twatdangle - etymology

Twatdangle

It is almost always the case that any investigation in to the etymology of an english word is mired in contradiction and mystery. Even if that word is very recent.

Twatdangle appears to be a word coined for a single purpose. That purpose being to try and capture that which was the essence of the irritant at the heart of a David Blaine stunt. The stunt in question being the attempt to hang upside down for 60 hours, without a net, over an ice rink in Central Park in New York.

In order to understand the requirement to coin an entirely new word for this wonderful endeavour an analysis of the project is required.

David Blaine was understood to be undertaking the feat of hanging upside down for 60 hours, a catheter had been fitted for this purpose.
Some sort of spectacular end to this fabulous stunt was anticipated.
In the event Mr Blaine took many breaks (every hour or so) apparently to urinate.
He achieved the feat of hanging upside down for an hour at a time then to great fanfare jumped off his perch and sort of fell slowly for a bit (held with wires).
The spectacular end was supposed to be the redoubtable Mr Blaine disappearing into the sky, in the event he sort of dangled around, smirking, for a few seconds. Then he slowly ascended to the heavens.

This became a twatdangle. Essentially a project of no merit, undertaken by a person of little merit which then failed. The important point being that even if it had succeeded it would still have been a worthless project.

The word appears to have first been used in a comment to a piece in the UK based news site that sometimes deals with I.T. Issues.

The news piece is www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/23/blaine_mussolini/

The usage is www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/23/blaine_mussolini/comments/


twatdangle etymology definition spotted Search:	Twatdangle It is almost always the case that any investigation in to the etymology of an english word is mired in contradiction and mystery. Even if that word is very recent. Twatdangle appears to be a word coined for a single purpose. That purpose being to try and capture that which was the essence of the irritant at the heart of a David Blaine stunt. The stunt in question being the attempt to hang upside down for 60 hours, without a net, over an ice rink in Central Park in New York. In order to understand the requirement to coin an entirely new word for this wonderful endeavour an analysis of the project is required. David Blaine was understood to be undertaking the feat of hanging upside down for 60 hours, a catheter had been fitted for this purpose. Some sort of spectacular end to this fabulous stunt was anticipated. In the event Mr Blaine took many breaks (every hour or so) apparently to urinate. He achieved the feat of hanging upside down for an hour at a time then to great fanfare jumped off his perch and sort of fell slowly for a bit (held with wires). The spectacular end was supposed to be the redoubtable Mr Blaine disappearing into the sky, in the event he sort of dangled around, smirking, for a few seconds. Then he slowly ascended to the heavens. This became a twatdangle. Essentially a project of no merit, undertaken by a person of little merit which then failed. The important point being that even if it had succeeded it would still have been a worthless project. The word appears to have first been used in a comment to a piece in the UK based news site that sometimes deals with I.T. Issues. The news piece is www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/23/blaine_mussolini/ The usage is www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/23/blaine_mussolini/comments/