My Nomination for Unfortunate Book Title of the Year goes to....

[Starfox]

It's spelled "perineum." Definition here.

Thanks. Some words they don't teach you in English class.

As a curio, I believe the Japanese call this area the "ant's path" if you translate the expression.

But if every expression ever given a dirty meaning became no-no, there would not be many expressions left.

 

[Hunter In Darkness]

I recall a few years back this guy I knew got a game called Two worlds{which was crappy anyhow} but as the main foe was called "The taint" the amount of giggles from just hearing NPC's says "Beware the taint! " or "It the taint! the taint!" was epic by itself. He told me right after he got it "How can ya take a game seriously that calls the epic evil "The taint ?" and he laughed as he said it.

The man did have a point

 

[Beginning of the End]

I recall a few years back this guy I knew got a game called Two worlds{which was crappy anyhow} but as the main foe was called "The taint" the amount of giggles from just hearing NPC's says "Beware the taint! " or "It the taint! the taint!" was epic by itself. He told me right after he got it "How can ya take a game seriously that calls the epic evil "The taint ?" and he laughed as he said it.

I think losing the word "taint" to this juvenile idiocy is perhaps the biggest linguistic tragedy since homosexuality kidnapped "gay".


Mod Edit: The homosexual users of EN World would really prefer we not refer to them having a colloquial term for themselves as a, "tragedy". So, how about we stop worrying about that one from here on out, okay, folks?

 

[Desdichado]

It is? I've never heard that.

It's not really. Except amongst folks who took Seinfeld way too seriously.

 

[coyote6]

Juvenile idiocy is all-inclusive; it's snagged "gay", too. Eventually, all words should have some prurient or slangy second meaning.

The question is, will that point arrive before the Nostalgia Singularity?

 

[Scotley]

I always thought it was called that because "taint the front and taint the back", as in short for 'It Ain't'.

 

[jonesy]

I think losing the word "taint" to this juvenile idiocy is perhaps the biggest linguistic tragedy since homosexuality kidnapped "gay".

Worse than nostalgia (homesickness)? Or proof (test)? Or awful (deserving of awe)? Or brave (cowardice)? Or girl (young person of any sex)? Or sophisticated (corrupted)?

 

[jaerdaph]

I think losing the word "taint" to this juvenile idiocy is perhaps the biggest linguistic tragedy since homosexuality kidnapped "gay".

Why so tainted? Not having a gay old time?

 

[diaglo]

I always thought it was called that because "taint the front and taint the back", as in short for 'It Ain't'.

that's the way i remember from my youth.

 

[Anselyn]

And no one brought up the recent film all about benders?