2005-05-27

jrtom: (Default)
2005-05-27 10:31 am

"zarking fargwargs" and other expressions

For those of you who are interested in the anthropological side of linguistics that focuses on the fine art of turning the local atmosphere a vivid blue, I commend you to the following discussions and resources:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/ursulav/338635.html

Wikipedia:Minced oaths

English Sentences Without Overt Grammatical Subjects
jrtom: (Default)
2005-05-27 02:22 pm

OK, WTF?

Elements of Arousal: How to Write and Sell Gay Men's Erotica

It's the "About this title" text that throws me.

UPDATE: Further investigation elsewhere on the web suggests that the "about this title" text is simply accidentally taken from another book (or that someone with a wicked sense of humor edited it); the book is actually available online, and appears to be a serious work on the subject indicated by the title.