Semantics question
Reading the internet lately has got me wondering: What's the difference between an a**clown and an a**hat? Is either of them the equivalent of an a**hole?
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Comments (16)
A**hole is a jerk, as you probably already know.
A**clown is an a**hole who makes an a** of himself in a way that can be amusing to observe (in a schadenfreude kind of way).
A**hat is somebody who has their head wedged firmly up their a**. They can be a**holes or a**clowns (or both). (Or neither.)
Hope this helps on the eve of NAWACOTID* #3.
*NAWACOTID.com will launch soon, and will feature a glossary of a** terms, and maybe even a Venn diagram.
Posted by Steve | November 27, 2007 4:59 PM
"ass" by itself isn't inherently vulgar. Neither is a hat, a clown or a hole. Combined with -hat or -clown, you still don't have a vulgar insult, but instead a rather silly one. Combined with -hole, you have something undeniably different than merely an "ass," and i think most agree it's a term that doesn't belong in civil discourse.
Posted by East Bank Thom | November 27, 2007 4:59 PM
A useful reference.
Posted by Tasteless Tattler | November 27, 2007 5:01 PM
Thanks, but I do think the Venn diagram would be helpful.
Posted by Jack Bog | November 27, 2007 5:03 PM
I'll send you an e-mail when NAWACOTID.com is launched. We'll be sure to feature the Venn diagram prominently.
Posted by Steve | November 27, 2007 5:21 PM
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You get 5 for the clown, 7 for the hat, and 9 for the hole. On a 10-scale. If you want to get analogic digital about it, whatcha'call yer A-to-D conversion. 10 on the scale is merde, no suffix, simply sneeringly, 'a**.' 1 on the scale is also, 'a**' -- it depends on context.
Posted by Tenskwatawa | November 27, 2007 5:45 PM
'At's whatcha'get fer 'wondering.'
Posted by Tenskwatawa | November 27, 2007 5:46 PM
Leonard = a**hole
Adams = a**hole
Sten = a**clown
Potter = a**clown
Saltzman = a**hat
Posted by Original Steve | November 27, 2007 6:19 PM
Oh, dear -- I guess I should have known that was coming. Can one person be all three? I think Bush might hit the trifecta.
Posted by Jack Bog | November 27, 2007 6:22 PM
All five commies meet the trifecta concerning the ChavezFiasco.
Posted by lw | November 27, 2007 6:43 PM
"Commies?"
I feel as if I just stepped into a time warp.
Posted by Portlandia | November 27, 2007 10:21 PM
Sometimes, ya gotta call a spade a spade....and a time-warp term perhaps fits best.
Somehow, "socialists" just doesn't fit the bill for this lot as well as "commies" does.
Posted by Gerry Van Zandt | November 27, 2007 11:48 PM
There's even a song.
Posted by Garage Wine | November 28, 2007 6:15 AM
Synthesize them all and you end up with a dip-sh*t.
Posted by genop | November 28, 2007 8:51 AM
My take:
Leonard = a**hole
Adams = a**
Sten = a**wipe
Potter = dumba**
Saltzman = a**clown
Posted by cc | November 28, 2007 9:23 AM
I always thought of an asshat as a Toilet... I know that isnt what it is... but like the toilet is like a hat for your ass.
Just like when someone is 'yelling at the big white phone' = throwing up in the toilet.
LOL. Idk.
Posted by cpmcd2000 | November 29, 2007 10:11 AM