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Hello--
My name is Rick Baker and work for artist named
Jason Rhoades (see: www.davidzwirner.com or www.hauserwirth.com for some examples of
his work).
I have an unusual request that I hope does not
offend anyone on this list--if it does, I apologize.
Basically, one of my tasks for Jason is to compile
the largest list of synonyms, slang words and/or euphemisms for "vagina" that I
can come up with...at the present time I have around 3000 examples. This list
was put together from websites, alternative dictionaries and requests posted on
e-mail forums. We then take these words and create neon signs, which are used as
one element in an ongoing series of installations in galleries here in the
states and in Europe.
At this point, we thought that some kind of data
mining software might exist that could scour the internet for synonyms in a way
that normal search engines can't...and I came across you guys and
htdig.
Is this something that might work for us? after
reading about it here, it seemed like a possibility--but I don't have a computer
with the requisite platform...we might in interested in paying someone as a
consultant to run this search for us...
At the moment, we are putting together a website
(kind of like: www.urbandictionary.com) that will
allow us to send out a "general call" AND provide a one-stop repository for the
words. but I want to try as many ways as possible to make sure I find everything
possible.
Also, at the moment we are collecting only English
words, but our intention is to eventually have a database, organized by
language, of "vagina" words from all cultures. (see www.insultmonger.com for an example of
someone doing something similar, but with a broader objective).
Any advice would be greatly
appreciated!
Thanks,
Rick Baker
Rhoades Studio
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