tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5045642719582575163..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The Origin and Meaning of FuckAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73373737351393007432013-07-30T15:27:22.682-04:002013-07-30T15:27:22.682-04:00Years ago when an ex-student of mine spent a year ...Years ago when an ex-student of mine spent a year living in the Barcelona region of Spain, she sent me letters detailing her difficulties, including the fact that they speak a unique dialect of Spanish that she was unfamiliar with but had to learn in a hurry. She said she got really tired of being groped while in public, ie, on the bus, on trains, and even just walking down the street. (As everyone else did, she learned to cross the street when Salvidor Dali was strolling around, because he had a tendency to do very weird things unexpectedly...who knew?) <br /><br />She complained to a local male who was a friend, and asked him what she should say to make the groping stop. Without hesitation he said, "Tell them 'Fuck you!'" When she pointed out that was English, he laughed and said, "Believe me, everyone knows what that means!"<br /><br />There's a town in England that's named "Fuck". Seems they can't keep their town signs, because the tourists not only want to have their pictures taken in front of the signs, but they keep stealing them!<br /><br />I prefer to use it as an insult, because to me when describing intercourse it suggests no emotional investment on the part of anyone involved...but then that might just be my interpretation.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-17836694737493997312013-07-30T11:35:00.848-04:002013-07-30T11:35:00.848-04:00Well, howdaya like that!
And I though 'fuck&#...Well, howdaya like that!<br /> And I though 'fuck' was coined in New Jersey!Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46557843364150358322013-07-30T06:03:59.675-04:002013-07-30T06:03:59.675-04:00Thanks for the enlightening exposition on what has...Thanks for the enlightening exposition on what has become (in my opinion) a rather overused term! It has rather lost its shock value, in my opinion. In my work, I use it sparingly (though I certainly describe it a good deal!)<br /><br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com