by J1_6 September 22, 2023
The phrase "that's my bark to peel" refers to an artistic concept wherein an artist is to decide the meaning and content of their art. It can also be used in a similar way to "that's my axe to grind", meaning that it's your business to deal with.
"That's my bark to peel" as in "that's my art to create", "that's my bark to peel" as in "I dictate the meaning of my piece". In some ways this idiom can lie directly contrary to the artistic concept of The Death of the Author, a concept which has the viewer as the decider on the pieces meaning.
This idiom was created by Canadian writers Andy Zuliani and Cassie Mifflin based off Mifflin's short story "Cold Pudding and the Last Great Maritimer" wherein she included a line after her bark was stolen by artist Ruben Moller where she said "That's my bark to peel". Andy would then go on to coin the phrase's meaning while discussing her work and then further what that moment meant, telling her that "If a professor is ever making you tear apart your work more than you'd like, just tell them 'that's my bark to peel.'"
"That's my bark to peel" as in "that's my art to create", "that's my bark to peel" as in "I dictate the meaning of my piece". In some ways this idiom can lie directly contrary to the artistic concept of The Death of the Author, a concept which has the viewer as the decider on the pieces meaning.
This idiom was created by Canadian writers Andy Zuliani and Cassie Mifflin based off Mifflin's short story "Cold Pudding and the Last Great Maritimer" wherein she included a line after her bark was stolen by artist Ruben Moller where she said "That's my bark to peel". Andy would then go on to coin the phrase's meaning while discussing her work and then further what that moment meant, telling her that "If a professor is ever making you tear apart your work more than you'd like, just tell them 'that's my bark to peel.'"
Andy: "If a professor is ever making you tear apart your work more than you'd like, just tell them 'that's my bark to peel.'"
by Dracyan June 13, 2024
It means talking incessantly and or to anyone and anything, e.g. girls/guysbwho don't reply, celebrities (via social media) who don't even know if your existence.
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"That guy never stops talking. He could bark up a tree."
Original coinage:
*replies to 5 story posts with paragraphs, receives only an emoji reaction*
"I could bark up a tree *country accent*"
Original coinage:
*replies to 5 story posts with paragraphs, receives only an emoji reaction*
"I could bark up a tree *country accent*"
by Prajna_Disciple May 05, 2024
A spider that is brown and fuzzy with a lighter brown back. Commonly mistaken as a brown recluse
They were brought to Daytona Beach in the late 80’s in Bananas from Brazil when the Daytona Flea Market opened
They were brought to Daytona Beach in the late 80’s in Bananas from Brazil when the Daytona Flea Market opened
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