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Jan. 31st, 2007 | 11:37 am
Questions coming up today:
- Is the French word for "booger" that I've selected (there are more options than one would think) masculine or feminine?
- Is "dingle-dorf" a slur in any way, or just a funny way of calling someone unpleasant or unintelligent? I used it as such as a kid, but it DOES have a vaguely German feel to it, so one shouldn't overlook the idea that I was using some sort of slur against the Germans (or a German slur against any given ethnicity) without knowing it. Pretty sure I'm safe here, though.
- Would the narrator use the term "needn't?"
- I made up a band called the Westwood Singers - is there really such a group? Could they possibly get upset that I call make fun of them? Would the fact that one of the other bands alluded to in the same paragraph is real change anything?
- Which is worse - risking the ire of the Jim Morrison estate, or risking the ire of hardcore Jim Morrison fans?
I love my job.
- Is the French word for "booger" that I've selected (there are more options than one would think) masculine or feminine?
- Is "dingle-dorf" a slur in any way, or just a funny way of calling someone unpleasant or unintelligent? I used it as such as a kid, but it DOES have a vaguely German feel to it, so one shouldn't overlook the idea that I was using some sort of slur against the Germans (or a German slur against any given ethnicity) without knowing it. Pretty sure I'm safe here, though.
- Would the narrator use the term "needn't?"
- I made up a band called the Westwood Singers - is there really such a group? Could they possibly get upset that I call make fun of them? Would the fact that one of the other bands alluded to in the same paragraph is real change anything?
- Which is worse - risking the ire of the Jim Morrison estate, or risking the ire of hardcore Jim Morrison fans?
I love my job.
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tfabris
date: Jan. 31st, 2007 08:51 pm (UTC)
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> I made up a band called the Westwood Singers - is there really such a group?
Surprisingly, Allmusic.com says no.
Sounds like one of the groups in "A Mighty Wind." :-)
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date: Jan. 31st, 2007 11:01 pm (UTC)
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joyeuse13
date: Feb. 1st, 2007 07:51 pm (UTC)
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If you're using "crotte de nez," it's feminine. :)
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