By the Comics Curmudgeon Is there any more poignant word in the English language than "avuncular"? Literally meaning "in the manner of an uncle," it has come to denote the sort of interactions that you might have with a relative of an older generation, a relative that you're fond of, but not really close to: there's a certain chummy pleasantness, combined with perhaps more license than one expects from someone your parents' age, masking an underlying lack of true intimacy. Thus it is not inappropriate that our national symbol is not a father or mother figure, but rather a stripey-pantsed Uncle, with whom our relationship might be somewhat ambivalent. It's still sad to see him get tasered or sewn to a French dude, though!
Things To Electrocute And/Or Screw
Things To Electrocute And/Or Screw
Things To Electrocute And/Or Screw
By the Comics Curmudgeon Is there any more poignant word in the English language than "avuncular"? Literally meaning "in the manner of an uncle," it has come to denote the sort of interactions that you might have with a relative of an older generation, a relative that you're fond of, but not really close to: there's a certain chummy pleasantness, combined with perhaps more license than one expects from someone your parents' age, masking an underlying lack of true intimacy. Thus it is not inappropriate that our national symbol is not a father or mother figure, but rather a stripey-pantsed Uncle, with whom our relationship might be somewhat ambivalent. It's still sad to see him get tasered or sewn to a French dude, though!