a very good friend of mine had an interview this morning for a very desirable job. i asked him how it went.
"i fucked the dog."
i said, whatever you mean, it can't be good. he said,
"no, it's not good. it's never good to screw the pooch."
do you think you'll be called back for a second interview.
"not unless the dog calls."
and that's where it stands. a shitty day.
Screw the Pooch
The phrase screw the pooch, meaning to mess up, commit a grievous error, was made famous in Tom Wolfe's book The Right Stuff. The phrase is a euphemism from US military slang. The original expression was fuck the dog and meant to waste time, to loaf on the job. Fuck the dog dates appears in print for the first time in 1935, but in 1918 another euphemistic version, feeding the dog, appears. The original sense dates to 1918. Over the decades, the meaning shifted to the current sense and the screw the pooch wording took the place of the original phrasing.
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Ben,
You are quite a cunning linguist.
Possible conclusions about your friend:
1) He is very old and knows these archaic phrases from his youth.
2) He is a space history buff and watches the Right Stuff every weekend.
3) He has military training, and a bad interview is evidence that the government can not prepare an individual for everyday life.
4) He does in fact fuck dogs.
#4 seems logical, yet very eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww dirty.
Completely not on point, but did you know that George Bush carried the 19 states with the highest white fertility rates and 25 of the top 25? John Kerry won the 16 states with the lowest rates. Run with it...
Anonymous posting is for weaklings. So are emails from anonymous sources. For instance, my girlfriend's roommate is a junior high spanish teacher, and on monday she received the following email: (note, i'm not making any of this up)
"hello youre the hottest teacher ever i want to f*ck you until your nose bleeds do you wear thongs? if so, thats hot... very hot especially on you i want to cum all over your face and we can shower together and we'll f*ck until i'm dry
bye sexy,
####"
I omitted the name, but you get the point. Disgusting stuff, even by my standards. I wonder, when the smut industry sees something like this from a junior high student, do they lick their chops the same way the NBA might when they see lebron james as a sophomore in high school? Sure he's young, but he's ready.
obviously, white people who voted for kerry hate life. demographics is destiny. white life haters will be replaced.
as far as the email to the teacher, that would make me feel a little uncomfortable.
on a related note, the principal of hastings high school resigned because he was pressured out. he enjoyed sexually harassing women.
to avoid anonymity, just type your name in. to avoid vicious attacks on your self-worth, stay anonymous.
I don't really think I make attacks on people's self-worth. I tend to reserve that for Tim's blog.
Hastings high had their principal resign? That's just bad recognition skills. I also enjoy sexual harassment, but I make sure to determine which people (gender neutral) will remain silent and ashamed victims.
I know who posted the anonymous comment about birth rates.
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