Word of the week – 29/11/10 November 29, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: abligurition, food, luxury, prodigal expense, spend on food, Word of the week
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Abligurition
noun
To spend on food in luxurious indulgence; prodigal expense for food.
Schindler’s lift November 26, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Photography, Thoughts.Tags: elevator, Jews, lift, oskar schindler, schindler's list, sheltering Jews, Spielberg, World War 2, WW2
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Going up or GOING DOWN WAAA HAAAA HAAA
In post-WW2 Europe, Oskar Schindler’s descendents wisely decided elevator manufacture was more relevant and profitable than enamelware, ammunition and sheltering Jews. Such office-wall wordplay was appropriately adjacent to a sign warning of fire in a contained space. I think I just heard Spielberg’s legal team scrambling….
Word of the week – 22/11/10 November 22, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: affiliation, nearness, propinquity, proximity, similarity, Word of the week
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Propinquity
noun
Nearness or proximity; affiliation or similarity
Dancing Skellington… 2010′s Internet sensation? November 19, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Friends, Web.Tags: Charleston, dance, dancing, funny, Halloween, Jack Skellington, Monster Mash, Nutbush City Limits, Skellington
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Disney's moves pale in comparison...
When not sabotaging over-commercialised holidays, Jack Skellington loves to dance. Not popular modern fads like the Charleston or Nutbush City Limits – we’re talking white-guy shape-making. Check out the Halloween party clip on YouTube, forward to your friends and let’s take Jack (aka Stu) viral.
On a related note, check out the photos from Texan Sean’s Monster Mash on Flickr.
Word of the week – 15/11/10 November 15, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: kneel, kowtow, respect, servile deference, submission, Word of the week, worship
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Kowtow
verb
- To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China.
- To show servile deference.
Monogamous, inter-species, gay relationship November 11, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Thoughts, TV.Tags: animal madhouse, cat, channel 4, dog, gay, interspecies, monogamous, relationship, TV
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What do you get if you cross Embarrassing Bodies with Vets In Practice? Channel 4′s new mashup Animal Madhouse. Grotesque and humiliating animal afflictions cured by TV-friendly veterinarians. The majority of the first episode was too graphic for my constitution but a touching (more humping really) case involving star-crossed lovers seemed worthy of sharing.
An owner of 9 dogs and 3 cats appeared on the show concerned at the affection one of her dogs expressed toward one of her cats. Basically Pooh regularly mounted Dennis. Perhaps stranger than naming a cat Dennis, both animals are male, neutered and consenting. In fact Dennis positively flirts with Pooh and purrs during the dirty deed. Enter the pet behavioural therapist to assess the psychological angle. The professional diagnosis: the relationship isn’t harming either pet and is pretty amusing, so why rock the boat? Click here to watch a clip.
Word of the week – 8/11/10 November 8, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: chutzpah, impudence, shameless audacity, Word of the week, Yiddish
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Chutzpah
shameless audacity; impudence
Fawkes pas November 4, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Web.Tags: Bonfire Night, double entendre, faux pas, Guy Fawkes, the List
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Classic Bonfire Night double entendre from the List – see screendump below.
I'm totally there
Word of the week – 1/11/10 November 1, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Word of the week.Tags: a trifle, bagatelle, insignificant, unimportant, verse, Word of the week
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Bagatelle
noun
- An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle.
- A short, light piece of verse or music.
