tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post5848519018070881477..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: OK, I guess you might want a word for that ... vagazzleMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-31061485373940748872010-01-18T03:14:35.462-06:002010-01-18T03:14:35.462-06:00Wow. I *never* expected a serious literary connect...Wow. I *never* expected a serious literary connection *here*! Thanks.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-53408887681384146602010-01-18T03:12:18.101-06:002010-01-18T03:12:18.101-06:00Well, I really don't know what the cultural si...Well, I really don't know what the cultural significance of this is, either, but the first speculation that crossed my mind was that it might have been inspired by an overly literal reading of the following stanza from Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise":<br /><br /><i>Does my sexiness upset you?<br />Does it come as a surprise<br />That I dance like I've got diamonds<br />At the meeting of my thighs?</i>Q. Pheevrhttp://q-pheevr.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-29445278985854150092010-01-18T02:48:34.072-06:002010-01-18T02:48:34.072-06:00Yeah, and right next to vajayjay. Or should that b...Yeah, and right next to vajayjay. Or should that be vagaygay?Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-5021117816796010262010-01-17T19:37:20.189-06:002010-01-17T19:37:20.189-06:00I saw "vagazzle" in print before I viewe...I saw "vagazzle" in print before I viewed the clip, and was surprised to hear the word pronounced "vajazzle."Fritinancyhttp://nancyfriedman.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-77473974694586659972010-01-17T17:00:10.366-06:002010-01-17T17:00:10.366-06:00Oh yeah, that got a bunch of commentary a year or ...Oh yeah, that got a bunch of commentary a year or so ago. Ben Zimmer talked about it, I think over on the Log.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-24732083403330179272010-01-17T16:54:20.289-06:002010-01-17T16:54:20.289-06:00I quite like the word 'vajayjay' as well.I quite like the word 'vajayjay' as well.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288284218700038061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-63243128945132594962010-01-17T16:48:22.947-06:002010-01-17T16:48:22.947-06:00Kids these days. Not quite how I remember the dati...Kids these days. Not quite how I remember the dating scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com