Oh! You know what's good? The Rattle Bag edited by Seamus Heany and Ted Hughes.
This is my favorite poetry anthology ever.
Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?
'Time Bomb'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
victor infante - Jan 04, 2005 10:28:19 am PST #6798 of 10002
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2005 12:25:52 pm PST #6799 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
An acquaintance of mine once had to explain the connotations of "who's your daddy?" to a clueless straight gym buddy in order to make him stop using the phrase while spotting people on the weight bench.
Heh. Once you've seen the leather bears all lined up at the Folsom Street Fair you understand this is not a term to be used lightly.
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2005 2:03:55 pm PST #6800 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
So is "who's your daddy"? originally a gay phrase? That would make so much more sense.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 04, 2005 2:13:27 pm PST #6801 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I was once very suprised when people were appalled (to the point of walking out of the theatre) at a teenager (17 year old) saying "It Bites. It Bites the bog one" in a monologue. I think my offensive-o-meter is broken, though. I once really creatively replaced all the "major" (fuck. piss. bitch, cunt) in a play and then got reamed by the administration for the "Oh My God!'s I replaced them with.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2005 2:19:48 pm PST #6802 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So is "who's your daddy"? originally a gay phrase? That would make so much more sense.
Oh yeah. "Daddys" and "boys" (who are by no means underage) are two major leatherman types. It means to give yourself up to your top. Tops who are Daddys tend to be more affectionate and nurturing etc. as distinct from a severe S&M master or somebody who was into a Drill Sergeant vibe.
brenda m - Jan 04, 2005 2:21:49 pm PST #6803 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
But I'd think the usage would be older (older than those aspects of gay whatsis being common currency, I mean). Lots of old blues songs use "daddy" in the sense of lover.
Connie Neil - Jan 04, 2005 2:26:09 pm PST #6804 of 10002
brillig
I'm leaning toward the "Who's your (sugar)daddy?" interpretation, myself, though I am aware of the leatherman definitions.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2005 2:29:26 pm PST #6805 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But I'd think the usage would be older (older than those aspects of gay whatsis being common currency, I mean). Lots of old blues songs use "daddy" in the sense of lover.
Undoubtedly. But I think the current usage - and that particular phrase - is all leatherman. I can't even think of that phrase without a Tom of Finland scene in my head.
brenda m - Jan 04, 2005 2:31:05 pm PST #6806 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Huh. It sounds totally different in my head.
P.M. Marc - Jan 04, 2005 2:31:38 pm PST #6807 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
But I think the current usage - and that particular phrase - is all leatherman.
No cites, but I think your data is skewed based on your location, you SF freak. I've heard it used a lot with no leather or men implied.