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It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
"It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers" is a 2009 essay by Colin Nissan that was published in ''McSweeney's Internet Tendency''. The essay parodies people who are enthusiastic fans of autumn. Each year, the piece goes viral at the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and has spawned parodies and spin-offs. Essay Creation Nissan, who is a self-proclaimed fan of autumn, pitched the essay to ''McSweeney's Internet Tendency'' in 2009. At first, Nissan was unsure about the profanity-heavy piece. However, with the help of the ''McSweeney's'' editor, Nissan narrowed down the curse words used to just the word "fuck" and modified the ending with the aim of making the essay funnier and more positive. Synopsis The piece is written from the point of view of a person who is obsessed with autumn. The narrator, feeling the change of the season, wants to engage in a number of stereotypical autumnal activities such as placing "shellacked vegetables" into a wicker cornucopia to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornucopia (PSF)
In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (; ), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts. In Greek, it was called the " horn of Amalthea" (), after Amalthea, a nurse of Zeus, who is often part of stories of the horn's origin. Baskets or panniers of this form were traditionally used in western Asia and Europe to hold and carry newly harvested food products. The horn-shaped basket would be worn on the back or slung around the torso, leaving the harvester's hands free for picking. In Greek/Roman mythology Mythology offers multiple explanations of the origin of the cornucopia. One of the best-known involves the birth and nurturance of the infant Zeus, who had to be hidden from his devouring father Cronus. In a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete, baby Zeus was cared for and protected by a number of divine attendants, including the goat Amalthea ("Nourishing God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
