Help End Harassment With Art

Strength and dignity are her clothing...

Proverbs 31:25

Author's Note: I have been enjoined from sharing the details of my true romance adventure until such time that the other party is prepared to present her perspective on the affair arrangement...

On Monday, I arrived in Europe. By Wednesday I had bought a car. By Friday I had met the woman who a few months later would end up having travelling 6,000 miles across Europe with me.

Call it an accident. Call it divine will. I was never supposed to meet Margo...if not for one man's random criminal act...another abuse piled upon humanity by a fellow human. A robbery. A purse-snatching of a purse that happened to contain a passport. An assault on the human body. One of society's bad habits that I had come to fight as an artist working for body acceptance.

I was from America, land of the free...home of the brave. She carried the weight of Old Europe...domestic and religious poverties...stifled creativity. Anger. Sadness. Yearning.

As far apart culturally as we may have been, we spent 6,000 miles in one car. We spent over 40 nights in one tent. We started learning how to listen to each other. We started learning how to accept our differences and how to let them help us instead of driving us apart. Slowly but surely, we started learning how to beat the devils that abuse us.

One of Margo's pictures from our trip across Europe. — 6,000 miles across Europe with a complete stranger
**Day 30**
8/18/2011
⚖ 29༛♊²⁵/₂₄♀
C.N.R. La Chenaie
Anneville-Ambourville, France
THE DISAPPEARING WOMAN, THE DISAPPEARING MAN...
a collection of modern art prints and posters
During our trip across Europe, Margo very bravely opened up to me and to the camera. It was a difficult thing to do considering the scars that she carries. I wanted to share with the world her often joyful, often sad, often angry but always liberating experience except that the Internet is full of pictures of naked women and men and full of trolls who abuse them.
I realized that what I really need to point out is not the openness that Margo and I cultivated between ourselves, but the darkness that continues to surround us. When I censor nudity, I do so in a way that does not compromise the integrity of the human body. In censoring the photographs that Margo and I took during our trip, I was quick to notice that in those pictures where Margo was at her most open, at her most unguarded and most relaxed, in a word, when she was herself and basking in the sun I was forced to blacken her completely.
Why does our society drive people into darkness? Why can we not accept ourselves as we are? Why can we not accept our bodies? Have we truly become eunuchs? Or are we capable of defying the sickness that pits us against each other? Together we could conquer the devils that abuse us.
Whether you enjoy being nude or not, whether you've been photographed nude or not, but especially if, for you, like for Margo, it's something you never thought you would do, consider submitting your own photograph to be published in a censored manner as a form of protest against the ubiquitous presence of the human body on the internet, naked or not, that is published and duplicated ad infinitum without context and without regard for the identity or the needs of the individual being depicted.

Previous Image — 6,000 miles across Europe with a complete stranger
**Day 30**
8/18/2011
⚖ 29༛♊²⁵/₂₄♀
C.N.R. La Chenaie
Anneville-Ambourville, France
THE DISAPPEARING WOMAN, THE DISAPPEARING MAN...
a collection of modern art prints and posters
During our trip across Europe, Margo very bravely opened up to me and to the camera. It was a difficult thing to do considering the scars that she carries. I wanted to share with the world her often joyful, often sad, often angry but always liberating experience except that the Internet is full of pictures of naked women and men and full of trolls who abuse them.
I realized that what I really need to point out is not the openness that Margo and I cultivated between ourselves, but the darkness that continues to surround us. When I censor nudity, I do so in a way that does not compromise the integrity of the human body. In censoring the photographs that Margo and I took during our trip, I was quick to notice that in those pictures where Margo was at her most open, at her most unguarded and most relaxed, in a word, when she was herself and basking in the sun I was forced to blacken her completely.
Why does our society drive people into darkness? Why can we not accept ourselves as we are? Why can we not accept our bodies? Have we truly become eunuchs? Or are we capable of defying the sickness that pits us against each other? Together we could conquer the devils that abuse us.
Whether you enjoy being nude or not, whether you've been photographed nude or not, but especially if, for you, like for Margo, it's something you never thought you would do, consider submitting your own photograph to be published in a censored manner as a form of protest against the ubiquitous presence of the human body on the internet, naked or not, that is published and duplicated ad infinitum without context and without regard for the identity or the needs of the individual being depicted.

Usage of Man in Michal's Fiction Corpus

Michal's Fiction Corpus of Acceptance Literature (FiCAL) is presented under the Bare Bottom imprint. It is currently comprised of six bodies of work, each representing a different pillar of culture and incorporating a wide variety of writhing styles.

If you're wondering...

How do I use this?

Just click on a title to see examples of the word "man" being used in a particular work. You'll stay on the same spot on the page, only the Table of Contents will disappear. To get back to the Table of Contents just click next to the image of the Bare Bottom imprint where it says "Back to Usage of Man: Table of Contents."“And...?”

The Table of Frequency and the Table of Collocation provide numerical information about how many times the word man appears in its original or modified form and with which words. It can help to give you an idea of how a word is used and in what contexts.“Ok.”

Why a Fiction Corpus?

The popular understanding of the word "fiction" and its complement "non-fiction" is a reflection of the cultural influence of a classification system. The Dewey Decimal System is responsible for separating "fiction" from all other work and categorizing it by author's name. This has influenced the popular idea of fiction as a narrative that tends to be "untrue" and the product of an individual's fantasy, a bias compounded by modern art's century-long obsession with abstraction, surrealism and self-expression.“So...?”

My idea of fiction rests on the idea that art doesn't have to be factual to be a true reflection of our existence. Adam and Eve didn't have to exist as two individuals 700 generations ago for them to be true portraits of two human beings trying to work together.“And...?”

The Bible is a Fiction Corpus. It is a body of writing that isn't overly concerned with facts and yet its words carry weight. It was written by many different authors living in different places with different audiences in mind, yet everyone gleans something from it.“Right...”

In preparing my fiction corpus, I have striven to see the world through the eyes of others. Through the eyes of my Adams and Eves I hope that you too will glean some truth about our existence. At the very least you will learn some more about how one man can use the English language.“Ok.”

Who are you, Michal?

I'm just a guy who makes art. And if you're interested in making a solid investment in an aesthetic that supports our present and future welfare, then I will help you look for something that you can buy.“How...?”

Everybody makes. Everybody sells. Some people know how to protect their interests. Some better than others. Few people know how to listen. Listening to somebody means considering their interests as if they were your own. Going out and doing something to satisfy another person's interest is how we build a strong economy. Without a strong economy, democracy collapses.“And...?”

Buying 4Occupy is buying for democracy. Don't give your money to somebody who's ruining it. There's no such thing as cheap democracy, quick democracy, or easy democracy. There's good, solid, complete democracy and the tyranny of feudalism. Let's not mix the two. Let's not buy everything on the cheap. Let's not create another tyrant and enslave ourselves because it was easier not to think about what we were doing. Let's protect our interests. Let's listen.“Ok.”

Who's really behind this site?

Have you ever been to one of those post-it-yourself retail websites where there's a really attractive top-seller ready to give you tips on how you can be a top-seller too?“Uh...”

Have you ever been to a "job" interview where you sit in a line, walk through one door, get hired as a contractor and walk out another door, so that the other applicants don't realize that everyone's getting "hired" to work in the same market?“Maybe...”

The internet is full of people who are ready to exploit your ignorance. They are people who want to make money at the expense of our economy. They are cheats.“And...?”

I, Michal, am behind this site. Not some fat plutocrat exploiting my image. I like to do things the right way. I like to work with people who take the time to do things right.“Why...?”

I used to work for a company that didn't do things the right way. My labor was exploited because of mismanagement. That company was the United States Postal Service, an independent agency of the United States Government that is ultimately controlled by Congress. I'm mad because if the Federal Government can exploit labor, who is going to stop every other cheat from doing it?“Labor Unions...?”

Don't say labor unions. I went to my labor union and they did nothing. They ignored me because labor unions aren't democracies. Holding a free and fair election for a "representative" once in a blue moon does not equal people ruling. Democracy means open government. It means we the public need to accept the hard work. It's the only way to secure liberty and equality.“Ok.”

What's the difference between use and usage?

Definition-wise, not much. But the -age suffix is ultimately French in origin and with most things French, at least in American eyes, the immediate thought is that of something precious and arcane whose value should be judged very carefully. This is in contrast to the word France, which is associated with a beautiful place. Thus people in France or from France are beautiful, warm, kind people. Generous even. Unlike French people who suck. Unless you're frenching, in which case you're only sometimes sucking.“And...?”

Along those lines, usage means you're in bed. Use means you're just heavy petting. Also notice that common people, like common words, get used...whereas "proper" things make "appearances." Whether or not you are being exploited is a different story. Exploitation is what happens when somebody uses you or your property without listening to you. Listening is what happens when you consider another person's needs as if they were your own. You don't have to satisfy those needs. All you need to do is consider them. So many of us can't even do that.“So...?”

Help stop exploitation. Buy 4occupy. Buy a better world. Whether or not you feel you can afford to buy art, consider joining my protest. I want to guarantee every working man and every working mother on this planet a 15-day universal holiday. But I can't. Only we can do that. We have to work together. We have to accept the idea that everyone deserves time for himself and we need to build that time into a new kind of calendar. We have to give peace it's own day. We have to make love something you can't avoid. We have to make even the most miserly cold-hearted capitalist among us say that he cashed his check on Love Your Neighbor Day. There won't be any other way to say it once the Acceptance Calendar is widely adopted.“Ok.”

Back to Usage of Man: Table of Contents

Man, a morphological approach

I have yet to make a morphological analysis of the word man.

That doesn't mean it's not high on my list.

Table of Frequency for the Word "Man."
This table lists in descending order the total number of times that the word manand any of its morphological derivations appears in the Fiction Corpus, along with a breakdown of frequency by title, the respective rank of each word in the complete list of all words in the Corpus, as calculated both densely and competitively, as well as the percent increase in frequency of the word over the frequency of the next lowest rank in the complete list.
Percent Increase over next rank	RANK		WORD	Frequency
	RANK			TOTAL # of occurences	MCDONALDS	JESUS	SEX	TSIGA	JACKSON	DINGBATS
	dense	competitive		TOTAL # of occurences	modern/sloppy	biblical/terse	poetic/high-brow	hard/fast	talky	mixed salad
AVERAGE	429	8903	SUM	2586	442	631	605	625	106	176
2.9%	75	76	man	902	147	225	195	225	34	75
0.9%	135	142	woman	473	69	51	120	182	31	20
4.2%			man's	51	0	26	8	9	5	3
2.6%			woman's	45	0	5	7	28	2	3
5.6%	419	2243	chairman	20	1	12	0	7	0	0
5.9%	420	2323	mans	18	18	0	0	0	0	0
5.9%	420	2323	policeman	18	3	2	0	11	0	2
6.7%	422	2537	gentleman	16	3	0	11	2	0	0
8.3%	425	2923	bondsman	13	11	0	0	0	0	2
12.5%	429	3812	Frenchman	9	8	0	1	0	0	0
12.5%	429	3812	Irishman	9	0	9	0	0	0	0
12.5%	429	3812	Sherman	9	0	9	0	0	0	0
14.3%	430	4120	businessman	8	0	5	1	1	0	1
14.3%	430	4120	headman	8	0	0	0	1	0	7
16.7%	431	4523	womans	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
20.0%	432	5006	womanizer	6	0	0	1	0	0	5
25.0%	433	5609	doorman	5	0	4	1	0	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	horseman	4	0	0	0	4	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	mankind	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	manly	4	0	0	2	1	0	1
33.3%	434	6361	manned	4	2	1	0	0	0	1
33.3%	434	6361	postman	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
50.0%	435	7542	Goldman	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	manhood	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
50.0%	435	7542	manpower	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	womanhood	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	womanizing	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
50.0%	435	7542	wuman	3	0	0	0	3	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	chairman's	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	crewman	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	foreman	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	Frenchmans	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	freshman	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
100.0%	436	9305	gentleman's	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	madman	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	man-girls	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	manning	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	manpack	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	Norman	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	radarman	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	yeoman	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	policeman's	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	agribusinessman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	alderman	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	axe-woman	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
n/a	437	12632	brakeman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	brinkmanship	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	businesswoman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	craftsman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	ferryman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	fisherman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	frogman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	gentleman-farmer	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Goldmans	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	guardsman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	hangman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Hausmann	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	horsemans	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	horseman's	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	horsemanship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	infantryman's	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Kleinman	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	kresman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	mailman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	man-fearing	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manhunt	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manliness	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
n/a	437	12632	mannish	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manservant	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manslaughter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	man-whore	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
n/a	437	12632	man-whores	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	militaman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	milkman's	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
n/a	437	12632	nobleman	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Normandy	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	salesman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	spokesman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	swagman	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
n/a	437	12632	weatherman	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	wild-man	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	wingman's	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	womanize	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
n/a	437	12632	yeomanry's	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
non-related word groups of germanicorigin
1.0%	181	202	many	314	71	79	97	40	9	18
100.0%	436	9305	many-storied	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	many-colored	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	mangled	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	mane	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
10.0%	427	3317	performance	11	2	2	6	0	1	0
non-related word groups of latinorigin
2.7%	400	1302	human	38	6	5	13	7	3	4
7.7%	424	2780	Romania	14	0	0	10	3	0	1
8.3%	425	2923	Romanov	13	0	0	13	0	0	0
10.0%	427	3317	Roman	11	0	6	5	0	0	0
10.0%	427	3317	Romanian	11	0	0	9	1	0	1
12.5%	429	3812	romantic	9	2	3	2	0	0	2
20.0%	432	5006	romance	7	1	0	5	0	1	0
20.0%	432	5006	humans	6	1	0	0	4	0	1
33.3%	434	6361	Romaniac	4	0	0	4	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	adamant	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	Humanity	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	Humanoid	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
100.0%	436	9305	Romans	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	romantically	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	adamantly	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
n/a	437	12632	humanly	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	humanoids	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
n/a	437	12632	superhuman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	romanizations	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
3.8%	411	1716	manager	27	14	4	1	2	5	1
9.1%	426	3084	manage	12	4	1	1	4	2	0
10.0%	427	3317	managed	11	5	0	0	5	0	1
10.0%	427	3317	management	11	2	3	0	2	0	4
11.1%	428	3548	manner	10	0	2	7	1	0	0
20.0%	432	5006	maneuver	6	0	3	1	2	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	managing	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	manipulated	4	0	1	1	1	0	1
33.3%	434	6361	manual	4	3	1	0	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	manually	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	manure	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	maneuvers	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	manifest	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	manners	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	manufactured	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	emancipation	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manageable	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	managements	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	managers	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manages	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	maneuvering	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manifested	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manifesting	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manipulating	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	mannered	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manufacturer	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manufacturer's	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manuscript	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	mild-mannered	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	outmaneuvered	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	out-maneuvering	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
7.1%	423	2666	command	15	0	11	3	1	0	0
6.3%	421	2428	commandant	17	0	17	0	0	0	0
14.3%	430	4120	commandant's	8	0	8	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	commanded	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	commandeer	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	commandeered	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
25.0%	433	5609	commander	5	0	5	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	commander-in-chief	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	commanders	4	0	4	0	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	commanding	3	0	1	0	2	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	commandment	4	0	0	4	0	0	0
14.3%	430	4120	demand	8	1	5	0	1	1	0
20.0%	432	5006	demanded	6	0	2	1	1	0	2
50.0%	435	7542	demanding	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
16.7%	431	4523	demands	7	1	2	2	1	1	0
6.3%	421	2428	permanent	17	4	10	1	2	0	0
6.3%	421	2428	remained	17	0	9	4	3	0	1
8.3%	425	2923	remains	13	0	4	5	1	1	2
10.0%	427	3317	remain	11	0	4	5	1	0	1
16.7%	431	4523	manor	7	0	7	0	0	0	0
20.0%	432	5006	permanently	6	1	2	1	1	0	1
33.3%	434	6361	mansion	4	1	3	0	0	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	remaining	4	0	1	0	1	1	1
100.0%	436	9305	mansions	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	permanence	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
33.3%	434	6361	informants	4	2	0	0	1	1	0
100.0%	436	9305	informant	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	emanating	3	0	1	0	2	0	0
n/a	437	12632	emanates	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	mantel	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	mantelpiece	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	mantle	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	dismantle	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	mangy	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
n/a	437	12632	reprimanding	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
non-related word group of celticorigin
5.3%	418	2159	German	20	0	16	4	0	0	0
10.0%	427	3317	Germany	11	0	11	0	0	0	0
20.0%	432	5006	Germans	6	0	6	0	0	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	German-lovers	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Germanic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	German-loving	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	half-German	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
non-related word group of greekorigin
20.0%	432	5006	mania	6	1	2	3	0	0	0
33.3%	434	6361	maniac	4	0	2	1	1	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	maniacs	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	egomaniac	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
non-related words of variousorigin
4.5%	415	1930	Manfredo	23	0	0	0	23	0	0
50.0%	435	7542	ottoman	3	0	0	3	0	0	0
100.0%	436	9305	mandorla	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Osman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Mancini's	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	manganese	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Mangone	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Manhattan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
n/a	437	12632	Mantegna's	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
n/a	437	12632	Shamans	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
n/a	437	12632	talisman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

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Usage of Man in Death to McDonalds

An aerial view of Dodger Stadium in the foreground, with an imaginary partially submerged Los Angeles behind — A story bible for a comic book series set in a post climate-change California narrated by eight characters who live through a natural disaster that sinks Los Angeles and triggers a war with an expansionist Mexican government covertly supported by China.

Frame #264

its not the efficiency that scares me. its the thought that if reddit cant catch goldman sachs then i have no shot. at least not without chase.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

28 July, 3:00 PM

Frame #989

i might as well give everybody his own mark. jayce gets merill lynch. bieber takes target. chase took over goldman sachs. that leaves me with ben.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

6 August, 10:05 AM

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Usage of Man in The Gospel of Jesus H.

A picture of the planet Mars — An experimental science fiction Christology that makes Jesus the hard boiled narrator of his own early years on a bizarro earth made dark by volcanic ash and informally ruled by a man from Mars who sells bottled air.

He wasn't the first Panzer-Tank to try. Apparently, that honor will forever belong to Sherman 'Lucky' Panzer II. I will always remember the unforgettable day your grandfather told me his story: it was the night before your blessed mother's wedding to the atrocious Sacha Cohen-Krupnik. A great ball was being held at the Sanctuary in Lichen.

– Verse 11 from the chapter called Childhood

In those days, America was everywhere: in your eyes, in your ears, your nose, your mouth, your hair. You could smell it, taste it, brush it away with your hands - but it kept coming back. It was under your fingernails, lodged permanently between your toes, your legs, your buttcrack. Everywhere you went, you felt it. Walking down the street, you felt it. Everywhere you went, you found it. Getting off the bus, you found it: there it was! right there: in front of you: next to you and above you - always out of reach, like a dirty cloud. If you went to the store, you found it. If you went shopping, you found it. The shelves were never empty. If you went to the woods, you found it. If you went to the hills, you found it: America! the beautiful! Amber waves of grain! Purple mountains' majesty! Majestic, purple skies! filled with mountains! The haze! Once-fruited plain! Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy! The fox-trot! The twist!

– Verse 76 from the chapter called Childhood

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Usage of Man in Sex for Children

A drawing of a man between a woman's legs in front of another man in a hospital bed — A literature book narrated by a pair of siblings on either side of the Atlantic whose profoundly weird sexual experiences pose a serious challenge to their traditional understanding of mathematicians, marriage, gay young men and God.

And so, with my hand on his, I laughed. Letting go of his hand, I circled past his still rigid body, noticing the curls of a smile now forming as I, still laughing, began my way down the hall. Within a few steps his laugh was stronger than mine, and I half-turned to see his glowing face and to say, "Sorry, I mistook you for someone else," which made us both redouble our laughing effort. Turning again, I felt him stay by the corner for a while, and I was half-way down the hall before I had the courage to turn around, see him gone, and retrace my steps back to Luke's room. I felt very good.

– Title 1, Regarding Peaches and Bananas, Part 2, Section 3, Ambushing a Man, Paragraph 2, Clauses 7-12

I expected more, and, waiting for it, I was unaware for a moment that her statement was meant to be taken for what it was - independently, literally, and quite free from explication. Macy's face had become a disturbing shade of red; at least he was smiling. Stuttering my way through an explanation, I had the presence of mind to salvage my dignity and compliment him otherwise, capping my appraisal of his talent by saying, "You should enter the theatre," which had a miraculous effect.

– Title 1, Regarding Peaches and Bananas, Part 2, Section 4, Meeting a Man in Austria, Paragraph 5, Clauses 6-9

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Usage of Man in Tsiga Tsiga Tsiga

Bullets whizzing by a statue of Nikola Tesla — A collection of stories featuring a sexy Parisian ghost, a spooky Moon base full of vagina-faced aliens, a policeman with an Irish name, a truck full of watermelons, a flautist, and a man who has to see another man about a diseased horse.

"You're straight."

"They're disgusting. They're from the poorest families in Martinique or French Guiana or something."

"If that's true, why would anybody want them?"

– from “Paris Is For Rapists, Too,” a ghost story featuring the sex trade

"I'll tell you where. In my opinion, the best place is a swinger bar. Paris has great ones. You need to be lucky. Sometimes you find an orgy. Sometimes there's a bunch of women in their sixties-which I don't mind, if they're hot."

"How much is it?"

– from “Paris Is For Rapists, Too,” a ghost story featuring poverty of the mind

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Usage of Man in Sorry Ms. Jackson

Chiseled letters from an ancient stone tablet hanging on a wall — A real play. With drama in it. Talk fast. It takes two hours. Set in a guest house. In a small community. After a murder. Lots of suspicion. The characters learn to listen to each other. It's funny.

(LESBIAN exits.)

LUKE: Speakin' of leaving, I'd just like to say that it's been a pleasure staying here with you all. As much as I'd like to stay longer - ingestin' your wonderful fish, Kokomo, and imbibin' your wonderful grog, Master Grey Goose, et cet'ra, et cet'ra - as me manager would say, duty calls. Mistress Jackson, Fletch, Grey Goose, Kokomo: it's been real nice. Nevertheless, me and the Mrs. have to be going. I'll leave you the check on me way out - right after I pack me bags.

– ACT II, lines 366-366

(GREY GOOSE and LUKE exit.)

MS. JACKSON: Barbarians.

ALICE: Some honeymoon: Luke spends more time with your husband than he does with me.

MS. JACKSON: He can have him. I do feel sorry for you, Alice.

ALICE: I don't mind. He makes up for it with other, more important qualities of manliness.

LESBIAN: Is he large?

ALICE: Yes.

MS. JACKSON: How large?

ALICE: Massive. I can barely take it.

LESBIAN: I don't know if I would like that.

– ACT I, lines 385-393

FLETCHER: How dangerous!

ALICE: It'll never happen again: I swear. I almost had a heart attack.

FLETCHER: Pretty girls do make for the best smugglers.

ALICE: An Australian woman in Indonesia was almost executed for that.

FLETCHER: Promise me you'll never do it again.

ALICE: I promise.

FLETCHER: Now hand it over.

ALICE: I have been tempted to get rid of it.

FLETCHER: Doesn't Luke smoke?

ALICE: He's not particularly fond of it.

– ACT II, lines 141-150

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Usage of Man in Miscellaneous Dingbats

The title of the book at the end of a string of miscellaneous dingbats — A story book full of short fiction stories. An interesting bedtime mystery. A fairy tale. Science fiction romance. Adult life. Uninspiring gay fiction. Horror.

I had to go. The attack on Barack was the last straw. The news claimed all the attacks were coming from one bad boxing club. It couldn't have been true. I was seeing skinheads on every street corner. I begged my friends at the university to help. I just wanted to leave the city. By the end of the week I was staying at a friend's dacha. In the middle of winter. With no heat. I had to borrow a small furnace and forage for wood on my own. I was happy. I was safe.

– from “A Black Man in Moscow,” an inspirational story that represents things that have actually happened, though the details are fictional

On the fourth day I read aloud again from Dostoyevsky's The Idiot. I was practicing my diction. After I got tired of reading I started thinking aloud. I was discussing with myself the imagery in the story. Relating it to my own situation. After amusing myself in this way I decided I was being silly. I sat in silence again. I thought about Barack and his twitching and the general ignorance of people.

– from “A Black Man in Moscow,” an inspirational story that describes the mess we're in as people, though hopefully you're one of those helping to clean it up

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Collocation of Man in the Fiction Corpus

Table of Collocation for the Word "Man."
This table lists in descending order of frequency a selection of word pairs that appear in the Fiction Corpus and groups them according to the morphological derivation of the word man that appears in the pair.
Type	Frequency
	TOTAL # of occurences	MCDONALDS	JESUS	SEX	TSIGA	JACKSON	DINGBATS
	TOTAL # of occurences	modern/sloppy	biblical/terse	poetic/high-brow	hard/fast	talky	mixed salad
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I have yet to perform a collocation analysis of "man." I hope I can get it done sometime soon. -Michal