Sunday 12 July 2009

Fact

Did you know a man who has a fondness for nibbling women's ears is called a gynotikolobomassophile?

I'm assuming it's meant to describe someone who nibbles indiscriminately? As in, a man who'd run up to a female whilst she's queuing for a bus, say, and go straight for the lobes without so much as an introduction? But surely that's assault? So he's most likely a bit of a yob as well as a gynotiko-whatsit.

Suppose our man is a gentleman, an upstanding citizen...he'd ask permission first, wouldn't he? Not so much assault then, as a romantic gesture? Well, no not really. It'd be rather like a flasher asking politely if one would mind if he exposed his dangly bits.

How the heck did I get here? I know I began with doing research on a short story but...

5 comments:

Happy Writer said...

Of course I knew that Sue, doesn't everyone? LOL.

Researching stories can be just as much fun as writing them sometimes.

Sue Houghton said...

I spend an awful lot of time on research - all of it necessary of course!

Happy Writer said...

Yes, researching how to shop on ebay really is necessary to write stories, I know, I know!!

Glynis Scrivens said...

I'm surprised how research for one thing can come in handy even a year or two down the track - little bits of useless info can turn into ideas for articles as well as stories.

Sue Houghton said...

The secret is to keep a record of some sort. Toadys research led me to the movie maker site and I spent all morning fiddling with it to make a 20 second sketch! Silly waste of time really...but fun!