Comments on: Thinking of Shorty http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415 We of course all understand it, being intellectuals. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:47:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: shauna http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8608 Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:45:36 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8608 “run amok” sounds slightly bawdy, like benny hill, chicks with sprawling boobs in nurses uniforms being chased or something… beserk sounds slightly dangerous :)

]]> By: zizka http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8607 Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:34:05 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8607 We have to remember that in some societies, raging around and hacking people to death with swords is not only allowed, but highly honored. We shouldn’t judge the Norse by our own standards. And BTW, how did they get so wimpy and nice anyway?

]]> By: peggy http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8606 Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:19:13 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8606 Amok is definitely “kablooey” if you’re waving a keris around, for shit’s sake.

]]> By: miguel http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8605 Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:46:17 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8605 It sounds to me like berserk is goal-oriented, targeted behavior and the result of a decision, whereas amok is more “kablooey”.

]]> By: kismet http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8604 Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:00:06 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8604 amok just reminds me of hocus pocus, because one of the witches jumps around and goes “amok! amok amok amok!”

]]> By: zizka http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8603 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:59:59 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8603 Amok is Malay and is a mental disorder. Berserk is Norse and is a kind of kamikaze military psychology, but less Zen than the kamikazes and more heavy-metalish. Both involve senseless killing, but going berserk is a good thing in the right situation. I think it means “bear shirt”.

]]> By: miguel http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8602 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:43:00 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8602 It’s the Indonesian word for “kris”.
A sort of knife.

]]> By: peggy http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8601 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:10:47 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8601 What’s a keris? I shall go berserk, not knowing.

]]> By: michele http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8600 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:51:40 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8600 Examples:

I run amok in Solonor’s comments.

I go beserk when Tim fails to leave a commnet in my blog two days running.

]]> By: miguel http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8599 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:48:59 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8599 Today while shaving (carefully) I wondered if the difference was that berserk is a release of violent emotions, while amok is a violent release of emotions? I have this mental image of a large Viking chopping up Irish priests vs a small-to-medium-sized Indonesian waving a keris in a crowded market place and running around…

]]> By: Tim http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8598 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:44:14 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8598 One “goes” beserk, any mode of transportation is allowed, whereas one must “run” amok.

]]> By: Solonor http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=2415&cpage=1#comment-8597 Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:28:35 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=2415#comment-8597 Duh. Amok starts with an ‘A’. Berserk starts with a ‘B’. Humph! And I called you one of the smart ones…

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