I Am Firm, You Are Obstinate

Authors

Aaron Martin Cohen

Abstract

In the August 1969 Kickshaws, Dave Silverman briefly discusses the word game "Conjugating Irregular Verbs" (I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool), and suggests a "Rich man, poor man" variant (rich man: tired; poor man: lazy). But such games can also be played in deadly earnest, particularly in religious and political confrontations.

Recommended Citation

Cohen, Aaron Martin (1973) "I Am Firm, You Are Obstinate," Word Ways: Vol. 6 : Iss. 3 , Article 3.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol6/iss3/3