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Snowglobe of Doom posted:To explain further, 'Seppo' is Aussie slang abbreviation for 'Septic Tank' which is rhyming slang for 'Yank' which is an Aussie slang abbreviation for 'Yankee' which is slang for 'American' you're seppoing my chain
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Grassy Knowles posted:you're seppoing my gravy Am I slanging right?
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I learned today on these very forums that Alaska is so frickin' big that it has an "unorganized borough" consisting of all the land not contained within any of its official boroughs, that is itself larger in area than any other state in the nation.
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turns out I hate the smell of holly berry
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Captain Hygiene posted:I learned today on these very forums that Alaska is so frickin' big that it has an "unorganized borough" consisting of all the land not contained within any of its official boroughs, that is itself larger in area than any other state in the nation. It's so big it even contains the opposite of Alaska.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:"Opera? Yecch satan!" - Seppo You forgot "Kiskaise niin, että vittu repeää"
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hawowanlawow posted:turns out I hate the smell of holly berry  Leno is a fan tho
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I just realized I have an extra bone in my foot. I mean I always knew my feet were janked but I didn't realize how janked. Apparently about 2.5% of people have it. Accessory Navicular Syndrome No wonder ski boots are so uncomfortable!
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I also have that mutation and custom orthotics -- made by a lab using scans of your feet from an orthopedist, not "custom" by Dr. Scholl's -- could be a huge life improvement for you. They were for me when it came to high-impact stuff like running, as well wearing dress shoes. I can't say if it'll do anything for ski boot comfort though. ... I think I've now pitched custom orthotics in every thread. They were that helpful!
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I don't think I have an *extra* foot-bone, but I can make my ankle bones shift with a popping noise, and now my daughter can too. So I don't know what that's about.
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I have about 26 fewer foot bones than the average person.
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Instant weight savings! Bones are heavy! I’m slowly replacing my bones with metal so that’s a zero-sum proposition.
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Apparently Valentines day ISN'T short for Richie Valens Time day. Also I am apparently the only one who celebrates it by listening to La Bamba all day on repeat. I'm so embarrassed. 
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FreudianSlippers posted:I have about 26 fewer foot bones than the average person. Are you missing feet? I have a clicky rib. On my right side, about 2/3 toward my chest on my bottom rib I can press my rib in, and it'll click and stay locked in a slightly bent position. I can take a deep breath to make it pop back to normal. It makes a sound like... like if you had a stick, and you covered it a paper bag, and then broke it in half underwater.
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credburn posted:Are you missing feet? He was missing a leg a couple months ago, but thankfully he found it in a dumpster.
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"Better Days" is apparently not a song by Sublime, somehow.
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I realized most people pronounce bury as berry. I'm pretty sure I did too for most of my life until I was telling some one about the electronic music act Burial and "berry-al" sounded really dumb to me. In retrospect I was having an American Movie moment, like when coven sounded too much like oven, because everyone seems to be fine with berry-al. I wouldn't have thought twice about my new pronunciation but my girlfriend keeps telling me I sound like a cowboy or old prospector saying it like that but now I can't stop. I'll just have to learn some synonyms maybe. e- oh yeah I say it like it rhymes with curry if that wasn't obvious Snowy has a new favorite as of 20:07 on Feb 5, 2023 |
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Trabant posted:"Better Days" is apparently not a song by Sublime, somehow. Citizen King were fantastic
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Snowy posted:I realized most people pronounce bury as berry. I'm pretty sure I did too for most of my life until I was telling some one about the electronic music act Burial and "berry-al" sounded really dumb to me. In retrospect I was having an American Movie moment, like when coven sounded too much like oven, because everyone seems to be fine with berry-al. I wouldn't have thought twice about my new pronunciation but my girlfriend keeps telling me I sound like a cowboy or old prospector saying it like that but now I can't stop. I'll just have to learn some synonyms maybe. Ol Man Jenkins caught dysent'ry down in Panner's Crick and a course that turnt into fever and such since that ol shack a his ain't got no terlet or a ruff neither. Poor feller died and we all had to up an burry him up top a boot hill
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Baron von Eevl posted:He was missing a leg a couple months ago, but thankfully he found it in a dumpster. 
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Here's my latest made up etymology: To "stave off" something means to keep it at bay with one or more long sticks, or "staves"
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flavor.flv posted:Here's my latest made up etymology: But that is the etymology https://archives.cjr.org/language_corner/language_corner_022315.php
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Yeah, I'm pretty smart I gotta say
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Trabant posted:"Better Days" is apparently not a song by Sublime, somehow. Haha I had this revelation after an argument with a friend a few years ago. I seem to even have like a Berenstain Bears moment because I absolutely recall like a Punk Hitz of the 90s compilation or something and in my memory Better Days is on there by Sublime. I think I get it confused with What I Got for some reason.
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flavor.flv posted:Here's my latest made up etymology: I'm staving off right now.
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Yeah with your quarterstaff
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Milo and POTUS posted:Yeah with your quarterstaff Joke's on you, it's actually a buck-and-a-quarter quarterstaff
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I pay my staff more than that. On the quarterdeck.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Joke's on you, it's actually a buck-and-a-quarter quarterstaff Very droll
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I already knew that the sculptures sitting on top of churches that people usually think of as gargoyles are technically grotesques, gargoyles are the ones poking out the side that are pretty much decorative water spouts: PYFTYJR: they're called gargoyles because they gargle water (or is at least derived from the same base word)
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Today I just realized Cologne Cathedral was built in 1983! Thought it was way older!
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Brawnfire posted:Today I just realized Cologne Cathedral was built in 1983! Either I’m missing a joke here or you’ve read some wack poo poo but the construction of the huge rear end Kölner Dom was originally started in the 1200s, halted in the 1500s and resumed again in the 1800s, needing a total of nearly 400 years of work to complete, plus various renovations etc. in the last few centuries since
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There was just a stone in that pic above that said "1983"
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That's a part number, they mail ordered the cathedral as a flat pack kit
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It's a 13th century advertisement for a manuscript called 1983. The sequel was more popular.
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I was really hoping to find the story behind that but my research has failed me thus far. Snowglobe of Doom posted:That's a part number, they mail ordered the cathedral as a flat pack kit This mental image has given me many chuckles, however.
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