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Old 8th August 2023, 05:44 PM   #1
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On a far lower plane of discussion, I was struck by the use of "bird" as a euphemism for the male generative organ, insofar as it is also prevalent in English (or perhaps I should specify "American"?)

I regret the derailment; still, tangential thinking can expose unexpected connections at times.
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Old 8th August 2023, 10:18 PM   #2
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On a far lower plane of discussion, I was struck by the use of "bird" as a euphemism for the male generative organ, insofar as it is also prevalent in English (or perhaps I should specify "American"?)
" Bird" is the same in North Italian too...while is the South of Italy it is " fish".

If I am not mistaken there was a writer or thinker who was saying that is difficult to talk of a united country if half of it calls it Bird while the other half calls it Fish.
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Old 9th August 2023, 12:25 AM   #3
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Then we have Flying Fish --- Exocoetidae.

Maybe fish are birds & birds are fish.
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