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mac56

(17,564 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:33 PM Jan 2018

Serious question.

Serious question. Someone please 'splain it to me, because eyedoan geddit.

How is describing another country as a "shithouse" any different than calling it a "shithole"? Let alone, less offensive?

Serious replies only, please.

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Serious question. (Original Post) mac56 Jan 2018 OP

This article should help you ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #1

Sorry, I Have Nothing.... SoCalMusicLover Jan 2018 #2

Built like a brick shithouse, means it's damn near indistructable. nt madinmaryland Jan 2018 #3

Beats me doc03 Jan 2018 #4

spelling is the ONLY dif bluestarone Jan 2018 #5

Seriously? left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #6

Well, yeah. mac56 Jan 2018 #9

Well, a shithouse sits on top of a shithole and can keep you try if it's raining. So it's better. TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #7

To the residents of that country, there is no difference. It's an insult, either way. nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2018 #8

Shakespearean: A toilet by any other name is still just as biggly a racial slur..... mackdaddy Jan 2018 #10

Actually it makes no sense at all. moriah Jan 2018 #11

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

1. This article should help you

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:35 PM

Jan 2018

It is obvious he was actually referring to these sorts of dwellings: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/who-uses-sht-to-build-a-house/

SoCalMusicLover

(3,194 posts)

2. Sorry, I Have Nothing....

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:36 PM

Jan 2018

On a less serious note though.....Sorry......

A House is clearly much nicer than a Hole. A House has a roof, plumbing, electricity, etc.

A Hole is usually outside and subject to the elements. I would absolutely rather be in a Shithouse than a Shithole.

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

3. Built like a brick shithouse, means it's damn near indistructable. nt

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Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:42 PM

Jan 2018

doc03

(35,299 posts)

4. Beats me

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Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:08 PM

Jan 2018

bluestarone

(16,870 posts)

5. spelling is the ONLY dif

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Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:10 PM

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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

6. Seriously?

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:31 PM

Jan 2018

Things like this keep you awake nights?

mac56

(17,564 posts)

9. Well, yeah.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 09:55 PM

Jan 2018

TheBlackAdder

(28,168 posts)

7. Well, a shithouse sits on top of a shithole and can keep you try if it's raining. So it's better.

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:41 PM

Jan 2018

Buns_of_Fire

(17,158 posts)

8. To the residents of that country, there is no difference. It's an insult, either way. nt

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Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:49 PM

Jan 2018

mackdaddy

(1,522 posts)

10. Shakespearean: A toilet by any other name is still just as biggly a racial slur.....

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:00 PM

Jan 2018

This is from a guy who literally craps in a Gold Platted Shitter!

moriah

(8,311 posts)

11. Actually it makes no sense at all.

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:06 PM

Jan 2018

There's the colloquium "brick shithouse", as discussed here:

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/built_like_a_brick_shithouse

And censored more for radio consumption in the song "Brick House" for the meaning "Well developed woman".

But while I know women are one of Trump's favorite topics, I doubt Durbin misheard heard him "merely" talking vulgarly about a female in this instance during a discussion about immigration.

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