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30 June 2005

since we're talking monkeys butt-- which is used as an expletive of awe--
where did the dog's balls come from? origins?
it better not be Agincourt again

post by: ethylene at: 19:49 | 44 comments

A variation on "the bees knees"?

posted by Specklet 30 June | 19:52

i'm thinking it's like cow's vagina
which is another "that's great!" "brilliant!" phrase in chinese
monkey butt is more preposterous

except bollocks = bullshit

and a dog's breakfast is what exactly, since his balls are so great?

posted by ethylene 30 June | 19:57

On the topic of expletives, which makes the better insult - "pig-fucking window-licker" or "window-licking pig-fucker"?

Signed,

Torn Between Two Insults

posted by bmarkey 30 June | 20:00

definitely window licking pig fucker for those in your face moments, the former when interjecting bemusement

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:04

but now pig licking wicker fucker--
still ain't no [actually deleted]

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:05

Good grief, ethylene!! They're between the dog's legs-

OMG THEY'RE NOT!! GOOD GRIEF, ETHYLENE!! THEY WERE BETWEEN THE DOG'S LEGS!! PUT THOSE THINGS DOWN AND CLEAN UP THIS BLOOD RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!!

posted by Smart Dalek 30 June | 20:08

Etymolgy seems to be vague., but as a phrase it is the dog's bollocks.

posted by seanyboy 30 June | 20:09

oh, yeah, blame me
maybe it's a girl
did you check?

and WHERE'S YOUR MOTHERFLUCKING NOSE?

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:10

A variation on "the bees knees"?
Or "the duck's guts"?

posted by dg 30 June | 20:11

i don't know if it's right, sean, but i like it

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:12

except bollocks = bullshit

I thought bollocks was "balls"...?

What do you call a dog with no legs and brass balls?

Sparky.

posted by Specklet 30 June | 20:12

‘the dogs danglies’

Bwaaaa haaaa haa!

posted by Specklet 30 June | 20:13

dg: you have to explain duck guts
the confusion is making my lighting flicker

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:14

and the Girl in the Cafe mobie is going to make me all sad again

bollocks = balls = bullshit = no flucking way, man, like dude, no shit?

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:16

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by seanyboy 30 June | 20:17

i've heard the use of both
but now explain the dog's breakfast?
what does he eat that makes his scrotum the shit
as it were

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:19

that always cracked me up
"he's got eggs"
but they mean balls

it's no "fart in a foggy soup"
but it'll do, pig
it'll do

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:23

I've always understood "the dog's breakfast" to be something undesirable. As a dog owner, I can vouch for that interpretation, anyway.

PS - Thanks for the help with the insult. Now I'm off to resond to that rejection letter from The New Yorker. Wish me luck!

posted by bmarkey 30 June | 20:25

(yes, i'm trying to shoo iconomy's teenagers away from the screen)
a friend of mine's mom never minded swearing unless it was in anger

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:26

Cuntpunching, nunshitting popefelchers.

posted by loquacious 30 June | 20:27

bmarkey: then make it glass licking pachyderm packer

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:28

see, lo, that doesn't flow

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:28

abbey strapping papal rapist
note the difference
no misglotting

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:30

so is a dog's breafast/dinner a sow's ear?

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:33

"The Duck's Guts" = excellent. No idea why, it just is.

posted by dg 30 June | 20:33

it rolls off the tongue i and bet it's tasty
send me its liver

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:35

and i
i'm on autospoonerize
and i should sleep

it's been better than a baboon's ass crack

posted by ethylene 30 June | 20:38

Sorry to tell you but the person with the foulest mouth in this house is me, ethylene. But thanks for shooin'.

I've never heard either the 'dog's balls' or 'the duck's guts'. I'm going to work both of those into conversations tonight.

posted by iconomy 30 June | 20:53

i bet you a mefi post or question if you can document the usage of some german swear words at the next family meal
except lick my ass
because it still sounds like lick my ass
unless something more novel comes to mind
c'mon gang, let's make iconomy talk dirty!
put on your swearing caps!

posted by ethylene 30 June | 21:00

this is almost exactly how i taught "problem kids" in summer "art class"
we did end up with finger paint prints in places no one could reach

on the wall
dirty!

posted by ethylene 30 June | 21:04

Does anyone ever watch "Inside the Actor's Studio" with James Lipton, where he asks actors what their favorite curse word is? Such lame, unimaginative answers! I know we could all do better.

posted by iconomy 30 June | 21:10

Favorite swears:

You fuckstick!
Motherfucking cocksucker!
Shit bag.
Suck it.
Jesus god and little baby Jesus.

Lately I've been talking like a sailor, due to a houseguest with one the most foul mouths I've encountered in a while. The funniest phrase to come out of his visit came up when we were watching a "Bewitched" marathon on TV, all hung over and shit. Darren was bitching at Samantha for using her powers, and my friend Tony says "Aww shit. He's just wants to stick it in her witch pussy!" Which I thought was the funniest thing ever, and so for the rest of his visit, we'd randomly blurt to each other "Shit man, you just want to stick it in her witch pussy."

posted by Specklet 30 June | 21:10

part of my bits of anglophilia comes from the new and novel swears
now you may win my ask me question with witch pussy

posted by ethylene 30 June | 21:13

asshat was great, and poop is a happy default
suck my left tit amused
fewments just don't catch on
bitchstick is what i call drag queen length cigarette holders but i always wanted to use it as a nom de plume-- well, or did, some, i think--
*swears*

posted by ethylene 30 June | 21:18

Did you see the one with Robin Williams? He had a good bad word, and it was the Actual Funniest Thing I Ever Saw.

posted by puddinghead 30 June | 21:38

light the bloody way people
or it automatically goes to blimey or crikey
that question has been waiting for over a week

now i must be at least horizontal if not unconscious

carry on, expletivos

posted by ethylene 30 June | 21:47

puddinghead, what was it? I know I saw that show, at least part of it...

Nite nite ethylene. Sleep tight.

posted by iconomy 30 June | 21:49

Ah, geez, iconomy, I can't say it. I just can't do it. It's that word that applies to female anatomy and is really mean if said in a mean way and starts with a C, ends with a T and has a U and an N in the middle. When asked what word he hated, Robin said that it was that word (and he said it) because he said it to his wife once. Just once.

posted by puddinghead 30 June | 23:40

Actually, I have never heard dog's balls used in reference to something good - only as something obvious or prominent as is "how could you not see that? It sticks out like dog's balls"

For bee's knees or duck's guts, you can also use "cat's meow"

posted by dg 30 June | 23:49

Ta arxidia mou!

posted by taz 01 July | 00:18

dg: So, what you're saying is you use the term to denote something that stands out, and we use it to denote somethung that is outstanding. Funny things - words. Huh.

posted by seanyboy 01 July | 02:20

I've heard "suck my left testicle" but not tit. Dog's breakfast means something ugly. As in "Camilla looks like the dog's breakfast."

I love "swear strings." Mine used to be "shit, piss, damn, fuck." It's now "motherfucking cocksucker." It's just so .. vile.

*giggles like a 13 year old*

posted by deborah 01 July | 13:39

Don't forget "the mutt's nuts". Or alternatively, "the badgers nadgers".

posted by teleskiving 01 July | 16:07

define, taz? i keep getting greek links to paris hilton

posted by ethylene 01 July | 22:28

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