I know, I know: “grotesque”

  • macrocarpa
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    236 months ago

    Yes! The etymology for both words is the French word gargouille, meaning throat. Gargouiller in frrench means gargle as we know it in English, and a gargoyle has a spout where rain water exits it’s mouth when it’s raining (via its throat)

    From memory if it doesn’t spout water it’s called a grotesque.

      • Cethin
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        36 months ago

        I dont know. They can almost certainly spit water out of their mouths.

        • @[email protected]
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          46 months ago

          I have spent way too much time on the internet. My mind went somewhere very naughty halfway through that sentence.

          • Cethin
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            26 months ago

            I almost posted something much worse, but decided to go with what I sent instead. You aren’t alone.

        • @[email protected]
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          26 months ago

          He’ll wax philosophical about how humans used such a negative term to describe something they don’t understand.

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            6 months ago

            The best part about that show is that most of the Voice Actors were almost all from Star Trek TNG.

            I’m sure there’s a fan theory out there that it’s all a single Holo Deck TTRPG.