Re: "CitySpeak" in _Blade Runner_ (was Conlangs in History)
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, August 18, 2000, 15:57 |
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Leo Caesius wrote:
> "lo-faast" is a rude expression. Originally is written as "lofaszt" and is a
> combined word. "lo" means "horse" and "fasz" means "prick", "dick".
> Together, and with the suffix "-t" [which refers accusative] it's a
> shortened form of "lofaszt a seggedbe" ["have a horse's dick in your ass"].
With perhaps a side reference to Philip K. Dick, aka Horselover Fat.
Is this Cityspeak found in the original "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"?
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