Comments on: You are here, now

By: Dayv

Dayv — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:15:23 +0000

Point of interest: mulatto comes from the Spanish for “little mule.” It’s an extremely respectful term which no one could take offense to.

Also, they look at you funny if you order one at Starbucks.

By: Gentlewoman

Gentlewoman — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:02:09 +0000

I was born Robert Post’s child.

Don’t mind me, dear, I’m just going to do some tidying and sorting. Then, some tea, listen to some interesting but unlikely confessions and then on to a little dance.

By: the jerk

the jerk — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:48:07 +0000

I was borned a poor mulatto chile…

By: Alex Higgins

Alex Higgins — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:58:03 +0000

Rarely is a request for etymological origin answered so comprehensively and definitively.

“The fact that no one came up with “Jonanism” before the above suggests that the entire snarkopotamia should hang their heads in disgrace and possibly turn in their commenting badges.”

I agree. It’s time for us regular smart-arses everywhere to engage in some serious introspection as to how we dropped the ball on this one.

By: The Editors

The Editors — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:35:37 +0000

http://thepoorman.net/2008/02/28/vocabulary-corner/

By: secondharmonic

secondharmonic — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:35:00 +0000

Alex! That was last week. Calling all toasters was the name.

By: Alex Higgins

Alex Higgins — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:20:13 +0000

“Jonanistic”

That is worth an entire ‘lol’ in and of itself. Who claims credit for coming up with that first?

By: Matt Stevens

Matt Stevens — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:13:07 +0000

So Hitler was a mulatto? And there’s a mulatto plot to kill the Jews? Whoa, I need another bong hit.

By: Uli Kunkel

Uli Kunkel — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:16:25 +0000

Too late.

By: Uli Kunkel

Uli Kunkel — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:11:58 +0000

Put a little acrylic paint in your Bud and start a new abstract expressionist school.