weren't in Florida, your weather was likely cold, crappy and grim. Nowadays they have 3-D 'fly through', 5-day forecasts, doppler radar and tons of new words to describe the same bloody thing the fat smiling guy in front of the wooden cut-out of the lower-48 states would; the weather where you are sucks and will remain that way until you move to Florida, dimwit.

The word folks will enjoy WWJBTPC as George has frequent rants on euphemisms in English that tend to have little purpose other than replacing another word or words with others that aren't as clear. George takes no prisoners and even though it's very amusing it's rather disturbing to realise that it has reached self-parodying levels of absurdity. The poem A Modern Man is an anthem for the wired jet-set who would have died at thought of a week without any information appliance nearby. And, Prepositional Phrases, made me think of most Finns who complain about English and its arbitrary use of them.

We Americans love our prepositional phrases.

Out of sight, off the charts, in the groove, on the ball; up the creek, down the tubes, in the dumper, out the yin-yang; off the wall, 'round the bend, below the belt, under the weather.

And of course...under the table

Table Talk

But rather than under the table, let us begin on the table. That's a phrase you hear a lot in the news, especially from Washington. In negotiations of any kind, certain things are said to be on the table. Implying that other things are off the table. And sometimes, regardless of what's on the table, a settlement is reached under the table.

The table seems important. If a person is highly qualified, we say he brings a lot to the table. Unfortunately, those who bring a lot to the table often have too much on their plates. Still, they're guaranteed a seat at the table, because they think outside the box, which puts them ahead of the curve.

Now, if the negotiators agree on what's on the table, then they're on the same page. Personally, I don't like people on my page. If someone says to me, "We're on the same page," I say, "Do me a favor, please, turn the page; I'd rather not be on that page. In fact, I'd rather be in a completely different book." Buat that's beside the point; I've wandered off the track.

Returning to negotiations, if the sides are getting close, we're told they're in the ballpark. This often comes from people in the know, speaking off the record. And in Washington, many in the know are also in the loop because, after all, they work inside the beltway.

Now, there are other government people, outside the beltway, who, nonetheless, remain in the know and in the loop. They function in foreign countries and we say they're on the ground,. If they're CIA, they're under the radar and paid off the books. Much of what they learn is picked up on the street. But they don't always need to be on the street, because a lot of information comes in over the transom.

Hey, we don't make the rules, we just make fun of them. :)

Tiscali chops off Swiss arm

Tiscali chops off Swiss arm 09/14/2004 07:24 AM
Subsidiary offload continues

BT chops cost of UK Wi-Fi access

BT chops cost of UK Wi-Fi access 07/27/2004 05:55 AM
But it's still more expensive here than the US

Man chops off testicle after row with
wife (Reuters)

Man chops off testicle after row with
wife (Reuters) 12/29/2003 11:39 PM
Reuters - A Kenyan man chopped off one of his testicles in a row with his wife and then walked naked to a police station to report the incident.

Google to name its price

Google to name its price 08/17/2004 09:31 AM
Courier Mail Aug 17 2004 2:15PM GMT

Google Raises $1.67 Bln in Cut-Price IPO

Google Raises $1.67 Bln in Cut-Price IPO 08/19/2004 12:35 AM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Aug 19 2004 4:33AM GMT

Google Sets Price of $85 in $1.67 Bln
IPO

Google Sets Price of $85 in $1.67 Bln
IPO 08/19/2004 12:35 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 19 2004 4:33AM GMT

Google may reveal IPO price soon

Google may reveal IPO price soon 07/20/2004 06:06 AM
SiliconValley.com Jul 20 2004 10:12AM GMT

Google IPO Price Drops by Over 25%

Google IPO Price Drops by Over 25% 08/18/2004 02:56 PM
Source: Search Engine Guide - Google announced today that they would be ammending their prospectus to reflect a new share price of $85-$95, a drop of over 25% from the original target price....

Google IPO Will Price Well Above $100 a
Share

Google IPO Will Price Well Above $100 a
Share 07/26/2004 09:05 AM
TheStreet.com Jul 26 2004 1:25PM GMT

Google sets its price

Google sets its price 08/18/2004 10:03 PM
Search giant's long-awaited IPO will begin trading Thursday at $85 per share, but where will it go from there?

At what price? Google auction gets under
way

At what price? Google auction gets under
way 08/16/2004 04:43 AM
ExpressIndia.com Aug 16 2004 9:01AM GMT

Google names its price

Google names its price 07/26/2004 03:40 PM
Search giant eyes as much as $135 a share for IPO. Also: MyDoom variant hits Google, other sites.

Google IPO Price Slashed

Google IPO Price Slashed 08/18/2004 04:57 PM
Los Angeles Times Aug 18 2004 8:10PM GMT

Google discounts its IPO price

Google discounts its IPO price 08/18/2004 08:44 AM
ZDNet Aug 18 2004 11:41AM GMT

Google Sets IPO Price at $85

Google Sets IPO Price at $85 08/18/2004 08:24 PM
Search Engine Lowdown Aug 19 2004 0:43AM GMT

Google Cuts IPO Price

Google Cuts IPO Price 08/18/2004 10:30 AM
"Google has cut its price range and the new price range is now 85$ to 95$ USD"

Google Slashes IPO price

Google Slashes IPO price 08/18/2004 08:54 AM

Google cuts IPO price range

Google cuts IPO price range 08/18/2004 06:55 AM
Google reduced the range on its initial public offering to between $85 and $95 per share from between $108 and $135.

Google Cuts Its IPO Price Range

Google Cuts Its IPO Price Range 08/18/2004 08:52 AM
San Jose Mercury News Aug 18 2004 1:08PM GMT

Google Sets Price of $85 in
$1.67 Bln IPO (Reuters)

Google Sets Price of $85 in
$1.67 Bln IPO (Reuters) 08/18/2004 10:12 PM
Reuters - Google Inc. on Wednesday said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at $85 per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous process beset by poor market conditions and a series of missteps.

Google Reduces Price And Size Of IPO

Google Reduces Price And Size Of IPO 08/18/2004 12:47 PM
WebProNews Aug 18 2004 5:33PM GMT

Google Lowers Price Range

Google Lowers Price Range 08/18/2004 06:58 AM
TheStreet.com Aug 18 2004 11:36AM GMT

Previous coverage |Google IPO would come
at a price

Previous coverage |Google IPO would come
at a price 04/29/2004 05:36 PM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 29 2004 9:30PM GMT

Google sets its IPO price range

Google sets its IPO price range 07/26/2004 08:48 AM
The search giant sets a price range of $108 to $135 a share, putting itself in line to be one of the largest-ever initial stock offerings.

Google set to reveal IPO price range

Google set to reveal IPO price range 07/26/2004 07:29 AM
MSNBC Jul 26 2004 12:00PM GMT

Google cuts IPO launch price

Google cuts IPO launch price 08/21/2004 03:06 PM
PC Magazine UK Aug 21 2004 6:32PM GMT

Google Cuts Its IPO Price Range (AP)

Google Cuts Its IPO Price Range (AP) 08/18/2004 08:46 AM
AP - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering will not be as hot or big as expected, the Internet search giant slashed its estimated per-share price range and reduced the number of shares to be sold by insiders.

Google lowers share price

Google lowers share price 08/18/2004 08:52 AM
Radio Netherlands Aug 18 2004 1:03PM GMT

Google sets share price at US$85

Google sets share price at US$85 08/19/2004 06:05 AM
Straitstimes.asia1.com.sg - Thu Aug 19, 09:46 am GMT

Google cuts price of shares

Google cuts price of shares 08/18/2004 08:52 AM
Ireland On-Line Aug 18 2004 1:04PM GMT

Google cuts IPO share price

Google cuts IPO share price 08/18/2004 10:53 AM
Netimperative Aug 18 2004 2:38PM GMT

Google sets $36 billion price tag

Google sets $36 billion price tag 07/27/2004 05:58 AM
Mad.co.uk Jul 27 2004 10:28AM GMT

Google nears decision on IPO price

Google nears decision on IPO price 07/21/2004 12:57 AM
eTaiwanNews.com Jul 21 2004 4:49AM GMT

Google Lowers Its IPO Price Range

Google Lowers Its IPO Price Range 08/18/2004 04:39 AM
ABCNEWS.com Aug 18 2004 9:36AM GMT

Google Searching for A Share Price

Google Searching for A Share Price 07/19/2004 11:21 PM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Jul 20 2004 3:46AM GMT

UPDATE 10-Google sets IPO price of $85
in $1.67 bln IPO

UPDATE 10-Google sets IPO price of $85
in $1.67 bln IPO 08/18/2004 10:01 PM
Reuters Aug 19 2004 2:22AM GMT

Google 's cut-price IPO gets final
clearance

Google 's cut-price IPO gets final
clearance 08/18/2004 08:24 PM
New Straits Times Aug 19 2004 0:36AM GMT

IPO VIEW-At what price? Google auction
gets under way

IPO VIEW-At what price? Google auction
gets under way 08/13/2004 05:49 PM
Reuters Aug 13 2004 9:49PM GMT
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