Rabbit pulled out of a Language Hat
December 18, 2007 9:34 AM Subscribe
Language Log reports that erstwhile MeFi demi-god Language Hat has outed himself as author of an interesting sounding new book about "Untranslatable Insults, Put-Downs and Curses," available in progressive English-speaking countries but not as yet in the USA. I guess the MeFinsiders must already have known, but for us others: nice to meet you!
This post was deleted for the following reason: To metatalk, before the horses get randy again! -- cortex
Languagehat was the reason I started reading MeFi. I bewail my residence in a nonprogressive-English speaking country, because that looks like a fun book.
posted by matematichica at 9:39 AM on December 18, 2007
posted by matematichica at 9:39 AM on December 18, 2007
I have always wondered why being called a "bottle" was such an insult in German. Maybe this book will let me know. I love books like this, bravo LH.
posted by cell divide at 9:39 AM on December 18, 2007
posted by cell divide at 9:39 AM on December 18, 2007
Pojebali kone voz! How come it's not available in the U.S. yet, huh? What's the FORMER British Empire got that we ain't got?
posted by rtha at 9:39 AM on December 18, 2007
posted by rtha at 9:39 AM on December 18, 2007
Ohhhh, cool.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 9:42 AM on December 18, 2007
posted by kittens for breakfast at 9:42 AM on December 18, 2007
He's not erstwhile, he's still quite active.
posted by boo_radley at 9:43 AM on December 18, 2007
posted by boo_radley at 9:43 AM on December 18, 2007
Huge congratulations.
(May your sales be splendid).
posted by Jody Tresidder at 9:45 AM on December 18, 2007
(May your sales be splendid).
posted by Jody Tresidder at 9:45 AM on December 18, 2007
Congratulations on your new book, languagehat.
May the horses fuck the carriage!
posted by jason's_planet at 9:47 AM on December 18, 2007
May the horses fuck the carriage!
posted by jason's_planet at 9:47 AM on December 18, 2007
I have to echo matematichica here. While languagehat may not have been the sole reason why I started reading MeFi, the quality of his contributions is among of the reasons why I've stayed a reader.
Is there any way to spray-paint "languagehat is God" around this site, the same way that "Clapton is God" appeared on London's walls in the mid-1960's?
posted by New Frontier at 9:47 AM on December 18, 2007
Is there any way to spray-paint "languagehat is God" around this site, the same way that "Clapton is God" appeared on London's walls in the mid-1960's?
posted by New Frontier at 9:47 AM on December 18, 2007
Isn't it nice that we get his services for free here?
posted by localhuman at 9:53 AM on December 18, 2007
posted by localhuman at 9:53 AM on December 18, 2007
I would just say that the finest use of the word pissant was Monty Python's "Immanuel Kant was a real pissant"
posted by criticalbill at 9:59 AM on December 18, 2007
posted by criticalbill at 9:59 AM on December 18, 2007
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