So where in the world is Nina Hartley ...?

[Daniel Harper]

Wow. Now that's a new one on me.

On 5/21/07, Richard Ryan <richardryannyc at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My understanding was that "squicking" was the practice
> of drilling a hole in one's lover's skull and then -
> literally - fucking his/her brains out.  It seems to
> me that "to gross out; to disgust" is a synedochic
> extension from the more specific cerebro-coital
> practice.
>
> Fond regards,
> RR
>
>
> --- Daniel Harper <daniel.e.harper at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 5/21/07, mikebailey <mikebailey at speakeasy.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > that was Daniel Harper's contribution - though he
> > was agreeing with
> > > my sentiment (ewww) -- note that this bit of
> > vocabulary is a
> > > neologism and gives props to his thesis on youth
> > and age...
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry, I didn't even really realize that the word
> > would cause confusion. I'm
> > not sure I'd ever used it before myself, but I've
> > seen it often enough that
> > I felt comfortable using it.
> >
> > There's a layer of meaning not covered above that I
> > think is important here.
> > The word is often used describing things like, say,
> > spiders and mice and
> > things that people might find "icky," but it's also
> > used in discussing
> > sexual content that is kinky or goes beyond some
> > people's comfort level in
> > some way. It indicates that the mentioned sexual
> > practice isn't something
> > you yourself are interested in, without necessarily
> > insulting the people who
> > _do_ participate in or otherwise enjoy that
> > practice.
> >
> > For instance, "I'm into cosplay and femdom, but I'm
> > squicked out by rape
> > fantasies and scat." (This may or may not represent
> > my own position, it's
> > just an example sentence.)
> >
> > Or, "Electricity squicks me."
> >
> > In this context, my usage of the word in regards to
> > Bryan I think becomes
> > more clear -- Bryan is "squicked" by porn in
> > general, which I disagree with
> > but am readily able to accept, but also seems to
> > extend that "squicked out"
> > feeling to believing that porn is harmful to
> > relationships, et cetera. (I'm
> > not trying to beat up on Bryan -- I haven't met him
> > -- but there are lots
> > and lots of people out there who find it easy to go
> > from, "that thing makes
> > me uncomfortable," to, "that thing is overtly
> > hurtful to such-and-such a
> > group, and should be censored/banned/whatever."
> >
> > As much hot water as Pynchon has gotten in over his
> > novels, it seems that a
> > member of a list dedicated to talking about him
> > would be among the last
> > people I'd expect to have a serious problem with
> > this issue.
> >
> >
> > very sorry about the relationship pain, Daniel,
> > hopefully it is
> > > karma's way of clearing the deck for something
> > better...
> >
> >
> > I don't believe in karma. But I appreciate the
> > sentiment nonetheless.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 20 May 2007, Bryan Snyder wrote:
> > >
> > > > Lol - I totally missed that... what a drop of
> > diction!
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org
> > [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > Of Ya Sam
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 8:05 AM
> > > > To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> > > > Subject: Re: So where in the world is Nina
> > Hartley ...?
> > > >
> > > > Mike's thought that P might simply
> > > > >be
> > > > >squicked out by publicly commenting on his
> > niece's career ...
> > > >
> > > > That's what I love P-list. People, you're
> > expanding my vocabulary.
> > > >
> > > > squick (verb)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Entry: squick
> > > > Function: verb
> > > > Definition: to bring displeasure, to "gross one
> > out"; to perform an
> > > action
> > > > that makes other people cringe in disgust; to
> > suggest something of a
> > > > displeasurable nature
> > > > Word History: Invented, 2002.
> > > > Sample sentence: <Stacey squicked Ani by showing
> > her fresh wound.>
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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