349
Chuck Schumer indeed sucks, but it concerns me that nobody is asking why Peter Thiel's mouthpiece is the Dem leading calls for him to step down.
(sh.itjust.works)
Ro Khanna Says Schumer Must Resign in Wake of Budget Deal
This is who Ro Kahnna really is, and always has been:
Two things. Salt suppresses bitter flavors. Most poisonous things are bitter.
This suppression works even when you can't taste the salt.
this is why you need to salt your eggplant slices before grilling them.
Anyway, another element is that salis, the Roman word for salt, also means wit or intelligence, but more wit.
Oh hey, I appreciate you engaging with my absurd and irrationally earnest beef with this idiom.
So I hear what you're saying about salt helping with bitter flavors, but I don't think the flavor of poison is the primary issue with why you wouldn't want to ingest it. I think my point still stands that if we're doing this weird eating information thing, you still just don't eat it if it's poison, regardless of whether you do or don't have an antidote. Or a way to flavor it.
I was actually aware of the Latin word translated as salt for this idiom also meaning wit, and I'm actually glad you brought it up. "Consider this with a grain of wit" would be a fantastic idiom and I'd be all for it. All the more reason "take it with a grain of salt" makes no sense if it's a bad translation.
I understand the idiom stands as it does in our language because language standards are more about usage than rigid systemic rules, but COME ON! There's gotta be a line, right? I get that trying to standardize language is real tricky and historically has been very problematic (looking at you, rich Victorian British fucks), but man, some of these things are so useless that they couldn't even qualify as filler words. I know it's weird how hard I hate this fucking idiom, but also fuck this idiom.
Not trying to throw shade your way, just to be clear. I appreciate your engagement. All shade reserved for this damn idiom, though.