“If it doesn’t have a rainspout coming out of its mouth then technically it’s not a gargoyle – it’s a grotesque” is my favourite bit of architectural trivial because that is the most hilariously on-the-nose name ever. Like, fuck, it sure is!
@borderlinerenn replied:
Do you think they’re gargoyle cause they look like they’re gargling
The word “gargoyle” does, in fact, derive from an Old French word meaning “to gargle”.
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