Posted on 06/01/2010 12:29:19 AM PDT by davidosborne
UN = United Nithings.
A nithing (Scandinavian origin) is a subhuman monster, enemy of civilization, and hostis homini generis (enemy of all Mankind). It was the worst possible thing one person could call another, and it required the one so called to fight a duel (holmgang) or to lose all civil rights and possibly be outlawed (placed outside the law’s protection).
Note that the familiar (racist) N word is offensive only because of the context in which racists have used it for the past hundred or so years; its inherent meaning is simply “Black” (from its Latin origin). Nithing is on the other hand offensive by its definition, although it has nothing whatsoever to do with skin color. Having elaborated, I will say it again: United Nithings.
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