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The Italian word 'fica' (fig) is slang for vagina. The fig leaf seen on many females in art is actually a sly visual pun,which would have been well understood at the time,.
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Question for padraic: If the fig leaf is Italian slang for vagina, then how did they rationalise the story of Adam and Eve covering themselves with fig leaves in the bible book of Genesis? (Unless Adam was secretly a woman and we're all the offspring of a talking snake or something)
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Wives buy their husband's underwear.PordFrefect wrote:Question for padraic: If the fig leaf is Italian slang for vagina, then how did they rationalise the story of Adam and Eve covering themselves with fig leaves in the bible book of Genesis? (Unless Adam was secretly a woman and we're all the offspring of a talking snake or something)
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I have Indian friends, and they speak Hindustani. I never learned much, but I found out that the Hindi for white man is gora, and the Hindi for horse is ghora. The difference is subtle, and I know damn well I have been the butt of several punny jokes. Damn!
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proof that racist humor is loved by all racesBlind groper wrote:I have Indian friends, and they speak Hindustani. I never learned much, but I found out that the Hindi for white man is gora, and the Hindi for horse is ghora. The difference is subtle, and I know damn well I have been the butt of several punny jokes. Damn!
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Koreans pun a lot. The word for 'obviously/of course' sounds a lot like the word for 'carrot,' so they would pun by changing 'it's obvious, isn't it?' into 'It's a carrot, isn't it?' Once that got old, they went to daying 'Horse food' for 'carrot.' Then I lost track of it. No telling what it's evolved into now.
So, OP, count Korean in there with the punning languages.
So, OP, count Korean in there with the punning languages.
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You have to have a certain punning skill to make good puns.
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