Tuesday, July 4, 2023

tues., 4 july, 2023: french & german & gaelic & japanese & russian & spanish fireworks cleanup (vii.): give us This Day our Daily Curse

[NOTE:  these terms are weaponized language,  &  meant to give offense.  Which is the whole  &  compleat  &  total  &  entire point of insult  &  invective,  obscenity  &  blasphemy,  &  other political speech.]

FRENCH:  Trempe le drapeau dans de l'héroïne et je m'en accomoderai…”    ‡

GERMAN:   Tauch die Flagge im Heroin ein,  dann sauge ich sie an.”  

GAELIC, SCOTTISH:Bog a’ bhratach ann an heroin agus sùgidh mi oirre.”   

JAPANESE: もし旗をヘロに濡らしたら、俺はちゅうちゅう吸うだぜ。 — “Moshi hata wo hero ni nurashitara, ore wa chū-chū sū da ze.”   

RUSSIAN:  промочи флаг героином и я поссосу!” — “Promoči flag geroinom i ya possosu!”   

SPANISH:Remoja la bandera con heroina y yo lo chupo.”  

  

)  Soak the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it!” — attrib. to a famous former Commissioner of Sewers  

      

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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press

                        

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