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Posted by Edgar on June 29, 2007, 11:14 am
>> It's simply innappropriate to make fun of anyone's name
>
> I have a number of acquaintances who have been calling the current
> sitting president "Twig" and similar words since before he was first
> elected. I find it says far more about them than it does the
> president.
>
> On the other hand, using the word "nifong" derogatorily as seen here
> is and expanding its use to verb and adjective forms is not making fun
> of the name but rather is a comment on the person. And in particular,
> not "making fun" at all but rather making a serious political comment
> that needs to be spread.
>
> "Twig" says "I have no actual complaints to make about this person and
> must 'attack' his name."
> "Nifong" says "this person has done something so notable that it needs
> to be marked, perhaps for all time."
>
> I suppose that if you consider his actions laudable then you may feel
> that the use of his name is mere taunting. Even so, you'd have to
> admit that it would be making fun of him and not his name.
>
> "Twig" is a clear try at a pun. A kind of joke. A way to make fun of
> the thing itself.
> "Nifonging" isn't much as a direct mock at the name. It's more of a
> gerund. A way to ... noun verbs.
>
>> The person you
>> are making fun of in hopes to somehow making smaller so you can
>
> Ah, good old armchair psychology. I give it as much credence as I read
> "Pop Psych".
>
>> momentarily congratulate yourself on being bigger, probably has
>> perfectly decent relatives who might be nice people to know, if you
>> weren't the person making fun of their surname.
>
> In that vein... "why, what happened to you?"
>
Nah, they use twig, because Bush is already taken for so many, many
wonderful things, LOL.
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Edgar
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