Word of the day

[chickenfeet]

Today's word is the classical Greek aporhaphanidosis, the practice of stuffing a radish up the arse of one caught in adultery.

Comments

[globetrotter1.livejournal.com]

*snort*

I doubt I'll ever remember that word!

[lemur-catta.livejournal.com]

Did I mention I'm having an affair? ;)

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Did this happen often?

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Even the erudite Dr. Davidson doesn't provide statistics on the subject. I rather doubt it as Athenian adulterers usually compounded with the aggrieved husband for a large cash payment, not entirely surprising since the husband also had the right to kill the errant swain.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Godsend to comic dramatists though, I should think (though after a bit I imagine they got marked down for including inevitable radish jokes)

[pshtaku.livejournal.com]

I wonder why a radish?

Why not a carrot, or a turnip, or a turnip shaped like a carrot...

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

or a turnip shaped like a thingy

[carolejo.livejournal.com]

radishes are quite spicy, so they BURN!
(apparently - never tried this myself of course *whistles*)
C.