That is an interesting question, one that I am going to follow up on to further allow this topic to be drawn off topic.
The term "ass-clown" can probably be referred to as Kennings, a literary device where one conjures a metaphor from compound words. clown ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kloun) n. 1. A buffoon or jester who entertains by jokes, antics, and tricks in a circus, play, or other presentation. 2. One who jokes and plays tricks. Perhaps the term "ass-clown" can be used to label someone as a buffoon or jester who entertains by playing tricks on others' asses. This could be interpreted as calling someone homosexual, which in this particular context can be understood to have derogative meaning. This could infer that the insulter, the sayer of the term in question, is homophobic, most likely clueing into the notion that he, himself, is a little light in the loafers. This is my own analysis of the term "ass-clown". If you want to cite all or part of it, please include a copy of the GNU Public License so that your entire website can be infected with the GPL virus (gotta love that Richard Stallman and his crazy antics). Kind regards, Paul Greyhats Security http://greyhatsecurity.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of cozadc/Cozad, Chris Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] Google Secure Access or "How to havepeopledownload a trojan." So what exactly is an Ass-Clown? It probably doesn't refer to an admin-type role or a research type role, so I would be thinking it was more a management job description. Or is it referring to someone that is a "brown nose", but isn't very good at it? .............. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 23 September 2005 3:43 AM To: Jorrit Kronjee Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Google Secure Access or "How to have peopledownload a trojan." On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:51:07 +0200, Jorrit Kronjee said: > Is it common practice in your organisation to call each other "Ass-Clowns"? Actually, all evidence points to that being the standard greeting in their organization. Their organization is currently investigating why they don't get taken seriously by other organizations whose corporate cultures call for finding more socially acceptable ways of making disparaging comments about other idiots..... _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/