The Importance of Language - Metaphors Worth Getting Meta For - 023

You might think an episode on the importance of language would be an easy topic to conquer for three people who speak on a weekly podcast.  This, however, is not entirely the case. Jeff, Mona and Allen get meta as they discuss the importance of language and tackle the issues of rhetoric, political correctness, cronuts, the Bible, and new attempts on metaphors for God.  All that, plus the brand new segment Fill in the Blanks: Etiquette Edition.

 

Host Check In (00:12)

The Importance of Language Conversation (6:22)

Fill in the Blanks Segment (53:32)

RELEVANT LINKS

 

From the Opening

10 Min Video on Disney artists and creation of tree (YouTube Video)

 

From Conversation on the Importance of Language

Paul Ricoeur (philosopher) Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language by Sallie McFague (book - Amazon Affiliate Link) “Is and is not” quality of metaphors in Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age by Sallie McFague (book - Amazon Affiliate Link) “If god is male then male is god” from Beyond God the Father by Mary Daily (book - Amazon Affiliate Link) God is Not a White Man by Gungor (song)

 

From the Fill in the Blanks: Etiquette Edition Segment

“In public a woman should ask for help before attempting to carry bundles in the street, because asking for a man’s assistance might humiliate and emasculate him in public unless the bundle is very small.” (Lost Ettiquite, The Week) “It is incredibly boorish to butter your bread before eating it, unless it was bite sized.” (Bread and Butter Etiquettearticle) “In Portugal it is impolite to ask for salt and pepper at a restaurant” (from Dining Etiquette from Around the World article) “If something should go wrong at the table, like you find a worm in your stew of someone drops a gravy boat on your Aunt Bess, in order to avoid incredible awkwardness you ought to say nothing.” (in Farmer’s Almanac) “If someone toasts you, it is ill-mannered to take a drink in response.” (Toasts and Toasting Etiquettearticle) “In France it is impolite to take a bite of a slice of bread.” (from Manner Matters: Bread and Butter Basics article)

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