I know, I know: “grotesque”

  • BarqsHasBite
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    8 months ago

    Fun fact: They are called gargoyles because they gargle water out of their mouths.

    • macrocarpa
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      238 months ago

      Yes! The etymology for both words is the French word gargouille, meaning throat. Gargouiller in frrench means gargle as we know it in English, and a gargoyle has a spout where rain water exits it’s mouth when it’s raining (via its throat)

      From memory if it doesn’t spout water it’s called a grotesque.

      • @samus12345
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        8 months ago

        Should have been Disney Grotesques!

        • @Crashumbc
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          38 months ago

          Wow that show brings back memories.

        • Cethin
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          38 months ago

          I dont know. They can almost certainly spit water out of their mouths.

          • @[email protected]
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            48 months ago

            I have spent way too much time on the internet. My mind went somewhere very naughty halfway through that sentence.

            • Cethin
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              28 months ago

              I almost posted something much worse, but decided to go with what I sent instead. You aren’t alone.

          • @samus12345
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            18 months ago

            Nah, they’d have to provide drainage from their mouths in stone form for it to count.

          • @samus12345
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            28 months ago

            He’ll wax philosophical about how humans used such a negative term to describe something they don’t understand.

            • @[email protected]
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              8 months ago

              The best part about that show is that most of the Voice Actors were almost all from Star Trek TNG.

              I’m sure there’s a fan theory out there that it’s all a single Holo Deck TTRPG.

    • @[email protected]
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      8 months ago

      That is cool! I saw some gargoyles in China and they were so cool! I just called them dragon gutter spouts because I didn’t know this. Actually, I took some pictures, might as well share one.
      Thanks for dropping some knowledge!