[QUOTE=LaurV;404432]Hehe, this reminds me the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ohm%27s_law"]Ohm's Law[/URL]" in Romanian, but it is non translatable. It may help with the translation if you know that the name of the guy means approximately "man", or "human" in some languages (from the same antique root like "homo" in "homo sapiens", for example). So, the Ohm's law in approximate translation, sounds like "be Ohm with me, and I will be Ohm with you, otherwise I may show you some potential or current" (well, it sounds stupid in English).[/QUOTE]
Your stories are one of my favorite things here. I like the insight into languages and cultures and that is a big part of why I've studied languages.

[B]numb[/B]ers: often used on bills to dull the pain when you pay.

[QUOTE=only_human;404416]The Law of Cosines: if you help someone else get a loan, you will be stuck with the bill.[/QUOTE]

Nice.

Secant: What anteaters do when hungry.

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Diptych (n): a graduated rod for measuring the depth of a liquid, esp. oil in a vehicle's engine, as decribed by a lisping person.

(See also [i]Triptych[/i], a wooden stick or rod used for tripping the feet, again as decribed by a person suffering from such a speech impediment.)

[QUOTE=LaurV;404432]Hehe, this reminds me the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ohm%27s_law"]Ohm's Law[/URL]" in Romanian[/QUOTE]

Ohm mani padme hum -- Sanskrit mantra invoking the electrical spirits considered to pervade all of nature, most commonly chanted by persons faced with a recalcitrant piece of electrical machinery or equipment. There is no single accepted meaning, but it is most commonly translated along the lines of "resistance is futile; you will resume functioning."

chips: integrated circuits
crisps: smoked or fried integrated circuits

Temporary Inanity: Something one may plead in an attempt to evade responsibility after having been caught saying something really daft.

:tu: Good one!

Jurassets Porked: theme park where DINOs and RINOs squabble over other people's money.

Close Cover Before Striking: a laptop handling precaution.

Smell Mail:

This archaic form of communication, reinvented multiple times throughout history and biology, is a predecessor of snail mail. It is generally employed in either simplex or half-duplex forms of broadcast transmission and is especially suitable for BCC (blind courtesy copy) bulk comunication. Despite homonymy, oftentimes smell mail does not smell male.

In privilege and presentation it is often zealously protected and misdirected communication is a major faux pas. Confer: "Don't touch my junk mail." and "Spam is not kosher."

Truculent (n): The pickup your best buddy borrowed a month ago 'to help him with his move' and which he still hasn't returned.

Teutonic (n): A double dose of miracle-hair-gro elixir.

Tyrannosaurus Rump:
Virtually a living fossil, much to the delight of cryptobiologists a unique specimen has been recognized on the campaign trail. Although attributes are hotly contested including dysplasia, dysmorphisms and thermal regulation, poor quality photographs from an escalator imply that nearly vestigial frontal features and awkward gait are counterbalanced by a prodigious annular posterior. (see: can annular)

Toot suite (n): The kind of flatulent orchestration which frequently results from eating gas-inducing foods.

Following entry is in 'guess me!' format: spoilerized term-being-defined, followed by definition.

[spoiler]pauperazzo (pl. pauperazzi)[/spoiler] (n): a freelance photographer who pursues the poor to get photographs of them for use by anti-poverty charities in their newsletters.

Schadenfreude's Cat:

A gleeful retelling of The Lady or the Tiger but from the point of view of a feline protagonist. Originally suggested by a physicist, the story is unique in an indeterminate number of ways. Unlike The Lady or the Tiger's version that provided no answer at the end of the story, this retelling provides an answer at the end that is uniquely determined for each reading although peeking does ruin the story.

[QUOTE=only_human;407185]Schadenfreude's Cat:[/QUOTE]:missingteeth:

[QUOTE=only_human;407185]Schadenfreude's Cat:
A gleeful retelling of The Lady or the Tiger but from the point of view of a feline protagonist. Originally suggested by a physicist, the story is unique in an indeterminate number of ways. Unlike The Lady or the Tiger's version that provided no answer at the end of the story, this retelling provides an answer at the end that is uniquely determined for each reading although peeking does ruin the story.[/QUOTE]
Schroeder's Dog:
Once upon a time, on a dark and stormy night, the regular sound of
Snoopy's baying at the moon was nowhere to be heard over the
dulcet tones of Schroeder's piano rendition of Moonlight Sonata.
Suddenly, Snoopy's tri-plane came hurtling out of the sky and crashed
into a pumpkin patch, splattering gourds indiscriminately. But on
inspection, the crushed plane was found to be pilotless. WHere oh
where was Snoopy? Was he alive or dead? After additional
observation and discussion, it was determined he was both. And neither.
(Boy, is Quantum Theory silly, or is it just me...)

Snoopy is Charlie Brown's dog. :razz:

[QUOTE=davar55;407551](Boy, is Quantum Theory silly, or is it just me...)[/QUOTE]You may very well ask that but I couldn't possibly comment.

Wrought Irony:
A mythical exception to intellectual property laws based on a mythological pretense of fair use.

e.g. [URL="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150805/15521431864/why-does-tpp-repeatedly-require-stronger-copyright-when-it-comes-to-public-rights-makes-it-voluntary.shtml"]Why Does The TPP Repeatedly Require Stronger Copyright, But When It Comes To Public Rights... Makes It Voluntary?[/URL]

ordure in the court - something a judge may say when presiding over a real legal sh*tfight.

[QUOTE=only_human;407581]Wrought Irony:
A mythical exception to intellectual property laws based on a mythological pretense of fair use.

e.g. [URL="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150805/15521431864/why-does-tpp-repeatedly-require-stronger-copyright-when-it-comes-to-public-rights-makes-it-voluntary.shtml"]Why Does The TPP Repeatedly Require Stronger Copyright, But When It Comes To Public Rights... Makes It Voluntary?[/URL][/QUOTE]

I am shocked, Sir! :shock: Shocked to find corporate malfeasance in these endeavors!.

Merica:
[url]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merica[/url]

[URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/30/merica-citizenship-test-america_n_7697258.html"]Take The Citizenship Test For 'Merica[/URL]

[URL="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merkin"]Merkin[/URL]: an inhabitant of Merica

[QUOTE=xilman;407623][URL="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merkin"]Merkin[/URL]: an inhabitant of Merica[/QUOTE]
c.f. Gherkin

[QUOTE=only_human;407627]c.f. Gherkin[/QUOTE]

You mean Ms G. W. Bush?

[QUOTE=kladner;407634]You mean Ms G. W. Bush?[/QUOTE]
I'm a confused by "Ms" title but her mother-in-law, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bush"]Barbara Bush[/URL], is on the one dollar bill, and you can't get more Merkin than that.

[QUOTE=only_human;407636]I'm a confused by "Ms" title but her mother-in-law, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bush"]Barbara Bush[/URL], is on the one dollar bill, and you can't get more Merkin than that.[/QUOTE]

Oh, sorry. My job requires me to use carefully selected terms to refer to people. Perhaps the way one of my elementary school teachers pronounced the title would be more informative: "Miz-rez" (=Mrs.). ( Of course, the whole thing with female titles is intended to "divorce" them from their marital status, just as men are in their titles.)

EDIT: But I was referring to "Pickles" not "Babs".

[QUOTE=xilman;407623][URL="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merkin"]Merkin[/URL]: an inhabitant of Merica[/QUOTE]

Also the first name of the President in [i]Dr. Strangelove[/i]. He was bald on top, so maybe a reference to where he actually wore his toupee?

A curious invention, the merkin - most folks concerned about that patch of hair have more than they want, not less. Perhaps a form of intimate disguise? 'Would you like a pair of wraparound sunglasses with that, sir?' (I politely decline the latter when offered, since a sun-monocle seems more apt. But I can never get the dang thing to stay put.)

[QUOTE=only_human;407636]I'm a confused by "Ms" title but her mother-in-law, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bush"]Barbara Bush[/URL], is on the one dollar bill, and you can't get more Merkin than that.[/QUOTE]

Babs is one of the most revolting persons of which I am aware. I guess that fits in with bein' aMerkin, at least for Daughters of the Revolution.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;407653]A curious invention, the merkin - most folks concerned about that patch of hair have more than they want, not less.[/QUOTE]Consider the sporran.

[QUOTE=xilman;407664]Consider the sporran.[/QUOTE]

See, that fashion accessory actually makes pretty good sense to me, aside from the implied question 'was the notion of building a pouch or pockets into the kilt *really* considered so gauche that y'all resorted to a Highland man-purse in its stead?' I suspect though that the fanciness of the high-end sporran in conveying status makes it preferable in being both practical "and...", a dual aspect the humble pocket or generic utility pouch lacks.

As to the practicality, one can make good use of it to keep one's money or other valuables, perhaps a small flask for the occasional wee dram - speaking of valuables, I suppose one could even place the family jewels in it in the event of a sudden-onset cold-weather exigency, although one would need to tuck the business end of the sporran under one's kilt in such cases, and perhaps put up with the curious glances of passersby resulting from the jangling noises of any coins one is carrying. Speaking of jingling and jangling 'down there':

[i]There once was a man of Madras,
Whose balls were made of pure brass.
When jangled together
They played 'Stormy Weather'
And lighting shot out of his ass.[/i]

BTW, the full name of the US President in [i]Dr. Strangelove[/i] was Merkin Muffley. :)

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And by way of new material - I admit this one is rather computational-number-theoretically geeky:

[b]Dryadic multiplication:[/b] A population explosion among forest nymphs.

[url]http://www.theverge.com/a/new-devils-dictionary[/url]

[QUOTE=chappy;407715][url]http://www.theverge.com/a/new-devils-dictionary[/url][/QUOTE]
Excellent

[QUOTE=xilman;407664]Consider the sporran.[/QUOTE]
Entirely unrelated:
[URL="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2015/aug/11/shade-balls-reservoir-la-water-conservation-drought-california"]Shade balls fill reservoir to conserve water in drought-hit LA – in pictures[/URL]

[QUOTE=only_human;407737]Entirely unrelated:
[URL="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2015/aug/11/shade-balls-reservoir-la-water-conservation-drought-california"]Shade balls fill reservoir to conserve water in drought-hit LA – in pictures[/URL][/QUOTE]
Good!

[QUOTE=ewmayer;407714]See, that fashion accessory actually makes pretty good sense to me[/QUOTE]I'm guessing that you recognized the analogy between a merkin, a sporran, a codpiece, a penis-gourd, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsies"]falsies[/URL], bosom pads, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_history_of_the_buttocks"]human female buttocks[/URL] and peacock tails. All make very good sense from a Darwinian perspective.

[QUOTE=xilman;407752]I'm guessing that you recognized the analogy between a merkin, a sporran, a codpiece, a penis-gourd, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsies"]falsies[/URL], bosom pads, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_history_of_the_buttocks"]human female buttocks[/URL] and peacock tails. All make very good sense from a Darwinian perspective.[/QUOTE]
The use of some of these (the male sort at least) in the Heavy Metal scene was beautifully parodied in the film [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap"]Spinal Tap[/URL]. In one scene which was sadly cut from the final edit, but is available to watch on the DVD, we see one of the musicians in consultation with someone from the props department, prior to a performance. The exact final shape of a courgette, to be wrapped in aluminium foil, is under discussion. The scene where this gives problems at an airport security check was fortunately retained for the film's final cut.

[QUOTE=Brian-E;407763]courgette[/QUOTE]
That is how I learned another name for zucchini, hehe...

[QUOTE=xilman;407752]I'm guessing that you recognized the analogy between a merkin, a sporran, a codpiece, a penis-gourd, [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsies"]falsies[/URL], bosom pads,[SIZE=3][B] [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_history_of_the_buttocks"]human female buttocks[/URL][/B][/SIZE] and peacock tails. All make very good sense from a Darwinian perspective.[/QUOTE]

Tastes vary with regard to these parts depending both on the gender and orientation[COLOR=Red]**[/COLOR] of the viewer, and consequently, on the gender of the viewee. :smile:

EDIT: Of course, being male is no more likely than being female to bestow callipygian characteristics.

[COLOR=Red]**[/COLOR]...and taste in butts...

[QUOTE=LaurV;407792]That is how I learned another name for zucchini, hehe...[/QUOTE]

I saw Spinal Tap in concert way back in, I think it was 1989, at the Pine Knob (he, I said "knob") outdoor amphitheater near Detroit. I can honestly say that it was the funniest rock concert I've ever attended. In a nod to the famous airport metal detector scene of the movie, during one of the songs the bassist Derek Smalls (a.k.a. Harry Shearer) walked around the front the of the stage, tossing foil-wrapped zucchinis to the audience from a large box. Another funny moment was during the song "Big Bottom," when the famous Spinal Tap demonic horned skull prop above the stage suddenly spun volte-face, revealing a backside in shape of, well, a backside, with a plume of smoke issuing from the arsehole.

Re. codpieces, cf. the Blackadder episode in which Edmund decides to frighten all the ladies at a court soiree later that evening by wearing his huge "black Russian" model.

Of course we also have that famous medieval male shoe fashion involving what are basically normal shoes with penis gourds affixed to the toe section. Forget what the shoes are called, but it seems in modern times the sportscar has come to serve much the same role.

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[b]Edit:[/b] Correction: The Tap concert was Friday, 19 June 1992. (I saved my ticket stub and tucked it into the cover art of my [i]Break Like the Wind[/i] CD, which the concert tour was promoting.)

[QUOTE=ewmayer;407815]Re. codpieces, cf. the Blackadder episode in which Edmund decides to frighten all the ladies at a court soiree later that evening by wearing his huge "black Russian" model.[/QUOTE]
This was probably an early version of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wobble_board"]wobble board[/URL], judging by the sound which rang out when one of those ladies passed Edmund by.

[QUOTE=kladner;407796]Tastes vary with regard to these parts depending both on the gender and orientation[COLOR=Red]**[/COLOR] of the viewer, and consequently, on the gender of the viewee. :smile:

EDIT: Of course, being male is no more likely than being female to bestow callipygian characteristics.

[COLOR=Red]**[/COLOR]...and taste in butts...[/QUOTE]I'd suggest the orientation of the viewee is at least as important. It can be rather difficult to evaluate a backside from the front side, unless there's a conveniently place mirror or camera.

[QUOTE=xilman;407842]I'd suggest the orientation of the viewee is at least as important. It can be rather difficult to evaluate a backside from the front side, unless there's a conveniently place mirror or camera.[/QUOTE]

Heh! I'll have to be more careful about using words with indeterminate associations. :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=xilman;407842]I'd suggest the orientation of the viewee is at least as important. It can be rather difficult to evaluate a backside from the front side, unless there's a conveniently place mirror or camera.[/QUOTE]

If it's a live-viewing context, you could always try using your sense of touch...

[QUOTE=ewmayer;407873]If it's a live-viewing context, you could always try using your sense of touch...[/QUOTE]
Assuming a bustle didn't get in the way.

Reverse-psychology time!

o Easterly (adj & adv):

• If referring to other than wind: in an eastward position or direction : [as adj. ] [i]the captain ordered an easterly course[/i].
• Of a wind: blowing from the east, i.e. westerly : [as adj. ] the light easterly breeze rapidly conveyed the sloop on its westerly course.

o Insoluble (adj): Not soluble.
o Inflammable (adj): Very flammable.

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o Valetudinarian (n): The top of your hypochondriacal class.

opinion(noun): Pie hole. Brush regularly and see a dentist. Repeat.

opinion(noun): small o-shaped [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinion"]gear[/URL]. Pronounced approximately oh-pinion.

[QUOTE=LaurV;413580]opinion(noun): small o-shaped [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinion"]gear[/URL]. Pronounced approximately oh-pinion.[/QUOTE]

:missingteeth:

sore (adj, medical): in agony.

comfortable (adj, medical): uncomfortable.

Each of these were used by medical staff recently when I phoned to check on the progress of SWMBO in hospital.

[QUOTE=xilman;413593]sore (adj, medical): in agony.

comfortable (adj, medical): uncomfortable.

Each of these were used by medical staff recently when I phoned to check on the progress of SWMBO in hospital.[/QUOTE]
Medical staff (noun, medical) a cane or buggy whip used to promote alacrity in urgent care situations.

[CENTER]O pinion
hawks find thee useful
to adjust angles of attack
for hunting
or war appropriations[/CENTER]

pie: a number which is not known as rational, irrational, or transcendental, but is very tasty

vim:
1. Something often present with vigor but seemingly never by itself.
2. (extra credit) a text editor.

desist:
a order that can only be complied with if at that exact same moment you cease doing something.

palindromedary: a very odd looking camel. I'm sure a committee was involved.

sarahpalindromedaryharas: you betcha!

palindromedary: is like this or like that.
[ATTACH]13367[/ATTACH]
(or should I find Sarah's photos and do the same?)

[QUOTE=LaurV;414907]palindromedary: is like this or like that.
[ATTACH]13367[/ATTACH]
(or should I find Sarah's photos and do the same?)[/QUOTE]
I think it's the one on the left because she could see Russia from her ass.

[QUOTE=only_human;414909]I think it's the one on the left because she could see Russia from her ass.[/QUOTE]
Haha! this is priceless. I don't know much details about that part of the politics there, I just know the name and few of the biggest gaffes/jokes about the lady. But I liked the "sound" of the word.

(offtopic: I am looking for a Chinese martial arts movie which is about 30-40 years old, and the main character is an old fugitive, about 50, nicknamed "the dromedary", or it may be "the camel", just translated wrong to Romanian, because in our language, first is a masculine noun, the second is a feminine noun. Kinda Harrison Ford's Fugitive, but more fighting, does anybody know this movie?).

[QUOTE=LaurV;414913]Haha! this is priceless. I don't know much details about that part of the politics there, I just know the name and few of the biggest gaffes/jokes. But I liked the "sound" of the word.[/QUOTE]
Even further, her ass is Sarah pronounced backward; at least close enough [I]for government work[/I].

[QUOTE=davar55;413949]pie: a number which is not known as rational, irrational, or transcendental, but is very tasty[/QUOTE]

epi: A preposition equal by commutativity of multiplication to pie, but not as tasty.

Summer is often a silly season:
[QUOTE]Definition of SILLY SEASON. 1. : a period (as late summer) when the mass media often focus on trivial or frivolous matters for [B]lack of major news stories[/B]. 2. : a period marked by frivolous, outlandish, or illogical activity or behavior.
Silly Season | Definition of silly season by Merriam-Webster
...

Silly season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia › wiki › Silly_season
In the United Kingdom and in some other places, the silly season is the period lasting for a few summer months typified by the emergence of frivolous news stories in the media. It is known in many languages as the cucumber time.[/QUOTE]

Now we have eternal [B]pickle time[/B] whereupon serious matters are treated stupidly, recklessly, frivolously or ignored while stupid matters are treated recklessly, frivolously or with full-time but nevertheless ignorant attention and leveraged as wedge issues.
[QUOTE]Pickle | Define Pickle at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com › browse › pickle
Pickle definition, a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, ... To hit the ball very hard (1908+ Baseball).

Rundown | Definition of rundown by Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster › dictionary › rundown
Full Definition of RUNDOWN. 1. : a play in baseball in which a base runner who is caught off base is chased by two or more opposing players who throw the ball from one to another in an attempt to tag the runner out. 2. : an item-by-item report or

Baseball Rundown (a.k.a. the Pickle) - Pro tips to get the runner out
probaseballinsider.com › how-to-do-a-ru...
Pro tips for executing a baseball rundown (aka the "pickle"). If done properly, the you should be able to get the ...[/QUOTE]

Pickles may be gherkins but what about jindals?

[URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/17/jindal-suspends-presidential-campaign/"]Jindal suspends presidential campaign: ‘This is not my time’[/URL]
[QUOTE]Jindal's combative tactics were on full display at what became his final debate appearance: last Tuesday's undercard debate in Milwaukee. Joined for the first time by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Jindal ripped into both of them as "big government" Republicans who'd never cut spending.

"If politicians say they're going to be conservative, they say they're going to cut spending, but they don't do it, why should we send them to D.C.?" Jindal asked.

Jindal's performance visibly irritated both of his rivals, but it got the kind of result he might have been looking for: A swarm of reporters followed him into the post-debate spin room, where he repeated his attacks. "Tonight, you saw the beginning of a very important debate," Jindal insisted. "Are we going to be big government Republicans, or are we going to be conservative Republicans?"

For Jindal, that "debate" ended seven days later.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=only_human;416480]Summer is often a silly season:

.....
[URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/17/jindal-suspends-presidential-campaign/"]Jindal suspends presidential campaign: ‘This is not my time’[/URL][/QUOTE]

:leaving:Don't let the door hitcha where the good lord split ya. :razz:

[QUOTE=kladner;416482]:leaving:Don't let the door hitcha where the good lord split ya. :razz:[/QUOTE]
Also known as [I]the crack of gone[/I].

[QUOTE=only_human;416480]
[QUOTE]A swarm of reporters followed him into the post-debate [I][B]spin room[/B][/I][/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
Spin room - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[QUOTE]A spin room, also known as spin row or spin alley, is an area in which reporters can speak with debate participants and/or their representatives after a debate. The name refers to the fact that the participants will attempt to "spin" or influence the perception of the debate among the assembled reporters.[/QUOTE]

I'm disturbed by politicians using a factual term where a euphemism would do...

So I'm soliciting alternatives. To start I offer:

Clairaudience Chamber
[QUOTE]Definition of CLAIRAUDIENCE. : the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality. — clair·au·di·ent \-ənt\ adjective. — clair·au·di·ent·ly adverb.
Clairaudience | Definition of clairaudience by Merriam-Webster[/QUOTE]
or

Cloud chamber. In science, this tracks evanescent particles but in politics this obfuscates political tracts.

Dew point:
Not to be confused with weather, clement or otherwise, whereas the verb "to do" means perform an action, in the political realm, "to dew" means perform an inaction. Instead of a form of weather, this is a form of whether or not; e.g. that will dew, we will make dew, something will be dun, etc. Cf. German: [I]mist[/I].

Gift, (politics) donation or bribe. Cf. German: [I]gift[/I].

Poncho (financial) usually constructed from gold, this helps honchos avoid getting wet and also makes a beautiful parting [I]gift[/I].

vignt:
French for "take your shoes off."

accidental - the Universe showing its sense of humor

[QUOTE=only_human;416574]vignt:
French for "take your shoes off."[/QUOTE]

vignt-et-un: French for take off your shoes and have a seat.

[QUOTE=only_human;416493]Spin room - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm disturbed by politicians using a factual term where a euphemism would do...
So I'm soliciting alternatives. To start I offer:
Clairaudience Chamber
or
Cloud chamber. In science, this tracks evanescent particles but in politics this obfuscates political tracts.
Dew point:
Not to be confused with weather, clement or otherwise, whereas the verb "to do" means perform an action, in the political realm, "to dew" means perform an inaction. Instead of a form of weather, this is a form of whether or not; e.g. that will dew, we will make dew, something will be dun, etc. C.f. German: [I]mist[/I].
Gift, (politics) donation or bribe. C.f. German: [I]gift[/I].
Poncho (financial) usually constructed from gold, this helps honchos avoid getting wet and also makes a beautiful parting [I]gift[/I].[/QUOTE]

Atom Smasher: Instrument for pulverizing any single atom until its internal components are revealed.

(I love the cloud chamber definition, much better than my first attempt.)

C.f. - I know what I mean, and Google is your friend, too.

[QUOTE=davar55;417378]Atom Smasher: Instrument for pulverizing any single atom until its internal components are revealed.

(I love the cloud chamber definition, much better than my first attempt.)

C.f. - I know what I mean, and Google is your friend, too.[/QUOTE]
Thanks.

My "cf." references to German "mist" and "gift" were jokes because in German "mist" means excrement and "gift" means poison.

[QUOTE=only_human;417381]Thanks.
My "cf." references to German "mist" and "gift" were jokes because in German "mist" means excrement and "gift" means poison.[/QUOTE]

There are differences between E and G. A mist gift would be a T.H.

Yes??

[QUOTE=davar55;417384]There are differences between E and G. A mist gift would be a T.H.

Yes??[/QUOTE]
I can't quite figure out what you are saying. These may better explain the differences between the languages:

There was a foreign exchange student in a German chemistry class who kept taking home dangerous chemicals because the bottles said "gift."

Cadillac's "Silver Cloud" car was initially named "Silver Mist" until they learned that "mist" means excrement in German.

OK, fine, different languages, different taboo words, different thread.
I'll stick to English words and neologisms to be re-re-defined in this thread.

[QUOTE=davar55;417392]OK, fine, different languages, different taboo words, different thread.
I'll stick to English words and neologisms to be re-re-defined in this thread.[/QUOTE]
The whole point of my joke was that gift and mist looked like perfectly ordinary words inline with the preceding definition. It was not intended for anyone to actually check the German, but if someone did know what those words were, or felt like following the suggested compare directive, they would get a final dollop of biting sarcasm as commentary on political spin and money in politics.

But like most jokes, they aren't that funny when they have to be explained.

[QUOTE=only_human;417399]The whole point of my joke was that gift and mist looked like perfectly ordinary words inline with the preceding definition. It was not intended for anyone to actually check the German, but if someone did know what those words were, or felt like following the suggested compare directive, they would get a final dollop of biting sarcasm as commentary on political spin and money in politics.
But like most jokes, they aren't that funny when they have to be explained.[/QUOTE]

I see. But if I might call it an "in"-joke, explaining it makes the next in-joke more palatable
when it has to be explained too. EVentually, we come to an understanding, after which
we might actually be able to understand in real time and laugh. In humor, timing is everyting.

Well, not everything. Some humor is universal, some is eternal.

[QUOTE=davar55;417476]I see. But if I might call it an "in"-joke, explaining it makes the next in-joke more palatable
when it has to be explained too. EVentually, we come to an understanding, after which
we might actually be able to understand in real time and laugh. In humor, timing is everyting.

Well, not everything. Some humor is universal, some is eternal.[/QUOTE]
> Hello. My name is Eliza. How may I help you?
* I see.
> Ahh. Please continue...
* But if I might call it an "in"-joke, explaining it makes the next in-joke more palatable when it has to be explained too.
> Why do you ask?
* EVentually, we come to an understanding, after which we might actually be able to understand in real time and laugh.
> Come, come, elucidate your thoughts.
* In humor, timing is everyting.
> That is quite interesting.
* Well, not everything.
> Say, do you have any psychological problems?
> *** Are We going to Chat? ***
> I can't help you without a dialog!
* Some humor is universal, some is eternal.
> That is quite interesting.

[QUOTE=only_human;417481]> Hello. My name is Eliza. How may I help you?
* I see.
> Ahh. Please continue...
* But if I might call it an "in"-joke, explaining it makes the next in-joke more palatable when it has to be explained too.
> Why do you ask?
* EVentually, we come to an understanding, after which we might actually be able to understand in real time and laugh.
> Come, come, elucidate your thoughts.
* In humor, timing is everyting.
> That is quite interesting.
* Well, not everything.
> Say, do you have any psychological problems?
> *** Are We going to Chat? ***
> I can't help you without a dialog!
* Some humor is universal, some is eternal.
> That is quite interesting.[/QUOTE]

* That is quite interesting.
> HA HA HA
* Yes?

Yep, looks like the time has come to submit davar55 to the Turing test.

[QUOTE=Brian-E;417543]Yep, looks like the time has come to submit davar55 to the Turing test.[/QUOTE]

Ready. But you should probably interweave the reverse Turing test too.

[QUOTE=davar55;417587]Ready. But you should probably interweave the reverse Turing test too.[/QUOTE]
:goodposting:
Good enough to pass either test (reversed or otherwise) as human, i.m.o. I suppose that's a relief.

turning test: a ballet dancer's proof she can pivot

[QUOTE=davar55;417648]turning test: a ballet dancer's proof she can pivot[/QUOTE]

Turning test: A test to see if someone can perceive other sensations while turning their head and coughing.

[QUOTE=only_human;417649]Turning test: A test to see if someone can perceive other sensations while turning their head and coughing.[/QUOTE]

Oh, I see. Thanks.

Thank you: An underused expression well suggested to everyone.

[QUOTE=davar55;417651]Oh, I see. Thanks.

Thank you: An underused expression well suggested to everyone.[/QUOTE]
Thank you:
An acknowledgement of services after either hernia or proctology testing.

Twist and shout:
1) A Beatles Song.
2) A laxative commercial's marketing jingle

[QUOTE=only_human;417655]Thank you: An acknowledgement of services after either hernia or proctology testing.
Twist and shout: 1) A Beatles Song. 2) A laxative commercial's marketing jingle[/QUOTE]

Twist and Shout: A dance done while doing the laundry.
Tango and Cache: A dance done waiting for a carriage return in the laundromat.
Minuet Waltz: A complex dance done just before putting another quarter in the meter.

(Well, I get an A for effort at least.)

[QUOTE=davar55;417683]Twist and Shout: A dance done while doing the laundry.[/QUOTE]
Pride and Joy: [URL="http://gnuhaus.com/iblog/pj.html"]2 vintage household cleaning products[/URL]

Cow-tropes:
Total Bull on the internet keeps them buffaloed and cowed. See also: Caltrops, Caltrans.

isotopic - protonically identical but differing in neutronic capacity

isotropic - similar no matter what direction approached from

topologic - the middle name of a mouse that roared

Animate: n.
A pretty name for a dangerous zombie.

[URL="http://www.macworld.com/article/3011093/software/adobe-isnt-killing-flash-just-changing-the-name-of-the-tool-that-makes-it.html"]Adobe isn't killing Flash, just changing the name of the tool that makes it[/URL]
[QUOTE]In a blog post announcing the change, Adobe credited Flash with “[pushing] the web forward.” But the company also conceded that HTML5, which is friendlier to laptop batteries and not the security nightmare Flash has become, has matured enough to “be the web platform of the future across all devices.”

To that end, Adobe is updating Animate CC in January with new features, along with releasing an HTML5 video player for desktop browsers.

But Flash isn’t going away. Animate CC will still support Flash creation, along with HTML5, WebGL, 4K video, and SVG. And you’re still going to run into content online that requires Flash Player (such as Facebook games), and, yes, even some Flash video. Adobe says that Facebook will be sending back “security information” to Adobe so the company can improve Flash Player’s security. Adobe’s blog post also mentions having worked with “Microsoft and Google to help ensure the ongoing compatibility and security of Flash content” in browsers.[/QUOTE]

binary dollars: money that you have or have not

Bitcoin: a coin which can not be bitten to test for authenticity.

[QUOTE=xilman;418193]Bitcoin: a coin which can not be bitten to test for authenticity.[/QUOTE]

(Excellent. So good I had to quote it!)

e-dough: the generic term for e-cash in Japan

they:

[URL="http://mentalfloss.com/article/72262/washington-post-style-guide-now-accepts-singular-they"]The Washington Post Style Guide Now Accepts Singular ‘They’[/URL]

[QUOTE=only_human;418934]they:

[URL="http://mentalfloss.com/article/72262/washington-post-style-guide-now-accepts-singular-they"]The Washington Post Style Guide Now Accepts Singular ‘They’[/URL][/QUOTE]

Given my work in an LGBTQ social service organization, where there are many in the "T" category, I have had to allow myself the broad "they" usage. As I grew up in a Grammar Nazi household, where any deviation was jumped on, this still causes guilty twinges, especially when I use it in writing. :ermm:

I may be the only person I know, possibly excluding siblings, who can and does use "lie" and "lay" correctly (in the non-falsehood sense for the former.) This includes obscure forms such as "lain". "The body had to have lain there for many hours." :smile:

[QUOTE=kladner;418937]Given my work in an LGBTQ social service organization, where there are many in the "T" category, I have had to allow myself the broad "they" usage. As I grew up in a Grammar Nazi household, where any deviation was jumped on, this still causes guilty twinges, especially when I use it in writing. :ermm:[/QUOTE]
Overall I'm glad this is reaching acceptance. "They is" is going to need to be avoided for a while; it hits the ear a bit hard.

[I]You[/I] hasn't been a problem for quite a long time.

When learning foreign languages, oftentimes I would like "y'all" to be an acceptable (no stigma) general-use plural because it gets unwieldy for the English translations to indicate the foreign equivalent.

[QUOTE=only_human;418938]Overall I'm glad this is reaching acceptance. "They is" is going to need to be avoided for a while; it hits the ear a bit hard.
[I]You[/I] hasn't been a problem for quite a long time.
When learning foreign languages, oftentimes I would like "y'all" to be an acceptable (no stigma) general-use plural because it gets unwieldy for the English translations to indicate the foreign equivalent.[/QUOTE]

I think "they is coming" is still wrong. You can just now use "they are coming"
in referring to a single person.

[QUOTE=davar55;418947]I think "they is coming" is still wrong. You can just now use "they are coming" in referring to a single person.[/QUOTE] :tu:

[QUOTE=davar55;418947]I think "they is coming" is still wrong. You can just now use "they are coming"
in referring to a single person.[/QUOTE]
You are correct. That matches some other languages and is much more pleasant to the ear. I realised after I wrote, that the verb should stay in traditional plural form even for singular usage.

Can we now return to using [I]man[/I] independently of sex of referent? If it is necessary to distinguish, then [I]werman[/I] and [I]wyfman[/I] can be brought back into common use.

[QUOTE=xilman;419039]Can we now return to using [I]man[/I] independently of sex of referent? If it is necessary to distinguish, then [I]werman[/I] and [I]wyfman[/I] can be brought back into common use.[/QUOTE]
Even perceived as permissible persiflage, it precludes profusely prolux personalized pronoun proliferation.

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