by Figleaf23 January 19, 2009

Tetragrammaton -- The formula by which a vicious demonic desert blood-god of the ancient semites identified itself to Moses. It must truly have been terrifying to be a people 'Chosen' for special attention by such a monstrous entity, as the woeful narrative of the Old Testament makes clear.
The ancient provenance of YHVH is either a storm-god or a god of destruction and fire, with a taste for blood and sacrifice.
by Figleaf23 January 01, 2009

1. An archaic form of literature, now dying off. Doggerel.
As practiced in modern times, poetry is a discredited means of (supposedly) communicating aesthetic thoughts or feelings in verbal form. Thousands, perhaps millions of person-hours, disc/server space, and trees are wasted to develop and store this tripe.
"Award winning" poetry is usually the worst kind, representing the vilest outcome of combining incestuous art-cronyism with self-indulgent self-promotion.
2. A complete waste of time.
As practiced in modern times, poetry is a discredited means of (supposedly) communicating aesthetic thoughts or feelings in verbal form. Thousands, perhaps millions of person-hours, disc/server space, and trees are wasted to develop and store this tripe.
"Award winning" poetry is usually the worst kind, representing the vilest outcome of combining incestuous art-cronyism with self-indulgent self-promotion.
2. A complete waste of time.
1. Bob is nearly finished with his english degree, but he still needs a credit in poetry of the twentieth century.
2.
Small trees that shine
out of watery depths
With broken limbs, like
Becky are
Not why I write.
2.
Small trees that shine
out of watery depths
With broken limbs, like
Becky are
Not why I write.
by Figleaf23 January 01, 2009

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by Figleaf23 September 14, 2007

1. a muddled-together bunch of stuff
2. a dialectical concept in Discordianism that posits that the tendency for restriction and control in society is matched proportionately by a counter-resulting tendency for chaos and randomness, and vice-versa
2. a dialectical concept in Discordianism that posits that the tendency for restriction and control in society is matched proportionately by a counter-resulting tendency for chaos and randomness, and vice-versa
1. When Jaydon's father told him to clean out the attic, he couldn't believe the hodge-podge of old crap up there.
2. 'Flapper' culture of the 1920s can be considered an example of Discordian hodge-podge.
2. 'Flapper' culture of the 1920s can be considered an example of Discordian hodge-podge.
by Figleaf23 January 20, 2009

by Figleaf23 July 26, 2011
