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Your Ass and You
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Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 10:35 am
In a body that contains the brain and the heart, our language (at least in English-speaking countries) seems to indicate we place the most value of all on our ass. So much so in fact, we self-identify with our ass. Our ass is us. The references in slang are numerous:

It's going to be your ass!
You're going to lose your ass!
Your ass is mine, sucker!
Your ass is grass and I'm the lawnmower!
Your mouth should never write checks that your ass can't cover.
I'm going to kick your ass!
You can bet your ass on it!
I better see your ass at the meeting tomorrow!
Get your ass over here!
You're not going to see my ass in that contraption!
You better haul ass!
What a pain in the ass!
Your ass is going to regret this.

It's an interesting cultural phenomena and I don't know what it says about us. I can't help wonder what psychological effect it has on children as they learn from schoolyard talk that the most noble part of them is their ass. Is this why so many of them grow up to be assholes?

I'm curious if anyone knows of any non-English-speaking cultures with a similar fixation. I'd hate to think it's a human thing because if it is, we're fucked up the ass.
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 10:58 am
You talking outta yer ass again?
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 11:03 am (This post was last modified: April 18, 2015 at 11:04 am by abaris.)
Most of the expressions also exist in German. There are even additional ass-expressions that aren't really translatable, such as - in an attempt to translate anyway - "you're going on my ass", meaning, leave me alone or even you're a pain in my ass. Also there's a expression I'm rather fond of: "I ask my ass if he's interested", meaning, keep talking, I'm not buying. It also varries greatly between regions and countries. Especially finding the appropriate expression for ass in the right moment is rather difficult, since there are numerous to bring the message across.

What's rather unique to english speaking countries is the universal use of fuck. Also asswipe in all it's meanings isn't popular in German speaking countries.
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 11:23 am
I have never felt any great connection to my donkey. He is there to transport my goods, and that's it. You can't get too attached to pack animals.
My 'arse' on the other hand...Tongue
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 12:10 pm
They are fascinating, that's for sure!

I don't know why they get fixated on so much in language. I do it because it's funny Big Grin Bum holes are funny.
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Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 12:23 pm
Because everyone loves a piece of ass.
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 1:59 pm
(April 18, 2015 at 11:23 am)Iroscato Wrote: I have never felt any great connection to my donkey. He is there to transport my goods, and that's it. You can't get too attached to pack animals.
My 'arse' on the other hand...Tongue

The word 'arse' is bogus. It was conjured by people who are afraid of non-nonsensical 'bad words'. It is in the same category as 'shite' and 'darn'. There are plenty of words in most languages with multiple meanings. No need to invent new ones.
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 2:53 pm
(April 18, 2015 at 1:59 pm)AFTT47 Wrote:
(April 18, 2015 at 11:23 am)Iroscato Wrote: I have never felt any great connection to my donkey. He is there to transport my goods, and that's it. You can't get too attached to pack animals.
My 'arse' on the other hand...Tongue

The word 'arse' is bogus. It was conjured by people who are afraid of non-nonsensical 'bad words'. It is in the same category as 'shite' and 'darn'. There are plenty of words in most languages with multiple meanings. No need to invent new ones.

I think ass is more common in the USA, arse is more British. It also seems to have more emphasis in a crude way. I consider ass to be a weaker version. (but that's just my opinion, I could be talking out of my arse!)
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Hmm... Didn't the arse come before the ass? Isn't ass a bastardisation?

America is just a cheap knock of England, after all Tongue Words have "u" in them people! It won't bite! What are you trying to do, cut down on RSI?
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RE: Your Ass and You
April 18, 2015 at 3:26 pm
(April 18, 2015 at 1:59 pm)AFTT47 Wrote:
(April 18, 2015 at 11:23 am)Iroscato Wrote: I have never felt any great connection to my donkey. He is there to transport my goods, and that's it. You can't get too attached to pack animals.
My 'arse' on the other hand...Tongue

The word 'arse' is bogus. It was conjured by people who are afraid of non-nonsensical 'bad words'. It is in the same category as 'shite' and 'darn'. There are plenty of words in most languages with multiple meanings. No need to invent new ones.
Arse came first, american pigdog Wink
Ass came about in the 19th century, arse was used as the standard term for the buttocks but slowly became vulgarised.
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