tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post4685951058280429845..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: Mayhem!seana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-32336282076092885472011-07-15T15:24:59.996-07:002011-07-15T15:24:59.996-07:00I too love the word. I dont think I've ever us...I too love the word. I dont think I've ever used it, but its a great word with a great origin.adrian mckintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349942973907386269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-40069410400230588722011-07-13T21:30:28.507-07:002011-07-13T21:30:28.507-07:00I guess losing your nose would be disfiguring, not...I guess losing your nose would be disfiguring, not disabling. You could still scale a wall with your sword and slay your enemy. Which, if someone cut off my nose, I would definitely do.<br /><br />Nate, I actually kind of wanted to put up some death metal video, but then I realized that it would be there in my blog, for perpetuity.<br /><br />Brian, oddly, I was flicking the channels and came across the 30 second news ad for this crime. It sounded so gruesome that I did not wait around. <br /><br />I am kind of surprised that the loss of this limb didn't come up in my researches...seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-54906884050301581092011-07-13T16:42:19.396-07:002011-07-13T16:42:19.396-07:00How relevant!
http://www.thirdage.com/news/aggrav...How relevant!<br /><br />http://www.thirdage.com/news/aggravated-mayhem-alleged-in-california-penis-severing-case_07-13-2011<br /><br />Brian OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-86810567240414745212011-07-13T13:56:02.926-07:002011-07-13T13:56:02.926-07:00Thanks for this one, Seana. For the briefest of mo...Thanks for this one, Seana. For the briefest of moments, I hoped to see a Godsmack video. <br /><br />Oh well. Maybe next time. ;-)Nathanael Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130953143724028231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-91903825828471600502011-07-13T08:36:36.441-07:002011-07-13T08:36:36.441-07:00How is cutting off someone's nose not "su...How is cutting off someone's nose not "sufficiently disabling"? That's pretty harsh if you ask me, but, then again, what do I know?Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-20889380360251638962011-07-10T15:27:26.077-07:002011-07-10T15:27:26.077-07:00Oh, I'll bet! Writers can be vicious to each o...Oh, I'll bet! Writers can be vicious to each other.<br /><br />It does make for fun reading, though!seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-2330332979403179342011-07-10T14:16:53.698-07:002011-07-10T14:16:53.698-07:00Loved this!
I looked up "mayhem" and ...Loved this! <br /><br />I looked up "mayhem" and discovered the "maim" connection when reading <i>The Fine Art of Literary Mayhem: a Lively Account of Famous Writers & Their Feuds</i> by Myrick Land!! A lot of literary maiming going on in that!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-17548692659230283792011-07-10T13:27:18.842-07:002011-07-10T13:27:18.842-07:00Brian, yeah, I figured that any lawyerly types who...Brian, yeah, I figured that any lawyerly types who stopped by here would pretty much have this one down. But I agree it is a pretty great word in both its forms. <br /><br />Although I still hope not to have to actually live through any.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-90532649420180767592011-07-10T13:12:50.776-07:002011-07-10T13:12:50.776-07:00Love this word, especially its origin. Learned abo...Love this word, especially its origin. Learned about its original meaning in my criminal law class. The name of the case the word starred in escapes me now, but it made for a lively discussion!<br /><br />-Brian OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com