Monday, September 24, 2007

Words Used In Recent Conversations That I Never Thought I Would Hear

1. pederast
2. logician

3. solipsistic


There's a scene in The Garden of Eden where the female character uses the word "paramour," and the male lead reacts thusly, which is how I felt hearing these, too:

"You really said it," David told her. "I'd never heard that word pronounced and I had absolutely no hope of ever hearing it in this life. You're really wonderful."
"It's a perfectly common word."
"It is at that," David said. "But to have the sheer, naked courage to use it in conversation."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Walter in The Big Lebowski says "Pederast" in normal conversation...

I suppose that's a much shabbier moment of inspiration than paramour in Garden of Eden.

Hmmmm...