‘Sitting at a small wooden table in the Bunker, Assange looked exhausted. His lanky frame was arched over two computers—one of them online, and the other disconnected from the Internet, because it was full of classified military documents. (In the tradecraft of espionage, this is known as maintaining an “air gap.”)’
The New Yorker, No Secrets, by Raffi Khatchadourian, 7 June 2010.
The 5,000 kids in attendance spent their time inside dancing and singing along to Soulja Boy’s hit song “Crank Dat,�? the chorus of which repeats, “Watch me crank that soulja boy, then superman that ho,�? which most young people know is a disgustingly explicit sexual innuendo. Shortly after, the Grenada Middle School cheerleaders performed their catchy cheer “Stop, don’t touch me there! You know this is my no-no square,�? outlining the shape of a box around their shorts.
‘Let’s clear this up once and for all. Being called a “model minority�? is an unwelcome characterization that is damaging and tough to overcome. Why do you think the “old�? model minorities—East Asian Americans—have struggled to shed the label since they were first saddled with it in the 1960s because of “their advanced educations and high earnings.�? ’
How fascinating. In Australia, it's popularly known as an electorate (although the AEC calls it a division), in Canada it's a riding, in the UK it's a constituency, and in the US it's a district.
A method of preparing a French fry by using an automated device to inject an already cooked French fry with a condiment (such as ketchup, cheese sauce, ranch dressing, or barbeque sauce) substantially without manual assistance from a user. »
What is the point? Wouldn't it be easier to just "manually" saucify your fry? How dare he render redundant the sin of double-dipping!
“The demise of Polaroid’s instant film cameras has been coming for years. Digital technology did it in. The decision this year by the company that Edwin Land founded to stop manufacturing the film has left devotees who grew up with Polaroid’s palm-size white-bordered prints bereft. They have signed up in the thousands as members of SavePolaroid.com. Digital cameras that print instant pictures have materialized to fill the void, providing a practical substitute. But as in most affairs of the heart, logic is beside the point.�?
— Michael Kimmelman, ‘The Polaroid: Imperfect, Yet Magical’, The New York Times (27 December 2008).
The most august legal minds of Australia, during argument in Joslyn v Berryman (2003) 214 CLR 552; 2003 HCA 34:
CALLINAN J: Mr Jackson, it seems to me that clearly the people at the party, including Ms Joslyn and Mr Berryman, went out with the intention of getting drunk.
MR D F JACKSON QC: It would be a big night, your Honour, big night.
CALLINAN J: With the intention of getting drunk and they fulfilled that intention.
MR JACKSON: Well, your Honour, young people sometimes——
KIRBY J: I just think “drunk�? is a label and I am a little worried about—it is not necessary to put that label. It is just that they were sufficiently affected by alcohol to affect their capacity to drive.
MR JACKSON: Yes.
KIRBY J: “A drunk�? has all sorts of baggage with it.
HAYNE J: Perhaps “hammered�? is the more modern expression, Mr Jackson, or “well and truly hammered�?.
MR JACKSON: I am indebted to your Honour.
KIRBY J: I do not know any of these expressions.
McHUGH J: No, no. Justice Hayne must live a very different life to the sort of life we lead.
KIRBY J: I have never heard that word “hammered�? before, never. Not before this very minute.
“The plaintiff alleges that… the defendant videoed their sexual activities at his home. … The plaintiff says she was unaware of the filming until the sixth occasion. The filming took place on the 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 November 1996 and 1 December 1996. The plaintiff admits she became aware of the filming on 25 November, and this is apparent when one views the video.�? (emphasis added)
If the money is not repaid within the allotted time, property is taken from the borrower and is thereafter ‘dead’ to him. If it is repaid, then the debt itself is ‘dead’.
Yes, I'm just being irrational. Although, in the case of Obama, Biden as VP doesn't seem to be his apparent successor, and the electability of any GOP candidate in the near to medium future is looking rocky due to ideological and generational reasons.
Secretary of State would be good for her. It's prestigious and feeds her ego, and the number of truly global problems (climate change, financial crisis, interminable Middle-east crises) means she'll have the opportunity to distinguish herself (again, ego).
“the real Reaganomics — keeping the economy overstimulated with huge deficits and irresponsible consumer borrowing — not the fantasy Reaganomics of government run like a family and tax cuts that pay for themselves�?.
So if I've got this straight, "Brennah" is/was the queen bee of the social superstructure of this particular high school. "Bonnie", "Taylor", "Lauren", and her b.f.f. "Kelsey" are getting revenge by venting all over the internets.
What shenanigans will transpire? Will Brennah manage to put a stop to the revolt? Have Bonnie's efforts to replace Brennah's moisturiser with foot cream paid off? Have Taylor's protein bars succeeded in Brennah piling on the pounds (say to goodbye to that modelling career girlfriend!)? Does Brennah know Kelsey has been secretly sleeping with her boyfriend during P.E. every Thursday in the A/V Storeroom behind the auditorium?
This is more than adequate whilst I wait for Gossip Girl to finish downloading.
Politicians in Westminster systems are protected by parliamentary privilege from defamation lawsuits. Hence they are often dared to repeat slanderous statements outside of “coward's castle�? — i.e., outside Parliamentary proceedings.
“Katy Perry kissed a girl, and I didn't like it. The American singer didn't just kiss a girl, she wrote a song about it, sold millions of records and trivialised a pretty serious issue. And did I mention that she's straight?
Pretending to be a lesbian is suddenly cool. It’s hip not to be square. Celesbianism, as it has been labelled, is on the front pages, at the top of the charts and making money like never before.�?
Comments by kewpid
kewpid commented on the word merkozy
Increasingly frequent contraction of 'Merkel' and 'Sarkozy' – the two bigwigs of the European Union.
December 6, 2011
kewpid commented on the word negotiate
Ne-go-she-ate. Not ne-go-see-ate.
July 25, 2011
kewpid commented on the word compound
A mansion.
May 2, 2011
kewpid commented on the word warmenist
As far as I can tell, warmenist is a pejorative label for someone who believes in global warming.
April 20, 2011
kewpid commented on the word bush lawyer
A person who is not trained in, but expounds on matters of law. Tends to be pretentious.
April 13, 2011
kewpid commented on the word hyperbole
Australia's Prime Minister has come under attack for mispronouncing hyperbole.
April 7, 2011
kewpid commented on the list rats
The unfortunate “ratfuck” was apparently used in private by former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd
April 5, 2011
kewpid commented on the word restacoma
Prolonged slumber caused by ingestion of Restavit®.
March 30, 2011
kewpid commented on the word ecstasy
Would you take ecstasy? Anna Wood.
February 17, 2011
kewpid commented on the word valium
Good ol’ Auntie Val.
February 17, 2011
kewpid commented on the list words-i-use-in-ministerial-briefings
Ahhh ruzuzu, have you considered employment in the public service?
January 18, 2011
kewpid commented on the word tiger mother
Amy Chua. See Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
January 17, 2011
kewpid commented on the word microcrat
A member of a local government council -- the lowest tier of government in Australia, e.g. Why don't these irrelevant microcrats focus on...
December 22, 2010
kewpid commented on the word smurfed
This has been so compelling, it's being made into a movie: Smurf'd
June 21, 2010
kewpid commented on the word FML
cf mlia.
June 16, 2010
kewpid commented on the word air gap
‘Sitting at a small wooden table in the Bunker, Assange looked exhausted. His lanky frame was arched over two computers—one of them online, and the other disconnected from the Internet, because it was full of classified military documents. (In the tradecraft of espionage, this is known as maintaining an “air gap.”)’
The New Yorker, No Secrets, by Raffi Khatchadourian, 7 June 2010.
June 16, 2010
kewpid commented on the word vuvuzela
They make watching the World Cup a pain in the you know where.
June 15, 2010
kewpid commented on the word French Open
Stosur!
June 5, 2010
kewpid commented on the word wiki-constitutionalism
Describing the continual, haphazard editing of constitutions especially in Latin American countries.
May 31, 2010
kewpid commented on the word iPad
Posted from one. :)
May 29, 2010
kewpid commented on the word yoghurt
haha, I like it.
April 13, 2010
kewpid commented on the list our-kevin
added!
April 11, 2010
kewpid commented on the word iPad
So who's accessed Wordnik on an iPad? They are sadly not available in this neck of the woods yet.
April 10, 2010
kewpid commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
I guess it's locked in for all eternity.
March 15, 2010
kewpid commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
blargh. How do I delete my pronunciation?!
March 12, 2010
kewpid commented on the user ruzuzu
Yay :) I've been travelling, and then relocated to start a new job. Hopefully I'll begin contributing again.
March 12, 2010
kewpid commented on the list hottest-guys-names
Any name starting with 'J'.
March 12, 2010
kewpid commented on the word crappucino
This has created something of a diplomatic incident in Australia:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/crapuccino-stirs-storm-in-a-teacup-20100311-q1pg.html
March 12, 2010
kewpid commented on the user Prolagus
greetings!
November 12, 2009
kewpid commented on the user gangerh
Haha, that's not a bad animal to be associated with! Minus the germs of course.
October 7, 2009
kewpid commented on the word pregnant
How soon until the kid gets their own account? >.<
September 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word wordnik
I got out to get some milk, and you go sell half the kitchen!
September 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word moors
cf moops
September 8, 2009
kewpid commented on the word no-no square
The 5,000 kids in attendance spent their time inside dancing and singing along to Soulja Boy’s hit song “Crank Dat,�? the chorus of which repeats, “Watch me crank that soulja boy, then superman that ho,�? which most young people know is a disgustingly explicit sexual innuendo. Shortly after, the Grenada Middle School cheerleaders performed their catchy cheer “Stop, don’t touch me there! You know this is my no-no square,�? outlining the shape of a box around their shorts.
God And Abstinence
August 8, 2009
kewpid commented on the word pinkface
“The most discomfiting—and incongruous—aspect of Brüno's pinkface masquerade is the character's over-the-top sexual voracity.�? On the Offensive
July 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word pornstache
Yes, but it's consistently a grower!
May 30, 2009
kewpid commented on the word galloping consumption
In the current economy, it's more of a trot.
May 30, 2009
kewpid commented on the word boulevard of broken dreams
The chronically depressed sibling of Avenue of Aspirations.
May 25, 2009
kewpid commented on the word opposite marriage
I hope she's very happily opposite married one day.
May 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the list thai-restaurants-i-ve-seen
The crown jewel of Pho in Sydney is apparently "Pho An" - I find it rather overrated though, my mum's is better.
May 1, 2009
kewpid commented on the word hasbian
scientific experiment, double-blind and everything?
May 1, 2009
kewpid commented on the list loathing-with-the-fury-of-a-thousand-nuns
How furious would a thousand nuns be I wonder?
April 30, 2009
kewpid commented on the word gfc
The Global Financial Crisis.
April 26, 2009
kewpid commented on the word macromyopia
Amara’s law — the tendency to overestimate the impact of technological change in the short term and underestimate its impact in the long run.
April 14, 2009
kewpid commented on the word legacy assets
i.e., toxic debt.
March 24, 2009
kewpid commented on the word model minority
‘Let’s clear this up once and for all. Being called a “model minority�? is an unwelcome characterization that is damaging and tough to overcome. Why do you think the “old�? model minorities—East Asian Americans—have struggled to shed the label since they were first saddled with it in the 1960s because of “their advanced educations and high earnings.�? ’
— Shiwani Srivastava, ‘Nobody's Model Minority’
March 15, 2009
kewpid commented on the word ponzi scheme
Apparently it is a badge of honour to be one of the people screwed over by Bernie Madoff. It's a very exclusive list.
March 14, 2009
kewpid commented on the word hasbian
A former lesbian. Say it out loud.
March 13, 2009
kewpid commented on the word ge trivection oven
It cooks with three kinds of heat!
March 5, 2009
kewpid commented on the word triangle graph
I don't know, it sounded real!
March 5, 2009
kewpid commented on the user nycanthro
If I could get away with it I'd have it playing in the background too!
March 3, 2009
kewpid commented on the word werewolf bar mitzvah
I <3 30 Rock.
March 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word heaveno
Heard on TV a long time ago. Some fruitcake decided ‘hello’ was bad because it had hell in it.
February 28, 2009
kewpid commented on the word thespian
I thought it was a dirty word in primary school.
February 19, 2009
kewpid commented on the word spring bunny
The Easter Bunny in Walnut Creek, CA
February 18, 2009
kewpid commented on the word foxhole
Devoid of atheists apparently.
February 18, 2009
kewpid commented on the word australia
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror —
The wide brown land for me!
— My Country, Dorothea Mackellar.
February 15, 2009
kewpid commented on the word evolution
A belated happy 200th birthday to Mr. Darwin!
February 15, 2009
kewpid commented on the word outlawry
In the first reading at least, the title of the Bill is read aloud.
February 12, 2009
kewpid commented on the word death toll
The need to intersperse news reports of tragedies with this ever-escalating number is indescribably macabre.
February 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word they
they are people you don't like.
February 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word electorate
How fascinating. In Australia, it's popularly known as an electorate (although the AEC calls it a division), in Canada it's a riding, in the UK it's a constituency, and in the US it's a district.
February 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word stimulative
Ms. Maddow says this a lot. I would prefer stimulatory.
February 8, 2009
kewpid commented on the word facebook activism
Generation Y's method of protest. *sigh*
February 5, 2009
kewpid commented on the word toxic debt
Macquarie Dictionary's 2008 word of the year. It is two words.
February 4, 2009
kewpid commented on the word bura-hara
Japanese slang meaning "blood-type harassment".
February 3, 2009
kewpid commented on the word bizarre
I used to like 'bizarre', but it appears to have been co-opted by politicians. It is a vague insult without an adequate rejoinder.
February 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word ladybird
Surely Johnson wasn't her given name :)
February 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word modus vivendi
Agree to disagree.
February 1, 2009
kewpid commented on the word superbowl
The only kind of football that deserves 'world' in its title is the World Cup.
February 1, 2009
kewpid commented on the word seen
What has been seen cannot be unseen.
January 30, 2009
kewpid commented on the word generation y
Generation me!
January 30, 2009
kewpid commented on the word retweet
to regurgitate.
January 30, 2009
kewpid commented on the word icecream sandwich
Then why don’t you marry an ice-cream sandwich?
January 29, 2009
kewpid commented on the word zero
Ooh I dunno, the law of the playground is a code above the shots of (wo)man.
January 28, 2009
kewpid commented on the word windbag
Wow, WeirdNet is 100% spot on on windbags.
January 28, 2009
kewpid commented on the word waffle
Sure thing, reesetee!
January 28, 2009
kewpid commented on the word zero
Zero the hero.
First the worst.
Second the best.
Third the one with the hairy chest.
Fourth the horse with the tomato-sauce.
January 28, 2009
kewpid commented on the word waffle
I subscribe to bilby's definition. To waffle on is to be prolix or a windbag.
January 28, 2009
kewpid commented on the word hetrophobic
you mean heterophobic?
January 27, 2009
kewpid commented on the word ets
Emissions Trading Scheme.
January 26, 2009
kewpid commented on the word break
Winning a game when your opponent is serving.
January 26, 2009
kewpid commented on the word body man
I think I prefer Sorkin's fantasyland.
January 25, 2009
kewpid commented on the word cuntstruck
Hector: Dakin’s a good-looking boy though somehow sad.
Dorothy : You always think they’re sad Hector, every every time. Actually I wouldn’t have said he was sad, I would’ve said he was cuntstruck.
Hector : Dorothy…
Dorothy : I thought you would’ve liked that. It’s a compound adjective. You like compound adjectives.
— “The History Boys�? (2006)
January 24, 2009
kewpid commented on the word porn mode
Innovation.
January 23, 2009
kewpid commented on the word condiment-stuffed french fries
A method of preparing a French fry by using an automated device to inject an already cooked French fry with a condiment (such as ketchup, cheese sauce, ranch dressing, or barbeque sauce) substantially without manual assistance from a user. »
What is the point? Wouldn't it be easier to just "manually" saucify your fry? How dare he render redundant the sin of double-dipping!
January 23, 2009
kewpid commented on the word easy peasy
easy peasy japanesey... YERCK.
January 23, 2009
kewpid commented on the word three donuts
To go home with three donuts — the loser in a 6-0 6-0 6-0 tennis match.
January 20, 2009
kewpid commented on the word hapa
I am a big fan of hapas :)
January 20, 2009
kewpid commented on the word coercive interrogation
Torture.
January 20, 2009
kewpid commented on the word faq
Bye Daz, you shan't be missed.
January 18, 2009
kewpid commented on the word tetrahedron
It is a pretty neat shape. But don't you find it a little pointy?
January 18, 2009
kewpid commented on the word private equity
i.e. crony capitalism.
January 17, 2009
kewpid commented on the word prickmadam
A plant that makes you pass parasitic worms out
January 17, 2009
kewpid commented on the word what
What?
January 16, 2009
kewpid commented on the list potential-band-names
Heavy Metal band names
January 13, 2009
kewpid commented on the word lame duckery
I think Rachel Maddow uses this phrase a lot (to describe what I wonder!). Only 10 days to go.
January 11, 2009
kewpid commented on the word quantitative easing
That's basically it. Increasing the money supply by printing money. Robert Mugabe could be consulted on how to do it.
January 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word quantum deficits
The U.S. national debt is certainly not quantum.
January 8, 2009
kewpid commented on the word smartphone
My cordless phone has many buttons of which I don't know what they do.
January 7, 2009
kewpid commented on the list name-suggestions-for-even-bigger-suvs-and-trucks
The roar!
January 6, 2009
kewpid commented on the word lol
Though often I am laughing in my head. But limh just doesn't look right.
January 6, 2009
kewpid commented on the word how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
None.
That wood be showing off.
January 5, 2009
kewpid commented on the word !
“Cut out all those exclamation marks. An exclamation mark is like laughing at your own jokes.�?
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
January 5, 2009
kewpid commented on the word ecomom
As it is, it sounds more like an environmentally conscious mum.
January 3, 2009
kewpid commented on the word chode
;)
January 3, 2009
kewpid commented on the word chode
Have you ever come across such a thing?
January 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word twitter
I confess, the holidays have made me a little light-headed ;)
January 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word fin de siecle
LOL
January 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word barnoldswick
I think 'Barlick' is more like a nickname than a variant pronunciation. Still 'weird' though ;)
January 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word menzies
For the Australian PM, it is pronounced as is. But he had the nickname "Ming", so it's there in spirit.
January 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word barnoldswick
Isn't this pronounced as it is spelt?
January 2, 2009
kewpid commented on the word fell swoop
One way of approaching trade mark law. Cf full sweep.
December 31, 2008
kewpid commented on the word twitter
Yes, I mean how does a word/list get chosen to be featured on the Wordiefeed?
I like to think there's a method behind the madness :)
December 31, 2008
kewpid commented on the word twitter
What's the logic behind the Wordie Twitterfeed?
December 31, 2008
kewpid commented on the word the californian republic
Hee! Isn't this what California is officially known as already?
December 30, 2008
kewpid commented on the list potential-band-names
That's got a nice ring to it Reesetee :) Nuthatch has some very pleasant mouthfeel.
December 29, 2008
kewpid commented on the word polaroid
“The demise of Polaroid’s instant film cameras has been coming for years. Digital technology did it in. The decision this year by the company that Edwin Land founded to stop manufacturing the film has left devotees who grew up with Polaroid’s palm-size white-bordered prints bereft. They have signed up in the thousands as members of SavePolaroid.com. Digital cameras that print instant pictures have materialized to fill the void, providing a practical substitute. But as in most affairs of the heart, logic is beside the point.�?
— Michael Kimmelman, ‘The Polaroid: Imperfect, Yet Magical’, The New York Times (27 December 2008).
December 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word severest
Used quite clumsily imho in this week's Economist leader.
December 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chicken
George Carlin said they're decent people.
December 28, 2008
kewpid commented on the word broodstock
So much ennui o_0
December 25, 2008
kewpid commented on the list potential-band-names
Mine band: Trolhättee Canal
Mine album: Honor does not have to be defended
Mine cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34878110@N00/3122939729/
December 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the list potential-band-names
My God that is a great idea.
December 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word mousmee
Here you go. Enjoy!
December 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word ringer
Someone who pushes up the price at auctions.
December 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word empower
I find this word empowering.
December 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word eusocial
Me Tarzan.
December 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 文
The Blair Witch.
December 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word fuck
Donnie: You're such a fuck-ass.
Elizabeth:(laughing) What? Did you just call me a fuck-ass? You can just go suck a fuck!
Donnie: Please tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck?
Elizabeth: You want me to tell you?
Rose Darko: We will not have THIS at the dinner table.
Donnie: I'm all ears.
(Pause)
Samantha: What's a fuck-ass?
December 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word emo hair
mmm...
December 19, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bear hands
umm... so adorable! »
(posted to chained_bear's profile by Prolagus)
December 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word causal dress
Not to be confused with the slightly less fashionable correlative dress.
December 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pimpquin
A pimped-up mannequin?
December 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word rooly
The noyn-tea noyn per cent fat free yogurt is rooly rooly good for yuhr fice.
December 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the user Prolagus
I added you on Times People :)
December 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word granularisation
A clumsy word for a beautiful concept—breaking big things down into little ones.
December 17, 2008
kewpid commented on the word unsung hero
If you are not around to hear it, is a song not sung?
Let it not be said that Wordies don't deal with the big questions.
December 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word viagra spill
To fit through the Panama Canal, just turn it on its side.
December 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word champaign
A campaign run by the liberal elite.
December 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word argal
Wild ones.
December 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word viagra spill
If only it ran aground off the coast of Miami.
December 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bottomry
Not as dirty as it sounds.
December 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word grandfather clause
As it is a recommendation that we use "gender-neutral language" in academic writing, I suppose this ought to be changed to grandparent clause.
December 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hammered
The most august legal minds of Australia, during argument in Joslyn v Berryman (2003) 214 CLR 552; 2003 HCA 34:
CALLINAN J: Mr Jackson, it seems to me that clearly the people at the party, including Ms Joslyn and Mr Berryman, went out with the intention of getting drunk.
MR D F JACKSON QC: It would be a big night, your Honour, big night.
CALLINAN J: With the intention of getting drunk and they fulfilled that intention.
MR JACKSON: Well, your Honour, young people sometimes——
KIRBY J: I just think “drunk�? is a label and I am a little worried about—it is not necessary to put that label. It is just that they were sufficiently affected by alcohol to affect their capacity to drive.
MR JACKSON: Yes.
KIRBY J: “A drunk�? has all sorts of baggage with it.
HAYNE J: Perhaps “hammered�? is the more modern expression, Mr Jackson, or “well and truly hammered�?.
MR JACKSON: I am indebted to your Honour.
KIRBY J: I do not know any of these expressions.
McHUGH J: No, no. Justice Hayne must live a very different life to the sort of life we lead.
KIRBY J: I have never heard that word “hammered�? before, never. Not before this very minute.
December 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word kooyong
The place where kids are from.
December 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word a real pre-madonna
I am not a pre-Madonna baby.
December 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word ciao
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.
December 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the list legal-cases-i-find-amusing
Real life is strange enough!
December 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word giller v procopets
“The plaintiff alleges that… the defendant videoed their sexual activities at his home. … The plaintiff says she was unaware of the filming until the sixth occasion. The filming took place on the 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 November 1996 and 1 December 1996. The plaintiff admits she became aware of the filming on 25 November, and this is apparent when one views the video.�? (emphasis added)
December 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word fermata
Hold me!
December 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word prorogue
Should this be shortened to prorog in AmE?
December 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word ☣
It looks like it could be a three Islamic crescents superimposed on the Obama logo. Shock horror!
December 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word mavericky
Indeed the occasional facetious comments are part of Nate's charm. If he wrote like a journalist, fivethirtyeight would be kind of boring.
December 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word zy
I like it!
December 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pantocracy
One day we will peel the shirts of our backs, and they will retake society from those evil oppressive pants.
December 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word breadcrumb
but then the first b will look like a d :P
December 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word mortgage
“dead pledge�?.
If the money is not repaid within the allotted time, property is taken from the borrower and is thereafter ‘dead’ to him. If it is repaid, then the debt itself is ‘dead’.
December 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word breadcrumb
The only 10 letter word that begins and ends with the letter ‘b’.
December 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bolshy
bolshie?
December 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the list wtht-vwls
Ah, beat me to it!
December 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the list wtht-vwls
(something) emails.
December 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word apple tax
Apple taxes are the price we pay to live in an innovative metallic society.
December 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pacific peso
The Australian Dollar.
December 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word turnbull seeks end to bishop bashing
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24739735-2702,00.html
December 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word online petition
There are few things less consequential.
November 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 72
The result of dividing 72 by a compound interest rate is the number of years it will take to double your money.
Not very useful in the current environment.
November 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the list expectant-words
doula.
November 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word rachel maddow
She's delightful!
November 26, 2008
kewpid commented on the word the bell tolls
for whom?
November 25, 2008
kewpid commented on the word tick tock
A minute-by-minute breakdown of POTUS's schedule.
November 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word eurasia
We have always been at war with Eurasia.
November 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word economiums
Small condos.
November 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word y2gay
The bureaucratic perspective to gay marriage.
November 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word irony
The use of the word “irony�? has declined 50% in New York daily newspapers since 2000.
November 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word annivorceary
The anniversary of one's divorce.
November 24, 2008
kewpid commented on the word frugalista
I wonder how long op-shop stuff will be fashion.
November 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word and when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
When are we releasing this?
November 21, 2008
kewpid commented on the word trannie
D.C. lingo for “transition team�?.
November 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word boyfriend
Weirdnet's restrictive definition.
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word articulated
How so?
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word art
“… when you do something and other people talk about it�?.
— Liza Ghorbani, ‘Doing Things You’re Not’ New York Times (7 November, 2008)
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word unicorn
The cartoon makes me so sad :(
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word secretary of state
Yes, I'm just being irrational. Although, in the case of Obama, Biden as VP doesn't seem to be his apparent successor, and the electability of any GOP candidate in the near to medium future is looking rocky due to ideological and generational reasons.
Secretary of State would be good for her. It's prestigious and feeds her ego, and the number of truly global problems (climate change, financial crisis, interminable Middle-east crises) means she'll have the opportunity to distinguish herself (again, ego).
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the list name-suggestions-for-ultra-compact-cars
runt, tip.
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word pikelet
To me the differentiator is the overall size/width. Pancakes are dinner-plate sized, whereas pikelets are more saucer-sized.
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word secretary of state
The historical ‘natural stepping-stone to the Presidency’. (*hint hint* Hillary…)
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word five comments rule
Arguments with myself is when I get the best ideas.
November 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the list what-do-these-words-have-in-common
Those criteria make sense. Words can sound quite muffled and unclear when you're talking into your wrist.
I also like how their codenames describe some positive aspect of their character. Except for smurfette. Don't what that's about.
November 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word suntanned
This seems to be for you Pro:
I'M ITALIAN AND PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI IS NOT SPEAKING IN MY NAME
November 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word unicorn
November 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word reaganomics
“the real Reaganomics — keeping the economy overstimulated with huge deficits and irresponsible consumer borrowing — not the fantasy Reaganomics of government run like a family and tax cuts that pay for themselves�?.
— Michael Kinsley, ‘Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee’ New York Times (14 November 2008).
November 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 17
I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
November 14, 2008
kewpid commented on the word look
Maybe it's just a glottal stop?
November 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word callipygean
Yep. You can spell it this way.
November 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word faggotry
This word has to some extent been "reclaimed", and is used in an ironic sense. Still makes me uncomfortable though.
November 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word keynesian
We’re all Keynesians now.
November 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word nostalgia
Mr. Draper may be wrong, but he knows how to pluck at the heartstrings:
Carousel
November 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word effluent
Some people are both.
November 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word armistice
Also called Remembrance Day.
November 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hypermiling
Oxford's 2008 word of the year.
November 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word barack obama
I believe it's even officially sanctioned in an Act of Congress. Who decided it was a good idea to entrench this weirdness?!
November 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word district attorney
“There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and ‘Driving Miss Daisy’�?
— Elise Eliot (Goldie Hawn), First Wives Club
November 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word ocarina
The funnest iPhone app ever!!!
November 10, 2008
kewpid commented on the word proposition 8
Google also publicly opposed proposition 8, donating money for the no campaign. So that is unfortunate on multiple levels.
November 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word blue texel
Texels are heavily muscled and lean, making an efficient meat-producing sheep.
November 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word i cast thee out
*pines for The Simpsons’s glory days*
November 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word quite literally
quite redundant.
November 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word suntanned
Doesn't he own most of the Italian media?
November 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hoi polloi v chardonnay set v proletariat
Surely the chardonnay set think themselves quite apart from hoi polloi?
November 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word hypothec
A preferential right in civil law systems granted to a creditor to have debts repaid out of the charged property. From Roman Law.
November 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lever voting v electronic voting
Pencil and paper really is the only way to vote.
November 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word barack obama
But the 43rd person to occupy that role ;)
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word yes we can!
He can save the über numbers for 2012.
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word yes we can!
Tears in my eyes.
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word punchbowl
Trent makes me sad.
November 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chipping norton
chipping = market, so, “market north town�?.
A wholly inappropriate name for the Sydney suburb, which is entirely residential, and more S than N.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the list suburbs-of-sydney
I chose those I thought had interestingness and good mouthfeel.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the user Prolagus
If you're annoying them, you must be doing something right.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the list the-us-presidential-cabinet
This would be Monocle's dream cabinet (video). Satire? Who knows.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word twinkie
150 calories? It's a good thing there's no such thing as a vicarious heart attack.
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word secretary of defense
This would be the final mirroring of The West Wing would it not?
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word wink
November 4, 2008
kewpid commented on the word dog whistle
see dog-whistle.
November 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word grey vs gray
Grey I say.
November 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word exurb
I had never heard this term used before the current U.S. presidential election cycle.
November 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word peer pressure
I'm now kind of hoping they come back.
November 2, 2008
kewpid commented on the word lgbtq
It's missing an 'i'.
November 1, 2008
kewpid commented on the word peer pressure
So if I've got this straight, "Brennah" is/was the queen bee of the social superstructure of this particular high school. "Bonnie", "Taylor", "Lauren", and her b.f.f. "Kelsey" are getting revenge by venting all over the internets.
What shenanigans will transpire? Will Brennah manage to put a stop to the revolt? Have Bonnie's efforts to replace Brennah's moisturiser with foot cream paid off? Have Taylor's protein bars succeeded in Brennah piling on the pounds (say to goodbye to that modelling career girlfriend!)? Does Brennah know Kelsey has been secretly sleeping with her boyfriend during P.E. every Thursday in the A/V Storeroom behind the auditorium?
This is more than adequate whilst I wait for Gossip Girl to finish downloading.
October 31, 2008
kewpid commented on the word best before
Not the same thing as 'expiry date'!
October 27, 2008
kewpid commented on the word coward's castle
Politicians in Westminster systems are protected by parliamentary privilege from defamation lawsuits. Hence they are often dared to repeat slanderous statements outside of “coward's castle�? — i.e., outside Parliamentary proceedings.
October 23, 2008
kewpid commented on the word slate
An excellent source of news and current affairs.
October 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word olay
It was called Oil of Ulan in Australia. Then it became Olay
October 22, 2008
kewpid commented on the word umbrage
Should we be happy that JKR reinvigorated this word, or be appalled that as a result no-one can spell it?
October 20, 2008
kewpid commented on the word japanese exam
日本語を話�?��?�。
October 18, 2008
kewpid commented on the word cavalier behavior
;)
October 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word golden handcuffs
“… a system of financial incentives designed to keep an employee from leaving the company.�? (esp. lawyers)
It's pejorative. High-flyers get sucked into a lifestyle of excessive earning and consumption, until they are trapped.
October 15, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 2+2=
Whatever it works out to, it'll be guaranteed by the government. Huzzah!
October 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 2+2=
5
October 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 24
24 episodes without a toilet break makes one season.
October 12, 2008
kewpid commented on the word buttfuckery
*snicker*
October 11, 2008
kewpid commented on the word waterfall
did you try splitting it into two?
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word celesbian
“Katy Perry kissed a girl, and I didn't like it. The American singer didn't just kiss a girl, she wrote a song about it, sold millions of records and trivialised a pretty serious issue. And did I mention that she's straight?
Pretending to be a lesbian is suddenly cool. It’s hip not to be square. Celesbianism, as it has been labelled, is on the front pages, at the top of the charts and making money like never before.�?
— Tim Duggan, ‘The dangers of fauxmosexuality’, Sydney Morning Herald (10 October 2008).
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word waterfall
You're so stubborn, wanting to have it your way or nothing at all.
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word maverick
He did not say it at all during the second debate. Thanks in no small part to Tina Fey methinks.
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word churnalism
Where press releases are printed verbatim. Exacerbated by job redundancies and other cutbacks in the newspaper industry. And general crapness.
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 3
≈ π
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 37
The “random�? number people always think of.
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word 69
The greatest number you can factorial-ise on a standard ten-digit scientific calculator.
October 7, 2008
kewpid commented on the word suddenly, i'm not half the man i used to be.
♫ Oh yesterday, came suddenly.
October 5, 2008
kewpid commented on the word one bad apple
As in: “Are we going to let one bad apple ruin the entire orchard?�?
October 5, 2008
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