Kate Matsuda · 6 answers · 3y
Germans often use the phrase "des Pudels Kern" to indicate they know a deeper truth or reasoning. Literally: The poodles core. Meaning: The gist of the matter. You know why we talk about the core of a poodle?
I'm sure it has an origin story, but that meme would have become popular for reasons buried deep in our collective mind and the cosmos totally out of reach of our meager understanding of aesthetics. If we even half-way understood aesthetics or why the words that became popular did, we would be an enlightened species, would fundamentally grasp the cosmos, and would no longer be lost. https://philosophy.inhahe.com/2017/02/16/on-the-meanings-of-words/
