Tournedos is said to have originated when the composer Rossini ordered it in a Parisienne restaurant. The waiter was so reluctant to serve such an exquisite cut of meat in this way that he told Rossini that he couldn't bear to see meat served in that fashion, to which Rossini is reputed to have replied, "if you don't wish to see it served that way then 'tourner' (to turn) 'dos' (the back)"
"David Crystal notes that use of LOL is not necessarily genuine, just as the use of smiley faces or grins is not necessarily genuine, posing the rhetorical question "How many people are actually 'laughing out loud' when they send LOL?". Franzini concurs, stating that there is as yet no research that has determined the percentage of people who are actually laughing out loud when they write 'LOL'."
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vsrixyz commented on the word canadew
Not unlike the Canadarm.
August 15, 2022
vsrixyz commented on the word mind the gap
Very common in the UK. You can also buy T-shirts that say "fuck the gap." A bit harsh if you ask me.
September 13, 2011
vsrixyz commented on the word reformat
I'm dubious that this is a real word. Seems like "irregardless" to me.
January 14, 2010
vsrixyz commented on the word scintilla
Sounds like a fragment of a fascinating conversation.
August 26, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word islamunism
Think army green turtlenecks, turbans and of course, beards.
April 29, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word tournedos
Tournedos is said to have originated when the composer Rossini ordered it in a Parisienne restaurant. The waiter was so reluctant to serve such an exquisite cut of meat in this way that he told Rossini that he couldn't bear to see meat served in that fashion, to which Rossini is reputed to have replied, "if you don't wish to see it served that way then 'tourner' (to turn) 'dos' (the back)"
April 16, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word sleeps
When used as "five more sleeps until I get to see my pookie!" this term is abominable.
April 9, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word pangram
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs!
March 30, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word keister
"Move that keister, meester!" Marge Simpson
February 2, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word ridonkulous
Research suggests that this word first appeared in 1998, on Usenet, in a Backstreet Boys fan group.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.backstreet.boys/msg/fc5f460f8237c28c
Author happens not to be my uncle.
January 7, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word lol
From Wikipedia:
"David Crystal notes that use of LOL is not necessarily genuine, just as the use of smiley faces or grins is not necessarily genuine, posing the rhetorical question "How many people are actually 'laughing out loud' when they send LOL?". Franzini concurs, stating that there is as yet no research that has determined the percentage of people who are actually laughing out loud when they write 'LOL'."
January 6, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word cu l8r
Let's face it, I still don't use this.
January 6, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word ridonkulous
Everyone and his uncle claims to have invented this word. You didn't.
January 6, 2009
vsrixyz commented on the word bathos
Bay-thoss
December 31, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the list portmanteaus
Wait a minute: lox?
December 30, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the list hackneyed-expressions-in-three-words
There's too many to be exhaustive, but I'll give it a fair shake.
December 30, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the word jeebus
References to post-1999 Simpsons episodes should be punishable by caning.
December 20, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the word prorogue
C'est la mot du jour n'est-ce pas?
December 6, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the word chickenmonkey
By Zeus, what a stupid compound.
November 11, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the word momentarily
Constantly misused.
November 11, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the word brobot
A fraternal robot.
November 2, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the word tumbler
I like the word "Tumblr" less.
October 30, 2008
vsrixyz commented on the word slitch
A combination slut and bitch.
October 24, 2008