RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 09/17/18> Black sheep, blacklisted, black balled… why is black almost always the adjective describing something bad?
You know? Before we had lights, people were really afraid of the dark. Afraid of the Black, as it were. I think we might have a bit of 'racial' (being of the entire race) genetic level fear of black.
So, just to be a little contrary, if we didn't have black sheep we probably wouldn't have lamb chops. They'd raise them all for wool production and they would be sheep chops. Just sayin'
So why don't the wool producers just bleach the black wool? I know durn well that they bleach the white wool in order to make their start point and final dye run consistent.
Funny creatures, we humans. How'd we ever get to the point that we could put 'good and bad' connotations to descriptive words like colors. So is grey sorta bad? Is beige mostly good?
One more thing. I dropped an actual FBomb in my post for tomorrow. It was a full on quote and it felt right. We'll see how that works.
You know, JC hung with the 'dregs' of society. I'm guessing he knew all the words and how to use them, and probably in three languages. Greek, Coptic and Aramaic. That's why I use the FBomb every now and again.
Yes, the old "black of the night" I did leave that one out and I totally forgot about the Black Sea. You are absolutely correct about bleaching now, but back in the day of when the term "black sheep" came about they were still spinning wool and cotton on those little old hand spun or foot powered spinning wheels I am not sure if bleach had even been invented then.
I think grey is sorta bad, people seem to use the term "grey area " on things , especially law makers and judges. But I can't offer an opinion beige, never really hear that word except when actually describing the color of carpet.
Using the FBomb sometimes is mandatory like in a quote, It would not be an actual quote if you didn't use the exact words. Then you have to preface the sentence with something like, " Joe was really angry and he said something like .... blah blahblah. " So using it in an exact quote had to feel right for you because you understand the meaning of quote. I am sure it will work fine, it is not like you use it like some old drunken sailor and every other word out of mouth is the FBomb. Of course that might have been a different story if it wasn't for the damn bow and arrow.
You ain't gonna drag a remark from me on the JC using it but he did hang with some shady folks from what I have read but when it gets right down to everyone who ever lived could be a little shady in some way.
I'm thinking I should write a post about this, but I'm thinking simple words describing biological functions don't have anything to do with JC and everything to do with 'class'. Like stay in your place, boy. Authored by people whose real intent and interest is to stay in charge like Popes and MPs and preachers and such.
The only real prohibition on language I have been able to find in my studies of the bible is the one "Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain." You know they meant it when they gave it a Thou Shalt Not in front of it. Not that the other 9 are followed exactly, either.
Anyway, I'm not saying that JC said those words (or whatever was used in place of them at the time) but I am saying that he was around them because he hung with and ministered to the 'lower class'. He wasn't particularly interested in keeping the current upper class in place. It's what got him killed. Sedition. Talking against your leaders.
Yes, the 10 things you won't find in a court house are seldom followed any more.
Talking against your leaders sure can get you killed, even in this day and age.
Haha! Love it