I assume the panel is from an actual old Batman comic. It's funny how words can change and take on sometimes quite different meanings. I do remember back in the day when someone would say, "I pulled a boner today" it wouldn't have drawn giggles because it meant you had made a mistake or goofed up, as in, "Man, that was a big boner I had at the office today." A big boner wasn't something to brag about.
Of course there was also a time when saying you had intercourse with someone meant you were writing letters to each other, but if you were having a correspondence with that person...well, that was frowned upon, you naughty boy.
I remember when I had to stand up in front of my eight grade class and give a book report and I got a boner. Talk about embarrassing. I was giving a book report on "The Mill on the Floss", about the most boring book in the English language. Looking back on it, I now realize that it was one of my classmate's steady stare at me while I was giving my book report that resulted in my involuntary body reaction. No one questioned me when I returned to my desk all stooped over. Ah adolescence when just a look could generate such a reaction whereas now one would need a blue pyramid shaped pill to achieve the same result......maybe.
Say what? You did it again Liberty....a big smile on my face this morning.
ReplyDeleteI assume the panel is from an actual old Batman comic. It's funny how words can change and take on sometimes quite different meanings. I do remember back in the day when someone would say, "I pulled a boner today" it wouldn't have drawn giggles because it meant you had made a mistake or goofed up, as in, "Man, that was a big boner I had at the office today." A big boner wasn't something to brag about.
ReplyDeleteOf course there was also a time when saying you had intercourse with someone meant you were writing letters to each other, but if you were having a correspondence with that person...well, that was frowned upon, you naughty boy.
Larry
Glad you enjoyed it. Boners have come a long way over the years and I hope that one day they will achieve national holiday status.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I had to stand up in front of my eight grade class and give a book report and I got a boner. Talk about embarrassing. I was giving a book report on "The Mill on the Floss", about the most boring book in the English language. Looking back on it, I now realize that it was one of my classmate's steady stare at me while I was giving my book report that resulted in my involuntary body reaction. No one questioned me when I returned to my desk all stooped over. Ah adolescence when just a look could generate such a reaction whereas now one would need a blue pyramid shaped pill to achieve the same result......maybe.
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