tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post997859242852040921..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Scribbledehobbledehoyden: The Magpie's Eye: Page 83Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-30228314276833253852011-05-03T06:58:16.931-07:002011-05-03T06:58:16.931-07:00A pity, that. There are so few direct verbs for t...A pity, that. There are so few direct verbs for the physical act of sex that are not inherently offensive or embarrassing.<br /><br />Ah, well. There are worse things in my discarded drafts.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-69755732134310257942011-05-02T07:20:56.862-07:002011-05-02T07:20:56.862-07:00Um, I have the notion that "roger" is se...Um, I have the notion that "roger" is sex-role-specific.<br /><br />I don't think that a woman--if it is a woman speaking--could roger a man, or rather I suppose she could by some means, but I don't see it as exhausting his fluids.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.com