Re: sexist jokes(?)
quote: Originally posted by TAIgrr
why menstruation
not womenstruation
why herpes
not himpes
why dictionary
not pussinary
that was ALL pure ignorance.
The dict comes from dico, dicere, dixi, DICTum - to say.
That is why the dictionary is called a dictionary.
the menstruate comes from MENSTRUUS, -a, -um meaning MONTHLY.
Herpes comes from the Greek Word, Herpein- to creep.
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ni pour ni contre; ça m'est égal
"The weight of this sad time we must obey,/ Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say./ The oldest hath borne most; we that are young/ Shall never see so much, nor live so long."
King Lear (V.3.300-304)
Last edited by Crazydeb8ter on 09-08-2002 at 08:18 PM
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