A list of 14 words by chained_bear.
- out loud appears on just this list
- out loud on toast appears on 1 other list
- donkey balls appears on just this list
- dead rats appears on just this list
- the big one in the sky appears on just this list
- sucks out loud on toast appears on just this list
- sucks out loud appears on 1 other list
- blows dead rats appears on 2 other lists
- out loud on toast with lingonberry butter appears on 3 other lists
- my left one appears on just this list
- eggs appears on 12 other lists
- made of fail appears on 5 other lists
- blows fat chunks appears on just this list
- really chafes my ass appears on 1 other list
madmouth doesn't half Jun 5, 2009
jennarenn I love this list. I kinda hate that I love this list, but it's wonderfully funny! It reminds me of that country act, Big & Rich. They have the worst songs, and I enjoy them all. :)
Oct 26, 2007
reesetee Then lets stop talking about that, shall we? Because it sucks out loud on toast. Oct 25, 2007
chained_bear I think it was meant to apply to regular old chicken eggs.
I'd be kind of happier about this list if the subtext of sexual acts went away. It was meant to be lighthearted and fun.
Oh well. Can't win 'em all. Oct 25, 2007
reesetee And while we're at it--"sucks eggs." Although before now, I never thought about anything but regular old chicken eggs.... Oct 25, 2007
chained_bear Or heterosexual.
The term is not about a sexual act, so the point's moot, but I wanted to mention that again. The act to which these phrases are not referring are not intrinsically homo- or heterosexual. Oct 25, 2007
palooka "Sucks" is very generic - it's fun for everyone! It's also become a common adjective. I don't necessarily associate it with homosexual activities either. Oct 24, 2007
john How about "my left one?" As sung by Bikini Kill. Oct 24, 2007
chained_bear This list sucks out loud on toast with lingonberry butter. Oct 24, 2007
reesetee Point taken, thtownse. But the word "sucks" as slang is so commonly used these days that it's probably safe to assume that most people don't have that in mind at all. Moreover, when I first started hearing it used that way, it referred to a sex act, yes--but not necessarily a homosexual one. The dictionaries I've checked bear that out. Oct 24, 2007
yarb The real meaning of a word is a totally different from the etymology, though. Oct 24, 2007
chained_bear Uhh... ?!
I don't ever think of that connotation, if it is a connotation, when I use these phrases. And I don't think that sucking, or blowing, is exclusively a homosexual act. I don't even think that in these phrases it's meant to be sexual, so being "mindful" of the "real meanings" is kind of irrelevant.
You might find very interesting an article recently published in the New Republic. I made a list out of it.
I am not a linguist. I'm someone who likes words. I'm glad you're not recommending censorship, because--as Stephen Lang's character says in "Tombstone," "That don't go 'round here." :) Welcome to Wordie! Oct 24, 2007
thtownse These kind of phrases all have a dark side too - they derive from an assumption that homosexual sex is wrong by common agreement. Not that I am recommending that people censor their speech but as linguists we must be mindful of the real meanings of words and phrases, right? Oct 24, 2007
reesetee Thank heavens for usage experts. :-> Oct 24, 2007
skipvia It does kind of roll off the tongue, so to speak. Anyway, your usage of it is perfect, palooka. Oct 24, 2007
chained_bear Well, when you do use it at work, don't thank me--thank skipvia. He was the one who opened my eyes to the beauty of that phrase.
Also, I think your usage here is perfect. :) Oct 24, 2007
palooka Colorful list CB. I think I'll try one of these on the boss tomorrow: "You know boss, I think your visioning plan blows dead rats." I wonder if that would be an incorrect usage of the term? Oct 24, 2007