Tuesday, June 1, 2021

mon., 31 may, 2021: french & germa & scotts gailic & japanese & russian (not) amnesia day, v.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language, & meant to give offense. Which is the whole & compleat & entire & total 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!” ‡

        

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

       

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