Quorn

December 18th, 2002

Last night Toby and I were discussing Quorn Products as sometimes I kind of miss their chicken and we started to discuss how they made them, with some sort of man-made fungus and all, spores and stuff and I became gaggy and asked him to stop. So I guess, for now, I’ll live without the Quorn until I know it’s safe and “normal”. However, the mention of the word “spore” and the word “fungus” got us (or me, rather) on the topic of how the name Quorn sounds and how it sort of fits with what it turned out to be. And it got us talking about words like “warts”, “snot”, “hemorrhoids”, “corns” and the like. And I was slightly put off by the fact that these word sound as gross and disgusting and unappealing as they are. Toby said,

Well, right now, rename “wart”. If you don’t like it, rename it.

I said

skyke

So from now on, those with what was once a wart, now have a “skyke”. It sounds better. And I also decided that Chlamydia is a much better VD to acquire than say… Gonorrhea or Herpes. And Syphilis is ok as well. (Judging by the sound of them, of course). What would you like to rename? What words bother you?

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  1. Megan said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    The word “moist” bothers me. It’s funny, ‘cause on Jeopardy the other day, they had the topic “Moist Things.” I guess David Letterman had a top 10 of topics that would never be on Jeopardy, and just to spite him, Alex Trebeck had it on there. Or the writers on the show did, rather.

    I hearby cancel the word moist. You can now only use the word ‘damp.’

    Other words I hate:
    1) creamy
    2) catsup (it’s fuckin’ ketchup, ok?)
    3) goiter

  2. becca said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    megan, it’s funny that you said moist, because i can’t stand that word either. can’t even say it.

  3. katie said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    ‘goiter’ sounds like it has a built-in New Jersey accent.

  4. freakgirl said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    “Chlamydia” sounds pretty. Like, “Hello, this is my daughter, Chlamydia.”

    There aren’t many words that I can’t stand. The only one that really pushes my buttons is the word “retard” used as an insult. And that’s more MY deal, not because it sounds weird, language-wise.

    Does that make ANY sense?

  5. arjen said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    “skyke” sounds nasty too. unless you pronounce it as “nike”

    theres something joyfull in nasty words though. like “pus” and “snot”. hehe.

    goiter sounds like someone with a cockney accent actually. or swedish:

    “Goiter knckebr

  6. andrea said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    top 3 words i cant stand:
    1. panties ….just don’t like it
    2. c*nt…..see, can’t even spell it out, i dislike it so much
    3. tits…..reminds me of pigs and sows

  7. Megan said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    Oooo….panties. Good one, Andrea.
    And pus is a totally gross word, too, Arjen. Look at the European pull through for us! ;)

    The “c-word,” as I refer to it, bothers me, too.

  8. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    see, now I like the word Cnt. I think it’s funny. I used to call my friend, Soung a cnt as a term of endearment. Twas funny.

    I actually wrote about hating the word “moist” before on here. I started to today and then erased it for fear of repeating myself.

    But if you’d like, you can take a look at my friend’s moist panties.

  9. Megan said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    GAH!

    Take a look at my friend’s DAMP panties, thank you. ;)

    My mom, when she gets really, really mad, says the c-word. Even moms use it. How disturbing is that?!

    Twat is funny. The C-word is…mmm…not so much.

  10. becca said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    twat is SO funny. how about the word munch? can’t stand that one either.

  11. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    The word “thyroid” bothers me too.

    munch is ok because I like to say “assmunch” to people I am teasing.

    Twat is funny indeed.

  12. LAKe said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    The other “c” word, as well as ‘snatch’!!
    Pocket book, hanky and slacks all make me laugh!

  13. freakgirl said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    “slacks.” I HATE that word.

  14. nico said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    I once saw a pamphlet titled Chlamydia – It’s Not a Flower. So true.

    I love love love the word cunt. It is really the only effective word in certain situations.

    I hate titties – it reminds me of diminutive perving men pawing at well, titties.

    I also dislike snack, mylar, and slacks.

  15. nico said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    I don’t like yogurt either, and especially if it is spelled yoghurt, or however it is spelled with an ‘h’.

  16. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    Nico, you always make me laugh. It could be a flower, that’s my point. Let’s make Chlamydia a flower. I’ll name my next kitten Chlamydia.

    It’s nice to hear other women like the word cunt. I agree, it puts an end to most babble in most situations.

    Mylar?! you’re weird.

  17. freakgirl said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    It has taken me a long time to come to terms with the word “cunt.” I still don’t care for it, but only because it’s considered the ULTIMATE INSULT.

    I just remembered a word I don’t like. Snatch. I don’t know.

  18. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    It’s those “ar” “ur” “or” sounds. What might it be? Does it come from on of our first sounds, “gurgle?” hmmmmm I am not of knowing.

    I hate the word “boobies” but like the word “clit”

  19. LAKe said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    Even seeing that word in writing makes my skin crawl!!!!!!!!!!
    Cunt is the best word EVER.

  20. nico said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    I don’t like mylar because it sounds like it should be stretched out like myyyyyylaaaarr.
    Why that is annoying to me, I can’t say.

    I like snatch, I actually think it is cute. Like a little grabby animal. (That is probably not so cute to many – but it is to me!)

  21. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    I don’t mind the word snatch either. I kinda like mylar, though. I think because I like when i’m able to use it in a printed piece. (mylar/velum).

    OH! Fornicate. No me gusta.

  22. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    LAKe, “Even seeing that word in writing makes my skin crawl!!!!!!!!!!”

    Which word do you speak of?

  23. tobyjoe said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    i swear i have known at least 5 girls in my life, aside from present company, who cringe at the words “moist” and “panties”

    i dare you to find a guy who cringes at those two words (invalid if you add the words “of Oprah”)

  24. tobyjoe said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    nico – george kills little grabby animals, from what i understand… drowns them or something…. so beware!

  25. LAKe said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    The cl*t word!

  26. nico said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    no toby, George tries to RESCUE little grabby animals. he gives them mouth to mouth. heh heh

  27. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    ha ha!

    What an awesome visual memory of George chasing a duckling no taller than the first eye on his shoe. That duck ran and ran and jumped head first into the pond while George tried, on last time, to grab him, pushing the little guy under water for a few seconds. Holy crap that was funny.

  28. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    ha ha!

    What an awesome visual memory of George chasing a duckling no taller than the first eye on his shoe. That duck ran and ran and jumped head first into the pond while George tried, one last time, to grab him, pushing the little guy under water for a few seconds. Holy crap that was funny.

  29. tobyjoe said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    oh lordy lordy lord lord…

    the thing to remember: THEY STILL DIE!

    LAKe, there is no more beautiful word. Get back to the nunnery, freak!

  30. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    My new project will be creating a female superhero named CLITWOMAN.

    Indeed. She’s fuckin tear shit up.

    Power to Clitwoman. Clitwoman, she’ll take all ya’all on.

  31. nico said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    OH the duckling! I thought you mean the hedgehog rescue attempt.

    The duck-what an embarrasment! It was like of Mice and Men. And he was SO jealous because there were a couple kids who had managed to GENTLY scoop up baby ducks.

  32. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    I’m crying….

    Of Mice and Men.

    Crying. Holy shit, hadn’t thought of that.

    “I Want to pet the rabbits.”

  33. katie said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    ‘masticate’ and ‘defenestrate’ sound like they should mean something dirty. I can’t imagine using them, other than maybe to confuse people.

  34. GotJesus? said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    i wonder what sort of hits you’ll get from google now, given this conversation. I can see the search string now: “moist duckling cunt”

  35. mihow said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    Oh my dear. “moist duckling cunt” is the song title from Clitgirl’s first EP.

    (That’s clitwoman’s sidebitch, btw). Ahhhhh superhero lesbians. Gotta love em.

    What kind of superpowers would they have?

    ::returns can-opener to drawer::

  36. LAKe said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    Even though I don’t like the cl—word – don’t I get any credit for using cunt on a daily basis??

  37. arjen said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    I know someone who refers to a certain unnamed area of the body as the “taint”. that word has disturbed me ever since.

  38. arjen said at 8:31 am on December 18th, 2002:

    ps.
    how does someone in the right mind design a big flash intro and 10 desktops in 3 hours?
    help


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