"The Petrarchian Cough"

Please allow me to elaborate on the origins of this brand new euphemism for vomit, as I am proud to say it was borne of conversation within the walls of my humble abode.

As a culture, the ancient Romans favored practicing the bulimic arts, and went so far as to build vomitoriums to suit their recreation facility needs. Petrarch, an Italian poet during the early Renaissance, was a classical revivalist and spearheaded the movement towards neo-classicism, drawing upon the influences of the ancient Romans, and hailing their civilization's illustrious tradition of art, philosophy, and culture (which, presumably, included their art of vomiting).
As a result, to this day, we associate Petrarch with the neo-classical age of thinking, and in his honor, anthropologists Sanghamitra Sen, Griffin Chronis, and Kim Ang have coined the phrase "Petrarchian Cough" as a reference to "coughing, in the neo-classical way." That is to say, modern "coughing" with a Roman influence.
This educational portion of the Bubonic Plague Luncheonette has been sponsored by Godiva Chocolates, and a deep-seated desire to be unproductive during the school work week.

Further bulletins as events warrant.

Posted by ubernerd at 01:05 AM