The Tactical Advantage of Insulting One's Enemies, by Stringertheory (PG)
Rec Category: Jack and Teal'c friendship
Categories: humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: stringertheory
Author's Website: fic list
Link: The Tactical Advantage of Insulting One's Enemies
Why This Must Be Read: There is something so delightfully right about Jack and Teal'c bonding over Goa'uld curse words! Enjoy Jack's latest addition to his arsenal of weapons, combined with a salute to a wonderful friendship.
“I do not understand what you hope to gain from this knowledge, O'Neill. It will not provide you with any advantage during our engagements with the enemy.”
“Ah, Teal'c,” Jack replied, slapping him on the back, “sometimes it's less about an advantage and more about... fun.”
Goa'uld was a good language for cursing: guttural and harsh, able to pack a big punch in a few words. Hurling insults was much more effective when you got maximum impact with minimal effort. Close-combat put-downs wasn't the easiest skill to acquire. Getting your meaning across during a firefight was usually difficult, after all, and you typically had a limited amount of time to do so. Using a language with such versatile words as Goa'uld definitely had its advantages.
The words fit awkwardly in his mouth, though, and Jack took delight in spitting them out like they had no right to be there.
Categories: humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: stringertheory
Author's Website: fic list
Link: The Tactical Advantage of Insulting One's Enemies
Why This Must Be Read: There is something so delightfully right about Jack and Teal'c bonding over Goa'uld curse words! Enjoy Jack's latest addition to his arsenal of weapons, combined with a salute to a wonderful friendship.
“I do not understand what you hope to gain from this knowledge, O'Neill. It will not provide you with any advantage during our engagements with the enemy.”
“Ah, Teal'c,” Jack replied, slapping him on the back, “sometimes it's less about an advantage and more about... fun.”
Goa'uld was a good language for cursing: guttural and harsh, able to pack a big punch in a few words. Hurling insults was much more effective when you got maximum impact with minimal effort. Close-combat put-downs wasn't the easiest skill to acquire. Getting your meaning across during a firefight was usually difficult, after all, and you typically had a limited amount of time to do so. Using a language with such versatile words as Goa'uld definitely had its advantages.
The words fit awkwardly in his mouth, though, and Jack took delight in spitting them out like they had no right to be there.