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Impossible To Translate
In 1915, Franz Kafka published "The Metamorphosis", about a man who turns into something else. The very first sentence of The Metamorphosis is ( Read more... ) -
Fake Word of the Day XIII
An occasional series where I take something for which there is no word and invent a word for it.
child corn - an unnecessarily shocking term for baby corn.
Jimmy Carter Effect - doing something good or useful about 25 years after it would have made a difference.
cowdog - a tiny, vicious, high-pitched, yappy dog that runs away as soon as you stand up.
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Fake Steering Wheels and Free Will
In the opening credits of the Simpsons, there is a tiny clip of the baby wildly steering a car through a number of dangerous curves. Then we pull back and it is revealed that she is sat in front of a toy steering wheel, happily imagining that she is influencing the course of the vehicle, while her mother drives badly, because she is a woman.
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Facebook Profile Pic Translator
Someone has friend-requested you, but their security settings are intensity in ten cities and all you have to go on is the profile photo. What can you tell about someone just by looking at a profile photo? Find out today!
(Description of photo): What it means.
(Self-shot in mirror, looking at preview screen instead of lens): So insecure that she ( Read more... ) -
50 Shades of Shit
My name is Gemini Grey, which is ironic because Geminis are supposed to be caring and gentle and I have recently been filling my life with some very un-Gemini-like things. I don't know what my parents were thinking. The good news is that I'm a successful businessman with my own helicopter and I wear nice suits. I'm not entirely sure what my company ( Read more... ) -
Fake Word of the Day XII
An occasional series where I take something for which there is no word and invent a word for it.
quarm - the brief, hopeful silence between when an annoying car alarm (or phone ring) finally stops to when it starts again a few moments later
differong - when something's stupid and wrong, but you pretend that it's just "different" to spare the ( Read more... ) -
Korean Drama
If you flick across the non-standard cable channels, you may come across a lot of Oriental garbage. There is a lot of Oriental garbage in the world, and they are not ashamed of putting most of it on television. I guess we have that in common.
Recently, I have had reason to watch Korean dramas, which are by all accounts popular. I made the joke that ( Read more... ) -
That's A Strong Word XII
An (increasingly detailed) occasional series of things I hate. You should hate them too.
- "I've never had any complaints LOL!" Well of course not; they're not going to tell you, are they?
- "Of course I know! I just want to see if you know." You don't know, so shut up. Idiot.
- People who don't understand the concept of a hypothetical question. Yes, I know ( Read more... )
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All The Single Ladies
On the 9th January, ABC broadcast episode 2 of season 16 of The Bachelor, a terrible show which always brings in high numbers. I'll be watching it, or at least downloading it afterwards. I don't even know why.
The Setup:
The producers find some rich, pretty guy who wants to find a girl to marry. The producers source a bunch of exclusively white ( Read more... ) -
Jim Jeffries is a Cunt
Last night, my friend Jennifer kindly provided an excuse for me to leave the house and took me to a comedy show administered by offensive mastermind Jim Jeffries at The Grove in Anaheim. Jim uses the word "cunt" a lot. I don't care about what words people use, but I don't like hearing the same thing over and over. However, he feels that Americans ( Read more... )