dogsbody

Funny to run across this word today as I search for any job, menial or otherwise. It's Brit slang for a drudge (maybe even Matt) or menial worker.

I was reading an essay I found on aldaily.com called,
What Did Jesus Do?
Reading and unreading the Gospels.
by Adam Gopnik

Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2010/05/24/100524crat_atlarge_gopnik?currentPage=all#ixzz0oVigce64

and while explaining that the original Greek word that has been translated as a Carpenter and could have meant a day laborer, the author used the word dogsbody. Naturally I had to look it up so I Googled it and went to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dogsbody and after the page loaded was presented with pet ads, the first one being for pet insurance. Wonderful! Then a drug ad and after that a Iams dog food ad to help canine digestive systems with Iams PreBiotic Dog Food. Si mama, con Iams!

Quite a chuckleful day, all in all. The birds are fighting over nesting areas and partners. Very aggressive. While much quieter than a cat fight, birds are serious fighters, rolling on the ground, flapping wings, holding their adversary with feet while pecking like mad at whichever part of the body is exposed. A good analogy to a marriage spat. All is fair it seems, as long as you win.

Anyway, I saw Jesus today. He looks a lot like Joe O. (you may not know him) but darker skinned and has a voice like Truman Capote. Sweet guy really but likes to stick his nose (a good sized one BTW) in everybody's business.