The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Rules for Loving my Wife
I must eagerly pay when my wife goes shopping, and encourage her to buy more. I must not be reluctant to pay.
I must offer unending praise when my wife presents her cooking, and eat several more helpings. I must not be a picky eater.
I must give my wife flowers in person on special occasions, and prepare a banquet for dinner. I must not be perfunctory.
I must offer all my time and effort when my wife is shopping, and carry all the heavy stuff for her. I must not be lazy or avoid heavy objects.
I must be tender and comforting when my wife is troubled, and share her worries with her. I must not make things worse.
I must repeatedly recite what I need to do when my wife gives me orders, and strictly implement them. I must not miss anything or forget to do anything.
I must speak softly and in a caring manner when my wife is being affectionately sassy, and say many loving words to her. I must not speak sweet empty nothings to her.
I must hand my wife tissues when she is crying, and wipe her tears for her. I must not ignore her.
I must be accepting when my wife gives advice, and humbly accept her suggestions. I must not be afraid of losing face.
I must swallow my tears when my wife is not in the mood for hanky panky, and handle things myself. I must not engage in any monetary transactions.
(There are a few concepts, like 撒嬌, that don't translate very neatly into English. I translated it as "affectionately sassy" here, though that doesn't really convey what the phrase means either. If you're not sure, go ask Mr. Z to give you a demonstration. If possible, video it and post it here!)
I must eagerly pay when my wife goes shopping, and encourage her to buy more. I must not be reluctant to pay.
I must offer unending praise when my wife presents her cooking, and eat several more helpings. I must not be a picky eater.
I must give my wife flowers in person on special occasions, and prepare a banquet for dinner. I must not be perfunctory.
I must offer all my time and effort when my wife is shopping, and carry all the heavy stuff for her. I must not be lazy or avoid heavy objects.
I must be tender and comforting when my wife is troubled, and share her worries with her. I must not make things worse.
I must repeatedly recite what I need to do when my wife gives me orders, and strictly implement them. I must not miss anything or forget to do anything.
I must speak softly and in a caring manner when my wife is being affectionately sassy, and say many loving words to her. I must not speak sweet empty nothings to her.
I must hand my wife tissues when she is crying, and wipe her tears for her. I must not ignore her.
I must be accepting when my wife gives advice, and humbly accept her suggestions. I must not be afraid of losing face.
I must swallow my tears when my wife is not in the mood for hanky panky, and handle things myself. I must not engage in any monetary transactions.
(There are a few concepts, like 撒嬌, that don't translate very neatly into English. I translated it as "affectionately sassy" here, though that doesn't really convey what the phrase means either. If you're not sure, go ask Mr. Z to give you a demonstration. If possible, video it and post it here!)
This is the stuff you miss out on when you use google translate instead of a @bhamv3
Curse you for waiting until I was out Poke-hunting with a friend.
Not quite. You can be coy while 撒嬌ing, but it's not directly equivalent either.
How much is that in kilograms?
"Yet".
"117kgs, and you earned €0.17 from your solar power, good job!"
I was makeup browsing the other day (when i should have been at the pharmacy lol) and my favorite foundation has been discontinued. Sad times. So, I went online to find something similar. I found a really expensive one that may work. At that price, I’ll need to try it in person at a store.
Omfg, emphasis on the “f”, what is wrong with people? You wouldn’t believe some of the reviews. How stunned can people be? It’s aerosol foundation and people were upset that when they sprayed it directly on their face it got on their eyebrows or other places they didn’t want it. Lol. Aerosol can’t magically avoid that stuff. Use the brush sold with it.
Don’t get me started on the ones who complained that it was getting on their walls on floors.
Omfg, emphasis on the “f”, what is wrong with people? You wouldn’t believe some of the reviews. How stunned can people be? It’s aerosol foundation and people were upset that when they sprayed it directly on their face it got on their eyebrows or other places they didn’t want it. Lol. Aerosol can’t magically avoid that stuff. Use the brush sold with it.
Don’t get me started on the ones who complained that it was getting on their walls on floors.
Huh. Definitely some words debuted in 1979 that I would have thought were older. (RGB, T&A, lip-lock, smoke & mirrors)
Same for 1984. Spin doctor? Scamster? Terabyte? Wack? Bi-curious? Date-rape? I'm pretty sure all that stuff was around before 1984.
Ooh, FedEx! My employer! That's serendipitous.
Nope. The site isn't giving you what words were added to the dictionary that year, it's what words have their oldest known use in print on any given year.
Dave
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Really? Well okay then. I guess the term "hippie" wasn't used until 1965.
Meme? I'll take it. It meant something different in 1976, though.
They don’t use snow tires in Yellowknife in winter time.
That seems odd, right?
That seems odd, right?
figmentPez
Staff member
Not really, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. "The term meme (from the Greek mimema, meaning “imitated”) was introduced in 1976 by British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his work The Selfish Gene.... Dawkins conceived of memes as the cultural parallel to biological genes and considered them, in a manner similar to “selfish” genes, as being in control of their own reproduction and thus serving their own ends." I don't see the internet's usage of the word as being any more different from it's source than any of a number of other terms made by sociologists and haphazardly adopted by mainstream culture.
Modern memes definitely conform to Dawkins' definition but I think people think of memes as a very specific subset of what he meant.
GasBandit
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Well, from what I've read, it's more a term for food-grade rape. Regular rape can be either for food or industry, but supposedly if it says canola, that means it's low on Erucic acid, which is bad for your heart.
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