Tagged with Lenny Bruce

Majnoon or Jinn?

Posted by Void on 04/08/2008

Today I learned that the Arabic word for mental illness has the same etymology as the Arabic word for evil spirits. This has an unfortunate effect on how the mentally ill are perceived in the Middle East. Language is an odd thing. It enables you to express your innermost thoughts and feelings. BUT it almost […]

TFTD: Original Thought?

Posted by Void on 07/09/2007

Inside the Hotdog Factory: 39 Years Ago Today: Anniversary of the Death of Lenny Bruce An insight into neurolinguistics from an unexpected source. Lenny Bruce had died over 10 years before I first heard this on a vinyl LP back in the late ’70s. “Believe me, I’m not profound, this is something that I assume […]

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