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WT Warren was a British inventor who developed that helmet in 1912. It looks like a football helmet, but it was meant for aviators. It was equipped with springs to cushion the blow of a crash, and while that photo has a goofball look, it shows Warrenās confidence in his design. Head injuries were a major cause of death and injury even in early air crashes, and during WW I the Warren helmet became fairly common headgear:
http://www.usaarl.army.mil/TechReports/93-2.PDF
(My grandfather may have been wearing a Warren helmet when he crashed a Sopwith Camel. It was very thoughtful of him to not get killed, which allowed him to become my ancestor.)
Maybe not back in business, but definitely connected to the material. When the effort of the relationshipās just too much troubleā¦.The Blog: a drum we all like to play.
After revisiting the Blog, I find myself made shivery and wanton by that brass-knuckle dildo-thingy. No wonder Frog Applause is so catchy and bemusing, if thatās one of the tools.
Iāve got to say I put no stock in political correctness. Thereās a difference between ethnic slurs which subsume overt discrimination and hate speech, and words which have been co-opted by one group or another and declared reductive. Iām a linguist, Iāve been working with languages for the better part of half a century, and never once did I associate in my mind Teresaās ānow 30% lamerā with someone who walks with a limp. In fact, the very word āableistā is anathema to me; itās a neologism created for the solitary purpose of crying oppression where none exists.
I am the loyal FA reader mentioned in the latest edition of āYes, We Feel the Love.ā I too am uncomfortable with the idea that the word ālameā should be verboten, but the fact that Iām uncomfortable with it does not mean the issue has been put to rest.
If there are disabled people out there who have a problem with ālameā being used as a pejorative, I will at least hear them out. Which is what Teresa has done. I love the fact that sheās willing to air the matter on her blog.
Regardless of how one feels about this issue, I think itās certainly healthy and functional that a conversation about it is taking place.
It is indeed a āCulture of Complaint.ā As Iāve gotten older I have become more and more careful to make sure words or parts of speech I use do not offend or trivialize. However, the word ālameā is well-accepted in both figurative and slang terms, and I canāt recall ever encountering a complaint from any group about it, until now. Iād like to second Gaijinrabbitās thoughts about context. āLameā can be hurtful, to be sure, as can so many other terms, especially when attacking or ridiculing someone needlessly or cruelly. Raising it to the status of hate speech or slur is stretching it, in my opinion.
āIf a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his lifeā ā PlatoāFaith becomes lame, when it ventures into matters pertaining to reasonā ā GandhiāA joke, even if it be a lame one, is nowhere so keenly relished or quickly applauded as in a murder trial.ā ā Mark TwaināSaying āI notice youāre a nerdā is like saying, āHey, I notice that youād rather be intelligent than be stupid, that youād rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?ā In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even ālameā is kind of lame. Saying āYouāre lameā is like saying āYou walk with a limp.ā Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and heās done all right for himself.ā ā John Green
As a part-time duck, I protest against the use of the word ālameā to describe some of the less fortunate members of our species.But then again, we ducks donāt agree with many things :<>
Freaks, lamenessā¦ Disabilities scare people. The person with a visible physical disability also finds itās a social liabilityā¦ The disability is (as they say) the elephant in the room that everyone tries (unsuccessfully) to ignore. Whispered euphemisms are part of the problem rather than the solution. I suspect that tiptoeing around the words is more often a way to protect the sensitivities of the public than to respect the disabled.
My wife used to be a super athlete until she had a fall that damaged her spinal cord. She regularly refers to herself as a gimp and is someone who never letās up on doing everything that she can to be mobile and athletic in the ways that she still can.
Bill Thompson about 12 years ago
But your eyes say you want to connect in other ways . . .
Linguist about 12 years ago
And I certainly want to connect yoursā¦
Linguist about 12 years ago
Re: W. T. WARREN TESTING HELMETOle W.T. was always good as using his head to come up with a practical solution to lifeās problems.
margueritem about 12 years ago
Nice to see her back, too.
Bill Thompson about 12 years ago
WT Warren was a British inventor who developed that helmet in 1912. It looks like a football helmet, but it was meant for aviators. It was equipped with springs to cushion the blow of a crash, and while that photo has a goofball look, it shows Warrenās confidence in his design. Head injuries were a major cause of death and injury even in early air crashes, and during WW I the Warren helmet became fairly common headgear:
http://www.usaarl.army.mil/TechReports/93-2.PDF
(My grandfather may have been wearing a Warren helmet when he crashed a Sopwith Camel. It was very thoughtful of him to not get killed, which allowed him to become my ancestor.)
runar about 12 years ago
If I canāt connect your dots can I push your buttons or ring your chimes? Buzz your buzzer?
The Old Wolf about 12 years ago
Thatās a come-hither look if ever I saw one.
Sisyphos about 12 years ago
Forget the darn dots! Just hurry up and finish undressing!
J Short about 12 years ago
Then, dash away.
3hourtour Premium Member about 12 years ago
..they are not dots..they are frecklesā¦and as long as you cross my tās ..weāre coolā¦
GoodQuestion Premium Member about 12 years ago
Dots OK wit me . . . Iāll be making mary merry . . . . ā»
scarbro about 12 years ago
Maybe not back in business, but definitely connected to the material. When the effort of the relationshipās just too much troubleā¦.The Blog: a drum we all like to play.
Bill Thompson about 12 years ago
Blog: āFrom A Hundred Fables of Fontaineā is here, complete with illustrations:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25357/25357-h/25357-h.htm
eric stott about 12 years ago
I donāt think those guys arenāt barrel makers- it looks like what they are sawing through is not wood but a huge frozen fish.
coltish1 about 12 years ago
After revisiting the Blog, I find myself made shivery and wanton by that brass-knuckle dildo-thingy. No wonder Frog Applause is so catchy and bemusing, if thatās one of the tools.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 12 years ago
(sob)no one likes my dotsā¦(sniffle)
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 12 years ago
now that is a bunny!
cleokaya about 12 years ago
Not until you lick off the lines.
cleokaya about 12 years ago
Those barrel makers look like they are slicing up a ham.
Larry Miller Premium Member about 12 years ago
CLEM LIPEāS TAT looks Kliban-ish. Looked on Google to see how much Clem preceded him and found the Frog Blog entry was the 4th hit.
APersonOfInterest about 12 years ago
RE: Blog ā The coveted Caldecott Medal for Childrenās Literature was named after Randolph Caldecott.
Cat43ullus about 12 years ago
No doubt because he palpated her semicolon and ampersand too forcefully.
Lyons Group, Inc. about 12 years ago
Ooo, I would like to connect her dotsā¦only thereās just two of them.
APersonOfInterest about 12 years ago
Iām no longer interested in connecting your dots, but I sure would like to finish mapping your orifices.
Treerabbit about 12 years ago
Okay, okay, Iāll connect my own dots then. Or not, maybe Iāll just become a pointillist.Geez, donāt get your curls in a tangle.
*Space Madness at The Station* about 12 years ago
She was a one night standā¦..Or was she?
SusanCraig about 12 years ago
The Old Wolf about 12 years ago
Iāve got to say I put no stock in political correctness. Thereās a difference between ethnic slurs which subsume overt discrimination and hate speech, and words which have been co-opted by one group or another and declared reductive. Iām a linguist, Iāve been working with languages for the better part of half a century, and never once did I associate in my mind Teresaās ānow 30% lamerā with someone who walks with a limp. In fact, the very word āableistā is anathema to me; itās a neologism created for the solitary purpose of crying oppression where none exists.
FLIGHT SUIT about 12 years ago
I am the loyal FA reader mentioned in the latest edition of āYes, We Feel the Love.ā I too am uncomfortable with the idea that the word ālameā should be verboten, but the fact that Iām uncomfortable with it does not mean the issue has been put to rest.
If there are disabled people out there who have a problem with ālameā being used as a pejorative, I will at least hear them out. Which is what Teresa has done. I love the fact that sheās willing to air the matter on her blog.
Regardless of how one feels about this issue, I think itās certainly healthy and functional that a conversation about it is taking place.
Bill Thompson about 12 years ago
I think the complaint about ālameā lacks a sense of proportion and trivializes the issue of prejudice.
drbob456x about 12 years ago
The lame rant is, well, lame.
coltish1 about 12 years ago
It is indeed a āCulture of Complaint.ā As Iāve gotten older I have become more and more careful to make sure words or parts of speech I use do not offend or trivialize. However, the word ālameā is well-accepted in both figurative and slang terms, and I canāt recall ever encountering a complaint from any group about it, until now. Iād like to second Gaijinrabbitās thoughts about context. āLameā can be hurtful, to be sure, as can so many other terms, especially when attacking or ridiculing someone needlessly or cruelly. Raising it to the status of hate speech or slur is stretching it, in my opinion.
Larry Miller Premium Member about 12 years ago
āIf a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his lifeā ā PlatoāFaith becomes lame, when it ventures into matters pertaining to reasonā ā GandhiāA joke, even if it be a lame one, is nowhere so keenly relished or quickly applauded as in a murder trial.ā ā Mark TwaināSaying āI notice youāre a nerdā is like saying, āHey, I notice that youād rather be intelligent than be stupid, that youād rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?ā In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even ālameā is kind of lame. Saying āYouāre lameā is like saying āYou walk with a limp.ā Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and heās done all right for himself.ā ā John Green
Treerabbit about 12 years ago
As a part-time duck, I protest against the use of the word ālameā to describe some of the less fortunate members of our species.But then again, we ducks donāt agree with many things :<>
pcolli about 12 years ago
Blog: Blonds have more funā¦ā¦heās not a real blond.
androgenoide about 12 years ago
Freaks, lamenessā¦ Disabilities scare people. The person with a visible physical disability also finds itās a social liabilityā¦ The disability is (as they say) the elephant in the room that everyone tries (unsuccessfully) to ignore. Whispered euphemisms are part of the problem rather than the solution. I suspect that tiptoeing around the words is more often a way to protect the sensitivities of the public than to respect the disabled.
cleokaya about 12 years ago
My wife used to be a super athlete until she had a fall that damaged her spinal cord. She regularly refers to herself as a gimp and is someone who never letās up on doing everything that she can to be mobile and athletic in the ways that she still can.
washton about 12 years ago
http://obituarytypo.blogspot.com/2012/11/switched-titles.html
Gary Larson commented on how well it worked:
http://i.imgur.com/fu62h.jpg
and it way from my home town paper, too!