When
I was a youngster, many years before
you
were born, I am sure, to call someone a
“bird
brain” was an insulting and degrading
thing.
Today, our disdainful vocabulary has
expanded
exponentially. There are a thousand
more
vile words in common use these days
which
refer to idiots who do stupid things.
I
myself am guilty on occasion of such unbe-
coming
actions. Why hell, if called a birdbrain
today,
I would be more than flattered, spread
my
feathery plumage and fly away. I may even
circle
‘round my accuser and drop doo-doo on
their
pea brain. There are similar words and
phrases
rarely used in this modern day—
poo-poo,
doo-doo, to name a few. I love the
vernacular
used in the good old days. It seemed
so
appropriately quaint. As I see it, beats the shit
out
of the more acceptable vulgarities in use today.
Chris
Hanch 5-2-19
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