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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:07 am Post subject: Magic time |
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My friend, a female teacher, shared a cute story with me Saturday. Her middle schoolers were doing a test. A girl got up and asked my friend if she could go to the washroom. My friend said "no." The girl looked a bit panicked.
"But teacher it's magic time," she whispered. Her eyes were pleading for so much woman-to-woman understanding.
My friend asked out loud, for everyone to hear. "WHAT IS MAGIC TIME?"
The class went wild.
Turns out magic time is the Korean euphemism for having your period. Herb.
Oh dear. How embarrassing for the poor girl. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I think I would've gotten that. Right, magic time. Wink wink. Was your friend just making sure, or did she really have no idea? |
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Goo Row
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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Holy crap! I thought that was just some codephrase my gf made up!  I did "get it" the first time she alluded to it, though...
This might be a bit sick, but has anyone heard of the "ddeokboki" euphemism? |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Chillin' Villain wrote: |
Holy crap! I thought that was just some codephrase my gf made up! I did "get it" the first time she alluded to it, though...
This might be a bit sick, but has anyone heard of the "ddeokboki" euphemism? |
Yup. Heard that one...... |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Share with the rest of us the "ddeok bokki" euphemism. I think I get it (am having visions of OB, and no, not the lager) but just to be sure....  |
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tommynomad
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Your ob guess is correct, Katydid. I've heard Koreans refer to getting down at that time of the month as "ddeokbokki seksuh."
An unmistakable visual reference. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Ewwwww to ddeokbokki sex. |
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tommynomad
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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The reference or the act?
I for one have no problem with either: the image is bang-on for clarity, and the act is not that different from any other time, except that--in my experience--the woman tends to be hotter (literally and attitudinally). |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| mithridates wrote: |
| I think I would've gotten that. Right, magic time. Wink wink. Was your friend just making sure, or did she really have no idea? |
Yeah she had no idea. I think "magic time" comes from an old Korean tradition that a woman had certain magical powers during menstruation. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| tommynomad wrote: |
The reference or the act?
I for one have no problem with either: the image is bang-on for clarity, and the act is not that different from any other time, except that--in my experience--the woman tends to be hotter (literally and attitudinally). |
Um...no. Ewww cause I am thinking quite literally. 
Funny metaphor though.
I've only been with one guy who wasn't phased by the idea of having sex during a woman's period. Everyone else was pretty grossed out. |
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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Come on! This is a no brainer... if I have a teenaged girl that looks pretty desperate to go to the bathroom, I let her go imediately. Maybe the realisation that this is a consideration of teaching this age group comes with experience but you would think that a woman may have figured it out regardless of experience. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Always let kids go to the bathroom!!! But only one at a time and only once per class.
If you don't you risk a puddle on the floor or a smell which will really ruin your classroom ambience. |
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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, the "magic time" thing originated from a popular commercial for pads a couple years ago which said that "every month, women live in a magic time". Lot's of people started using the "magic time" reference thereafter. It's funny that someone would think this expression was a traditional idea when it was really for "Magics" pads! |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
| Share with the rest of us the "ddeok bokki" euphemism. I think I get it (am having visions of OB, and no, not the lager) but just to be sure.... |
Just my two cents...I heard (from Korean girls) that the sauce in ddeok bokki is what is being compared to a woman's period.
!Shoosh
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Goo Row
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, and the "ddeok" is the.... erm...... 
Anyone hungry?  |
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