Fun with Etymology

[jackofallgeeks]

GENE: You know, I just realized that Steampunk is just an extention of what Jules Verne started.
JOSH: And Jules Verne is an extention of Da Vinci.
ANDREW: Da Vinci is the original Steampunk!
GENE: Back before they used steam.
JOSH: And a punk was a lady who wore pants.
ANDREW: Actually, wouldn't a lady, by definition, not wear pants?
JOSH: Huh?
ANDREW: If she's wearing pants, she's not a lady.
JOSH: Bah, you and your semantics!
GENE: Actually, it's not just semantics. Lady is the feminine of lord. That's been forgotten these days.
JOSH: Mistress is the feminine of master. And dominatrix is the feminine of dominus.
GENE: No, it's the feminine of dominator; one who dominates.
ANDREW: Is that french?
GENE: No, it's latin. Dominatrix, dominator, domination...
ANDREW: ...And that's, what, a whole country who..?
GENE: No. That's the gerund.

Comments

[whtepckupprncss.livejournal.com]

you guys are geeks with a capital G.



are u three geeks coming to our house this lovely evening?

[polydad.livejournal.com]

I do not appreciate crude humor, nor do I generally find vulgarity to be clever or amusing. It is not wanted here, and I would appreciate if it were left off.

Okay. Noted and accepted. Apologies.

best,

Joel. Who seems to be unable to respond to your note directly, and is thus posting it here.

[surichan.livejournal.com]

::applauds, wipes tears from her eyes::

[xiombarg.livejournal.com]

You're not the first person to think that about Da Vinci. Check out Castle Falkenstein sometime.

[nif.livejournal.com]

GENE: No. That's the gerund.
NIFER: No. Gerunds end in -ing. "Dominating" would be the gerund.
ANDREW: Oh, Nifer, you are so obnoxious with your grammar Nazi tendencies. Please stop leaving these inane comments on my journal.
NIFER: It's true. I am worthless.