Saturday, July 08, 2006

Proposed New Ejaculation

"By Occam's Razor!"

In modern usage, we sadly lack any widely-used ejaculations of the "by Blank" variety, perhaps because our deities are either too revered or too disrespected to merit their usage in this form. Our ejaculations are thus reduced to colorless, one-syllable spasms, often accompanied by a jerky head nod and futile single downward stroke of a hand:
      "S__!"
      "F__!"
      or "D__!"

In reading books of olden times, one is struck by how each ejaculation carried it's own image and story, and was imbued with vastly more elegance:
      "By the Great Ghost's Flowing White Beard!"
      "By Thor's Great Thunderclapping Hammer!"
      "By the Great White Handkerchief!"


Even when watching ancient Batman reruns, one envies Robin's ability to adapt his "Holy Whatnot" ejaculations to the situation. Imagine how reduced these shows would have been if Robin had punked out and jerked his head to "S__!" or "F__!" or "D___!"

I therefore propose a return to the old methods. We need only adapt our current deities of philosophy, science, and celebrity glamour to make the forms resonate. "By Occam's Razor!" could, I'm sure, be used to fine effect in the proper situation. We need only develop a storehouse of new phrases, used appropriately, to return us to the glory of the old days.

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