re: Pope's Nose
She was mortified about using the phrase
and I got scared for a second that I was saying something I didn't know I was saying.
I think I just got that mortified feeling. Dude, that part of my family is Catholic even... There should really be a scorecard.
What does "pope's nose" = "chicken butt" mean in a derogatory sense? I can't suss it out.
I always heard of it as the little nugget of mostly skin that gets super crispy when you roast a chicken. Some lemon, some garlic, some sage and crispy skin is delicious. It might be in the butt region but frankly I am already shoving lemons there, so it seems like a nummy place not something gross.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Catholics were working class or poor and chicken was the cheapest meat?
it's because you have a pure heart, emily
Shyeah.
Also, some people speculate that it originated with the use of "Indian" as an adjective to mean something false, like Indian corn or Indian tea. To be honest, I've never heard of Indian tea, but there you have it. And of course, I can't think of how to Google "Indian tea" without getting tons of sites about, say, Assam tea.
In Houston (in the friggin 90s) I heard someone use the word "N-rigged) only no hyphen. Completely without irony, completely without understanding how anyone could take offense.
My very progressive cousin once used it when she couldn't think of anything else to describe what she wanted to say. I'd always said jury-rigged anyway. In the sense that you can do it, and it might work, but it's going to be much trouble if it doesn't.
Yeah - I told him the word was Jury-rigged. His response was "not in Houston".
Eeeesh. I can understand not having another word, don't like it, but can see how it might slip out. But when someone gives you a perfectly good non-offensive word?
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Catholics were working class or poor and chicken was the cheapest meat?
I'm going to go with this so I don't feel like the biggest ass in the world. I swear, I lived way to sheltered a life to not Google new phrases and find out if they are going to freak me the hell out later in life.
pope's nose [ pps ]
n. Informal
The tail of a cooked fowl. Also called parson's nose.
This is another new one for me.
United Nations Reform Act of 2005 - Vote Passed (221-184, 28 Not Voting)
The House approved this bill that would withhold a portion of U.S. dues to the United Nations unless they undertake certain reforms to improve accountability.
I think we should be able to withhold paychecks for Congress when we want to.
