Inquiring minds want to know...

[paul johnson]

paul johnson wrote
Perhaps instead of a "Clockwork Orange" we could have a "Battery
Operated Cucumber"
On 8/3/2012 8:16 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> On Aug 3, 2012, at 8:18 PM, Jeff Prucher wrote:
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>> Possibly more context in this interview:
>>
>> http://www.vulture.com/2012/08/rashida-jones-celeste-and-jesse-forever-interview.html
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>> "We do sometimes go on jags where we jerk off vegetables and then, like,
>> four hours have gone by. And weâ•˙ve done nothing, but thereâ•˙s a lot of,
>> like, chafed Asian cucumbers."
>>
>> Jeff Prucher
> Aha. Thanks for helping us sort it out. So the Times was right and Jon's and my guesses (jack/jerk off *with*), though plausible, were off-base.  Rubbing Asian cukes raw--who knew?  On the other hand, they're really not that spherical.  (I wonder if vegans would object to this sort of activity.)
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> LH
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>>> Well, there's "jerk off with" and "jack off with," but my impression was
>>> that these must have eliminated from consideration for some reason.
>>>
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>>> JL
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>>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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>>>> On Aug 3, 2012, at 8:46 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>>>>> Try "screw" or the equivalent.
>>>> So "[masturbate]" is a euphemism for "screw" or the equivalent?  I'm not
>>>> convinced it is, even in metaphorical contexts.
>>>>> See, strictly speaking vegetables don't have...so you can't...but it's
>>>>> metaphorical.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, do "spherical" vegetables really work best?
>>>> I wondered about that too ("vegetables and other spherical objects"?), but
>>>> I guess we'll have to see the movie and decide for ourselves.
>>>>
>>>> LH
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