A brief history of Ittitation in the United States

[Modem Butterfly]

As we all know, there was a time when ittitation (or itiation, in the vernacular) was considered the verb that dare not speak its name. In 1930, when records were first kept, ittiation was illegal in all 37 states. The experience of men in World War II, and the advance of moveable type, first invented in Iowa in 1929, began to change the state of things. Men who had encountered ittitation in the trenches of Europe developed an appreciation for it, to the shock and dismay of their wives, girlfriends, and grammar teachers back home. Clubs and reading groups were set up specifically to explore ittitaion as a lifestyle. In fact, the magazine "Verbitem", first published by Hugh Hefner in 1950, was initially devoted to ittitation, but eventually expanded its focus to include ikkusration and imotion as well. By the mid-1960's the flower children brought ittitation into the public discussion, though it would still take years, and a landmark supreme court decision (Funk v. Wagnall) for ittiation to even approach acceptance.

Currently, ittitation is illegal in 37 states, though these laws are rarely enforced.

[Modem Butterfly]

1. Jick

[ret5hd]

2. are practicers if ittitation called 'ittites' or 'ittitiers' ?

[Modem Butterfly]

5. Well, the technical term is ittiterators...

...but in street parlance they are known as "ittie freaks" or "ittie men".

[photuris]

3. Alas I live in one of those 37

And just yesterday a woman up the street had the nerve to Ittitate me tale of her dirly floor and swelly bullox.

[tx_dem41]

4. I try to itiate at least once a day.

My doctor told me it would add years to my life.

[tx_dem41]

6. Remind me...was Funk pro-ittitation or was it Wagnall? n/t

[tx_dem41]

7. Never mind...I remember now...it was Funk.

Because we all know that ittitation is just plain FUNKY. :)

[Modem Butterfly]

8. Well, according to FindLaw...

...the Funk v. Wagnall decision proved that Bible-based laws against certain pro-nouns could not be enforced selectively. Lower courts later found that anti-ittitation laws were covered by the penumbra of Funk v. Wagnall, thus throwing into doubt blue verb laws.

[tx_dem41]

9. I've always been quite pro-noun myself in my personal life.

Although, politically it might behoove us to appear more anti-noun.

I just don't like it when the anti-nouners bring up the whole Proper Noun issue. That cuts to the core.

[Modem Butterfly]

18. I think the grammar-re-education camps are obscene

The idea that if you just throw the book at ittie men often enough they'll drop the habit is just disgusting.

[Beetwasher]

10. Personally, I Enjoy It W/ Fluffernutter

n/t

[Modem Butterfly]

11. Fluffernutters, plain, no condiments and in milk ONLY!

Thus says Hank...

[ultraist]

12. Do you have a link?

;) :rofl:

[tx_dem41]

13. "ITTERATORS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!!!!" n/t

[ret5hd]

14. i think it was established upthread that we prefer to be called...

"ittie men". your refusal to refer to us as such in the future will be seen as evidence of your true desire to keep us "ittie men" down. thereafter you will be refferred to as "the man", as in "the man is tryin' to keep us down." you have been warned.

[tx_dem41]

16. You're right. I am a self-hating ittie-man, who is suppressing my ..

latent ittitationness. Call me an ittiephobe.

:)

[txaslftist]

15. You ittiteraters is all goin' to Hayl.

This is jest what I expeck from a buncha dang liberals. First yew take HOLY GOD out'n the classroom, then ya tryin' ta teach us we is all grandkids a munkeys or some such, then you tryin' to force us all to have abortions and this is the dang final straw.

Makin' ittitation legal-like. You know we used to lynch ittiteraters down here in my neck a tha woods, and we sure enough ken do it agin. Thank the HOLY GOD and JESUS and GEORGE BUSH that we finally have a preznit who unnerstands how DANGERUS you liberals and ittiteraters are!

He may not be able to spell ittitation, but he shore enough is gonna make you commie leftist librul ittiterators pay!

[photuris]

17. To ittiterate is human

To curse deveined.

[The Magistrate]

19. Locking

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