A Burner Lexicon

Post by **Eric** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:25 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:You're doing just fine, graidawg, at the pace you've been going through the ideas you could end up being one of those "stealth virgins" that everyone thinks has been going for years.
The place where you are sort of raising eyebrows has to do with your attempts to bottle the experience and put a label on it and have it safely contained before you even get there.

+1

Also, I messed up my post in the editing, it should read:

eric wrote:People (including me) didn't agree with you on one thread, you said "fuck 'em", which is a perfectly fine response...

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:40 am

Eric wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:You're doing just fine, graidawg, at the pace you've been going through the ideas you could end up being one of those "stealth virgins" that everyone thinks has been going for years.
The place where you are sort of raising eyebrows has to do with your attempts to bottle the experience and put a label on it and have it safely contained before you even get there.
+1

Also, I messed up my post in the editing, it should read:

eric wrote:People (including me) didn't agree with you on one thread, you said "fuck 'em", which is a perfectly fine response...

thanks guys and gal, i've been trying to write a response without hijacking the thread completely. CAn we just say i am not surprised at you Eric for agreeing with me disagreement is not hatred or dislike. and fishy i dont want to bottle BM nor contain it, i know from past experience you cant explain something to someone thats never done it (try explaining an acid trip to someone that hasn't done it) in the other post i was trying (and failing it seems) to disagree with the concept of bottled burning man. A little example if it helps, If Eric packed all my clothes food and shelter for BM then chose my campsite and showed me around the sites it wouldn't be my experience would it? (no dig at you Eric i could of said SotP)

Anyway Kit i love your blogs and lexicon made me want to be there and my new favorite phrase is cuddle puddle, i want that all the time.

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:42 am

nope I failed to get my thoughts across there. I will do it in person i think.

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:51 am

One of the things I love about the Burn culture is the way all the petty arguments of the online world tend to fade away when we're all together on the playa. Enjoy the event!

Post by **Eric** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:01 pm

graidawg wrote:nope I failed to get my thoughts across there. I will do it in person i think.

I think you got 'em across fine.

Now back to your regularly scheduled Lexicon...

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:43 pm

Today, two more catchphrases: Welcome Home and If It Doesn't Come From Your Body, Don't Put It In The Potty
http://kitoconnell.com/lexicon-catchphrases-2/

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:28 pm

I think you're missing an "s" (I feel so Wheel of Fortune...)

When they threatened to revoke their contract, their frustration puts That Thing In The Desert in real danger of being shut down.

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:45 am

Today on A Burner Lexicon, the Ten Principles of Burning Man:
http://kitoconnell.com/lexicon-10principles/

I am still soliciting opinions on the principles, individually or all 10. If you have something to say on this topic, get in touch with me!

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:00 pm

PRINCIPLE # 11

Thou Shalt Dance, Monkeys, Dance.

Elorrum wrote:

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:47 am

Suggest: Vapor Camp
A theme camp that exists only in the imagination of its planners.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:06 pm

'Vapor camp' is more canonical in org theme camp dept usage.

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:49 pm

I totally support Simon's proposed 11th principle.

Today, however, A Burner Lexicon examines Radical Inclusion, including guest opinions from three other Burners:
http://kitoconnell.com/lexicon-radicalinclusion/

I am still looking for Burners to submit their own opinions on the 10 Principles, in whole or in part, for inclusion in future posts.

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:05 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:I think you're missing an "s" (I feel so Wheel of Fortune...)
When they threatened to revoke their contract, their frustration puts That Thing In The Desert in real danger of being shut down.

I so don't understand that grammatical correction given the use of past tense.

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:09 pm

Nobodobodon, a long-time Texas Burner, offers his thoughts on the Ten Burner Principles:
http://kitoconnell.com/lexicon-nobodobodon/

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:36 pm

A Burner Lexicon considers Leave No Trace:
http://kitoconnell.com/lexicon-lnt/

Still open to opinions on any of the 10 Principles. I'd love to hear from more people outside of Texas. Even if we do have a kickass regional. ;)

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:55 am

Kit, Being from New York, i have to abide by my states motto, which is "Texas Sucks"...

so, i'll forgive your geographical transgressions, and just say that we kill and butcher "rennies" and serve them on rye bread with sauerkraut and russian dressing.

with pickle, of course....and we leave no trace as to avoid prosecution.

Has Anyone found Jimmy Hoffa Yet?....

Nuff Said.

"now pick dat shit up, or youse is gonna have a problem..."

P.S....New Jersey can go fuck itself.

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:13 am

I guess I am confused whether you have a specific criticism of rennies, me or what I wrote or just wanted to be generically snarky?

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:18 pm

nothing unusual, i was just being from New York...

now, changing gears, can we discuss use of the word "Epic" on the Playa, and elsewhere, and how and when it applies?

i'm really getting sick of all the false advertising, describing "epic" and "massive" when it's actually only "Sorta cool" and "Kinda big"...

should "Epic" be reserved for those truly EPOCHAL or epic (ie, like something so WTF it only happens every two thousand years) types of events or people or groups of people that just transcend history, or can we throw it around willy-nilly to describe joe the plumbers ass crack.

as a cunning linguist, i would hope you have the answer, that would be epic.

i mean awesome.

shit, i mean it would would be sorta nice if you could weigh in on this assault on the importance of importance.

thank you, have a massive day.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:37 am

The first recorded example of shirt-cocking occurred on the morning after the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906:

A man, clad only in a shirt that reached to his middle, came dashing down the street.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... 1J11IN.DTL

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geekster · Post by **geekster** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:42 am

"can we discuss use of the word "Epic" on the Playa"

I have a problem with the use of "super" as in:

super cool
super friendly
super helpful
super souper

whatever. Everyone can't be "super" and usually the word "very" will do just as well.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:22 pm

geekster wrote:The first recorded example of shirt-cocking occurred on the morning after the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906:

A man, clad only in a shirt that reached to his middle, came dashing down the street.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... 1J11IN.DTL

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now THATS EPIC.

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:22 pm

I can see this on a t-shirt now...

Shirtcocking: A Bay Area Tradition Since 1906.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:36 pm

Personally, I found the people lieing down to lap liquor in the gutter to be the highlight of that article. Ah, degradation, do you ever grow old?

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:34 pm

Today on A Burner Lexicon:
http://kitoconnell.com/lexicon-selfexpression/

Are both shirt cocking and gutter-liquor-drinking acts of radical self-expression?

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:03 pm

A newspaper I worked on ran a pictorial of highly popular, overly hip night spots with people posed as hookers and one with a drunk lying in the gutter in front.
There were some complaints.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:45 am

very interesting entry kit...The question and answer come to mind.

DON'T FUCK WITH OTHER PEOPLES BURN.

how do these two principles, Radical Self-Expression and not Fucking With Peoples Burn Coincide in harmony?

an analogy....if you don't like the show, change the station.

Broadcasters, dont bump into others frequencies, or at least offer the option of walking away.

some people like being hassled, some don't. Some get the Joke, Some Don't.

some understand, some misunderstand, often times, puns go right over the heads of Europeans or foreigners, and a lot of Newbs.

do your schtick, but be sensitive and respectful of those that don't want to see it...

you have the right to be yourself, you don't have the right to FORCE someone into uncomfortable or awkward situations, they ALWAYS have the right to say "No, thank you" and walk away unaccosted and on friendly terms.

be nice to each other, even if your viewpoints and ideas of what is Fun, what is Art and what is Sex may differ.

We are a vast collection of the Extreme and the Fringe, the Island of Misfit Toys who for one week a year come together to celebrate our differences, and in turn just how much the human condition applies to us all.

the two can co-exist, i've seen it happen.

our job is to enforce the unenforceable, to bear the unbearable lightness of being, to live and let live, peacefully and respectfully.

so far, i think Black Rock City is doing a damn good job towards this end.

imho.

kitoconnell · Post by **kitoconnell** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:13 am

Simon: You had some good things to say. Can I quote you in an addendum to that entry?

We often say 'you are responsible for your own experience' at the Burn, but should we also perhaps add: 'and you are responsible for seeing that your jackassery doesn't fuck up other people's burns?'

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:17 pm

Kit, this primary rule goes way back to the olden days. You might dig about for the original quote from The Hat (which see). I think it's along the lines of "Do not interfere with another person's experience".

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:44 am

go right ahead kit, they're only re-packaged cliches and stolen graffiti from the JOTS...

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:26 am

gyre wrote:A newspaper I worked on ran a pictorial of highly popular, overly hip night spots with people posed as hookers and one with a drunk lying in the gutter in front.
There were some complaints.

The Black Rock Gazette? Didn't they just boilerplate everything months ahead of time?

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