I give up! Geenius at Wrok, please help!

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 28 Mar 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Diana	28 Mar 2002
Geenius at Wrok: I've had it. My brain cells are exhausted and are calling for a rest. I've been trying to figure out for the last three months what a "blouth" is, but I'm stumped. Please, please, enlighten me!

Liliana	28 Mar 2002
oh boy tis a joke, spoken with a lisp You got Thoth on your blouth = You got sauce on your blouse I found it hilarious :)

kayne	28 Mar 2002
Fear not Diana, took me a while too... but then, like a light shining from above... I got it :D Very good GAW :p

Geenius at Wrok	29 Mar 2002
Yep, the kids have it. I've always thought "Thoth" was a ridiculous-sounding word—couldn't hear it without imagining that the speaker was lisping—and the sig line came to me in a moment of daffiness. I'm reminded of a children's nonsense poem: The thunder god went for a ride upon his favorite filly "I'm Thor!" he cried The horth replied "You forgot your thaddle, thilly"

Diana	29 Mar 2002
Oh goodie, now I can join in the joke. Yes, that's a great signature. You know, I could have spent a life-time figuring this one out. Once again, it's because I have never had any discussions with anyone about Tarot in English, and I thought Thoth was pronounced "Tot". So if I understand correctly, one pronounces both "th"s like the "th" in the word "the"? Sounds silly. I think I'll continue saying Tot. So it was really worth getting up this morning - my mind has been opened once again and thanks to the Aeclectic Forum. Hip hip hooray! :D

Kiama	29 Mar 2002
Ever since GAW joined us, I've laughed whenever I see his sig quote! It really does brighten up my day.... (I can proudly boast that I got the joke first time!) :) Kiama

napaisti	29 Mar 2002
Have to admit that it took 2-3 times of seeing the sig before I got it :( . Diana: as for the pronunciation, there are 2 "th" sounds in English. "the" has a voiced "th" sound (the vocal folds vibrate which you can feel if you touch your throat while making the sound) "Thoth" has voiceless "th" sounds (the vocal folds don't vibrate). the difference is the same as the diff. btwn "z" and "s", (or "s" and "ss" in French, if that helps). Sorry, 3 years of grad school needing validation, I guess. Hopefully I didn't bore everyone too much. napaisti

jade	29 Mar 2002
i never knew it was a joke.....just something i never understood. thanks cause now i can laugh too! LOL jade ps i get thoth on my blouth all the time! LOL

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