- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
May you live in interesting times is actually a curse.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:34 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:34 am
quote:
While seemingly a blessing, the expression is normally used ironically; life is better in "uninteresting times" of peace and tranquility than in "interesting" ones, which are usually times of trouble.
Despite being so common in English it's actually considered a Chinese curse.
This post was edited on 8/6/20 at 10:36 am
11
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:35 am to LSUAlum2001
Interesting.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:36 am to LSUAlum2001
A fun book series too.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:37 am to LSUAlum2001
quote:
Chinese curse.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:39 am to LSUAlum2001
2020 has been an interesting year so far, and we still have 4-1/2 months to go.
Not 3
. That's what I get for wanting 2020 to be over.
Not 3
. That's what I get for wanting 2020 to be over.This post was edited on 8/6/20 at 10:53 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:42 am to LSUAlum2001
"There is a curse. It says: May you live in Interesting Times."
-Terry Pratchett - Interesting Times
-Terry Pratchett - Interesting Times
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:44 am to NYNolaguy1
quote:
and we still have 3-1/2 months to go.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:53 am to LSUAlum2001
Duh. That's the whole point of the saying. I thought everyone knew this.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:53 am to colorchangintiger
quote:
colorchangintiger
Posted on 8/6/20 at 10:54 am to LSUAlum2001
quote:
Despite being so common in English it's actually considered a Chinese curse.
Who doesn't know this?
Posted on 8/6/20 at 11:15 am to LSUAlum2001
I thought everyone knew this.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 11:52 am to TheFonz
Everybody knows it. And is wrong. It's not Chinese, the earliest documented use is British.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 12:02 pm to CoachChappy
quote:
Who doesn't know this?
I’ve never actually heard this phrase, so me I guess.
But I would have wanted to tell someone to go to hell if they told me that, even before this year.
This post was edited on 8/6/20 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 8/6/20 at 12:10 pm to LSUAlum2001
quote:lot of that going around lately..
a Chinese curse.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 2:11 pm to LSUAlum2001
Interesting times is asshoe.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 2:30 pm to LSUAlum2001
People don't know this?
Posted on 8/6/20 at 2:31 pm to SEClint
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News