Sniff my potarty

A phrase often used by esteemed scholars, politicians, writers and those generally in the know.

A potarty is the region between the balls and the leg which often becomes moist with physical activity, it can also mean the area under the shaft and between the balls, which also can become moist.

To sniff one’s potarty allows the sniffer to imbibe not only the smell of the ballicular region but also the spirit.
And for the sniffee it gives a strong sense of wellbeing.

Before the age of the internet, aristocrats would often pen letters to their loved ones encouraging them to “sniff my potarty”.

The word potarty needs to be pronounced in a slight Indian accent. And is a play on the word potato. Because the balls are often referred to as “potato” in many languages.

1: Dearest, may I please ask that you sniff my potarty?
2: Yessir I shall and would like to bequeath you my potarty hairs for your enjoyment.
2: Well that sounds very chollom.

by Poppyseed Monkey February 6, 2025

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Shifting the Burden

The tactic of moving the burden of proof from the one making a claim to the one questioning it. Shifting the burden is what happens when someone says "prove me wrong" instead of supporting their own position. It's the logic of "you can't prove God doesn't exist, so he does," of "you can't prove vaccines are safe, so they're dangerous." Shifting the burden inverts the normal rules of argument, putting the challenger in the impossible position of proving a negative. The cure is recognizing that the burden of proof lies with the positive claim, not with its critics. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, not extraordinary skepticism.

Shifting the Burden Example: "He claimed the election was stolen. When asked for evidence, he shifted the burden: 'Prove it wasn't.' She couldn't prove a negative; that's not how proof works. But shifting the burden had worked: now she was on the defensive, trying to disprove his unsupported claim. The argument was upside down, and he liked it that way."

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