For once, English fails.

May 27, 2008 23:57


To-day my friends and I were discussing our mother tongue's lack of suitable words for the expulsion of waste. There are 'piss' and 'shit,' good Anglo-Saxon words that are easy to say and remember, but they're considered 'bad' for some reason. Then there are 'urinate' and 'defecate' which are far too long, jarringly Latinate, and unknown to most ( Read more... )

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airie_fairy May 28 2008, 06:11:36 UTC
I like "pee." It makes me feel young.

I am fond of saying "I'm gonna take a dump" for the shock value.

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akashasheiress May 28 2008, 12:30:52 UTC
THIS IS ONE OF MY MAJOR SQUICK FACTORS AND I WAS JUST EATING!

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