tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000011.post115077446401636667..comments2023-06-10T10:33:04.070+00:00Comments on Narrow Shore: hestaskíturUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000011.post-1150869972097828382006-06-21T06:06:00.000+00:002006-06-21T06:06:00.000+00:00It's inevitable that someone will mention the book...It's inevitable that someone will mention the book <I>On Bullshit,</I> so it might as well be me. There, it says that bullshitting is worse than lying, because bullshitting ignores both truth and falsehood, instead of lying which acts against truth and so at least acknowledges it.<BR/><BR/>Given that, the noun "bullshit" and the verb "to bullshit" might not be so different in meaning. Anyone spouting at a party, whether well-intentioned or merely blinkered, is spouting a brown porridge that has not resolved into truth or lie. <BR/><BR/>As for horseshit, I think you have it exactly. I picture the horse's long hairy tail, vigorously whisking and lobbing his clods far and wide. I hear the horsetail whisk is a symbol of authority in some countries. (However, since I can't document this statement, it must remain in the realm of bullshit.) There's also something about horseshit being in the road instead of in the pasture that changes its meaning ... like, why are you putting this in my way?Chris Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032146080740832205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000011.post-1150829477434523092006-06-20T18:51:00.000+00:002006-06-20T18:51:00.000+00:00So noted. And you are absolutely right, Simon. The...So noted. <BR/><BR/>And you are absolutely right, Simon. They beeped the "shit," not the "horse." I blame lack of sleep on my part.sternahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640115638891637805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000011.post-1150807535331393692006-06-20T12:45:00.000+00:002006-06-20T12:45:00.000+00:00It must be noted that a purveyor of horseshit migh...It must be noted that a purveyor of horseshit might have that twinkle in her eye, knowing that she is misleading the uninitiated, yet speaking volumes to those in the know. <BR/><BR/>Did the TV programme really beep the "horse", rather than the "shit"?Simon Roy Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599339564391142171noreply@blogger.com