Husbandry

C*nt is the oldest word
the only word
for female genitalia 
it also means cow

Every farmer knows
the cow means more
than an unborn calf


~The Insolent Rib
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Sambourne Avatar
July 17, 2022 at 10:23 PM
Insightful, informative, so clever - your postings, Maureen, are gems. Best wishes, Brian
Connelly Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 5:52 PM
WOW Maureen? I agree. High in the Italian Alps where Strega Nona came from is a farm that has only 1 cow. It's better to have cheese & milk for a long time THAN that tender tenderloin OR that ribeye just 1 time. You can lead a cow to water BUT you can't make it drink. You can drag a dead cow to water BUT I KNOW you won't ever get it to drink. My 1st wife taught me that it was OK to say cunt & even nigger if used in the proper context. Don't worry folks SHE was a woman & she was black...
Connelly Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 11:39 PM
Coincidence OR no... The lost tribes decided ephigy was a golden cow. Matriarcal destruction. Beuwolf kills Grendel. I wouldn't be surprised if the Old English text describes her as cowlike. Just a thought. Don't have a cow. HUGS Maureen...
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 6:02 PM
You’re a hoot my friend! I think there’s something to the cow definition of the word and the erasing of the female in religion, almost makes me want to go back to university. Do check out the Ted talk the history of a nasty word, you will love it. xomo
Faulkner Avatar
May 6, 2022 at 5:23 PM
While I admire your pluck, I would not want to be called that word~
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 6, 2022 at 5:47 PM
Tee hee! Yeah… more of an I can call myself that but not anybody else. Tho you just made me giggle thinking, would I rather be called that or a cow ;), xomo!
Deo Avatar
May 6, 2022 at 5:06 AM
But when the calf grows to be ones own heifer, what then. If it should grow into a juvenile bull. What a Cont & Bull story that will be. I enjoyed this, but don't know why. Peace sis
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 6, 2022 at 6:30 AM
As your response amuses me! As for the bull, ai love love love pro bull riding! It’s my favourite spectator sport right next to steeplechase. Peace and love, xomo
Wolf Avatar
May 5, 2022 at 6:55 PM
I almost c*nt believe it!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 6, 2022 at 4:34 AM
Almost… <3 I want to learn more! The cow meaning has me wondering if there may be some link to the quashing of the golden calf and ultimately the goddess. Enquiring minds want to know! Thank you Gershon, xomo
Woodrow Avatar
May 5, 2022 at 12:11 PM
had no idea as to the c-word origins! interesting word associations :)
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 5, 2022 at 1:20 PM
It is so fascinating, how language is used, and used so nefariously to subjugate women in particular. Do google the Ted talk on the C word, it is poetically delightful. I promise you will giggle. xomo
Buhagiar Avatar
May 5, 2022 at 11:25 AM
I feel back at school. Outside the darned doves are still cooing. xx
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 5, 2022 at 1:15 PM
A+ you called them doves! You get a gold star ;), and a big hug, xomo!
Leffanta Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 11:41 AM
A dry husband does need an education, clever girl! Aloha!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 5:50 PM
Giggles Galore! The Ted Talk on topic I saw had some killer old limericks I know you will enjoy… Aloha my friend, xomo!
Bauer Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 10:45 AM
bravo, maureen!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 5:45 PM
Thank you lovely! There is a wonderful and entertaining and wholly informative Ted Talk on the c word, a few fabulous old limericks are shared, do treat yourself! xomo
Kavanagh  Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 10:16 AM
Wowza super Mo, no holds barred and rightly so, you call them by their real name, the judges as well, Dumb C*nt’s or perhaps that’s what they prefer to call women, so they can choose for you, cheers David
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 5:49 PM
I, just, couldn’t, help myself! At least the whole thing is highlighting the lack of access and legal status in my own country, hopefully for fuelling change for the better. I got my info from a fabulously funny Ted Talk on topic, several old poems are included that are such a hoot. Cheers my dear, xomo!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 4, 2022 at 4:55 AM
A little lesson in the latin origin of the v words, vagina is a scabbard, a sheath, a sword holder, vulva is a wrapper. Both of these words refer to their uses, the c word is the only word that belongs to the woman, and it has not always been nor is it everywhere, a “bad word”.
Deo Avatar
May 6, 2022 at 5:09 AM
ThanX for education ... Better late than never ( for my wife. She knowscibadore cows). Shalom shalom, u go GIRL! Woman, lady, happy mother's Day
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