20 February 2024

#20 - Baise-moi

Number three of George Carlin’s ‘Seven Dirty Words’...


The French have many ways of saying ‘kiss’

(though ‘French kiss’ simply isn’t one of those,

it tends to just appear in English prose)

and listing some might go a bit like this

there’s bisous bisous when friends reminisce,

embrasser gets you through the highs and lows,

plus biser for a peck on cheek or nose.

But one of them can be quite hit-and-miss:

while baiser as a noun is pretty sweet

(its practice is unlikely to disturb)

be careful not to use it as a verb

with any random stranger you may meet

for if, by chance, their jaw don’t hit the floor,

you’ll end up with more than you bargained for...


RJT




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