[Assam] From NYT--On Insults

Wed Dec 17 16:17:24 PST 2008

> some more folks. I heard Goalparias are rich in > these insult laden phrases and epithets. Is it > true?
Are you trying to make some people mad, C'da? :)

You are not referring to 'Guwal-Gaali', are you? Anyway, I was told Guwal-Gaali is not necessarily bad, and is just rebuking someone without addressing them, no?

"Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long or short, permit to Heav'n."
-John Milton                                                                   
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.”

 > Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:05:36 -0600> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] From NYT--On Insults> > Those are some good ones Alpana , but lack real > zing and zest . There must be more lethal ones, > again leaving the profane aside. Let us hear > some more folks. I heard Goalparias are rich in > these insult laden phrases and epithets. Is it > true?> > > > > > > > > At 2:34 PM -0600 12/17/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:> > > What would be the ultimate Oxomiya insult?> > > >cm> ( No need to describe with profanity of > >course)> >> >In a 'decent world', it could be one of these > >which practically mean 'low-life':> >> >'Paaxondo'> >'Dhurondhor'> >'Omukar Suwa-Khowa'> >'Tomukar pitek' (also Kukur-powali, > >Gahori-Powali, etc., though I think referring to > >any scum-bag as an innocent animal is nothing > >but an insult to the animal only )> >'Odhom'> >?? That's all I can think of now.> >Pardon me, Gentle Readers.> >> >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be > >patient like a tree and humble like a blade of > >grass."> >> > > Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:35:18 -0600> To: > >assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> > >Subject: [Assam] From NYT--On Insults> > What > >would be the ultimate Oxomiya insult?> > cm> ( > >No need to describe with profanity of course)> > > >***********************************************************************************************************> > > > >OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR> The Shoe Heard Round the > >World> > > By JOHN KENNEY> Published: December > >16, 2008> Hitting someone with a shoe is > >considered the > supreme insult in Iraq. It > >means that the target > is even lower than the > >shoe, which is always on > the ground and > >dirty.> - The Times, Dec. 15> > IN France, of > >course, it's a waffle. Throw a > waffle at > >someone and you have said, in essence: > "I > >loathe you. You are scum. Your people are > > >donkey traders." It suggests that the target > >is > even lower than a waffle, which is > >sometimes on > the ground if it happens to fall > >off a plate, and > the ground could be dirty, > >depending upon the > ground.> Who's to say why, > >exactly? Some say the waffle's > association > >with Belgium is enough to disgust any > > >Frenchman. Others suggest it is its annoyingly > > >spongy consistency. Still others say it's the > > >derivation of the word - "le waffle" in > >French, > from the Flemish "wafflintis" and > >originally the > Latin "wafflibus," all of which > >translate, > loosely, to "waffle."> For scholars > >of insults, what comes to mind > almost > >immediately after a high-profile insulting > > >incident is the central African nation of > >Chad, > where hitting someone with a pair of > >pants is the > highest form of insult. It means > >that the target > is lower than pants, the hem > >of which, while not > on the ground, is often > >near the ground and, > again, unclean. The only > >problem with this form > of insult is that the > >thrower then has to > retrieve the pants, as he > >or she had been wearing > them.> For many years > >people threw shorts, but almost no > one was > >offended, as the hem of shorts is a great > > >distance from the ground. "We're working on > >new > forms of insult, as well as changing our > > >country's name, which, strangely, is a common > > >first name in California," said a Chadian > > >cultural attaché. "We need to be taken more > > >seriously."> In the former Soviet Union it is > >not uncommon, > especially among the savage > >Russian mafia, to > throw a 68-ton American-made > >Abrams M1A1 tank. It > means that the target is > >even lower than a tank, > whose treads are > >always on the ground, unless > they're not for > >some reason - say, repairs or > what-have-you. > >In fairness, though, the throwing > of tanks > >appears to be happening with less > frequency, > >due to the near impossibility of > surprise, > >especially at indoor events.> In Peru, > >meanwhile, people throw their voices as > a form > >of insult. While not technically near the > > >ground, a voice suggests "sound" and "sound" > > >rhymes with "ground," the ground being low and > > >possibly unclean, depending upon where, > >exactly, > you're standing.> Peruvians say that > >throwing your voice is the > ultimate insult > >because the intended victim > doesn't know where > >it came from. It is not > uncommon to hear > >someone say, "Who said that?!" > on the streets > >of Lima after a particularly > cutting remark. > >The danger, of course, is > insulting someone by > >trying to throw your voice, > but doing it > >poorly and instead moving your lips. > The > >intended victim knows immediately where it > > >came from.> And what of tiny Bhutan, snug > >between Tibet in > the north and India to the > >south? In this > mysterious Buddhist country, > >perhaps the only one > in the world that > >measures its Gross National > Happiness, people > >throw brightly colored tissue > paper, so as not > >to hurt anyone. The paper falls > harmlessly to > >the ground - a symbol of both > lowness and dirt > >- and the thrower quickly picks > it up, > >disposes of it, and then apologizes > > >profusely.> John Kenney is a writer.> > > >_______________________________________________> > >assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >_________________________________________________________________> >Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills.> >http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008> >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> >assam at assamnet.org> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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