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on kafka feliz , sionnach said:
“ Kafka laughing his ass off ” more...
on espaguetti to the bolognian! , sionnach said:
“And codfish to the La Riojan!” more...
on cadiz , sionnach said:
“Whew, for a moment there, I thought jorge999 was calling me a bibulous paddy!” more...
on hecho polvo , sionnach said:
“For usage example, see, e.g. hecho polvo ” more...
on chained_bear's profile, sionnach said:
“Felicitaciones, c_b! Thanks for informing us about the wonders of Proctofoam. As always, you continue to enrich our world.” more...
on books that you can buy for t... , sionnach said:
“How about a basic spelling book?” more...
on the baked and the dead , sionnach said:
“Jerry Garcia's tell-all memoir” more...
on cowl , sionnach said:
“Ginsberg's account of the love that dared not speak its name - that between Batman and Robin” more...
on the curious incident of the ... , sionnach said:
“Doctor makes housecall? WTF?

(I cannot take credit for this, alas)” more...
on the mound of the baskervilles , sionnach said:
“cf. "The curious incident of the doo in the nighttime” more...
on avila , sionnach said:
“Extra virgin olive oil. (or possibly Olive Oyl, you'd have to check with Popeye)” more...
on holzbibliothek , sionnach said:
“See also Reina Sofia Libros IV

Did I mention...” more...
on benidorm , sionnach said:
“On the beaches down in Benidorm
Going topless these days is the norm
The results can be
Pretty scary to see
Only works if you've got the right...” more...
on pamplona , sionnach said:
“A puta by name of Ramona
Works the streets every night in Pamplona
During the lulls
Between running the bulls
Mona gives all the boys a big...” more...
on santander , sionnach said:
“Then there's my friend Alexander
Who likes to hang out in Santander
He likes to play ninja
With some butter and ginger
A donut, a mule, and a...” more...
on galicia , sionnach said:
“My good friend, Jorge, a Galician
Earns a good living by fishin'
But in his time off
He drinks like a trough
His behavior is frankly Dionysian” more...
on país vasco , sionnach said:
“To construct a limerick in Basque
Would be a formidable task.
¿What's Euskera for "boner"?
¿"Cojones" or "coño"?*
¡Ninguna idea - don't...” more...
on aranjuez , sionnach said:
“In the gay bar in old Aranjuez
Every morning the floors are a mess
What happens at night
When they turn down the light
I just cannot hazard a...” more...
on avila , sionnach said:
“A busy court judge down in Avila
Any tough legal knot could unravel - ah!*
In chambers at leisure
She'd find new roads to pleasure
With just EVOO...” more...
on valencia , sionnach said:
“A prostitute down in Valencia
Was an extremely popular wench-ia*
She'd a coño so tight
That to get it in right
Took a half-quart of oil and a...” more...
on gibraltar , sionnach said:
“In my nightmares, at times, there's Anne Coulter
Wearing latex, a strap-on, a halter
In this curious dress
In frenzied congress
With the monkeys...” more...
on barcelona , sionnach said:
“Young Nadia from Barcelona
Her family said they'd disown her
Cause her boyfriend Jordi
During sex was quite wordy
And Nadia herself was a...” more...
on granada , sionnach said:
“A scholarly lad from Granada
Was celibate, which made him sad. A
classmate said, "chic
-o, the fact you're a geek
is the reason que no pasa...” more...
on cadiz , sionnach said:
“In the picaresque city of Cadiz
I'll tell you what the latest fad is
The sailors at leisure
Line up for their pleasure
With the amiable serving...” more...
on salamanca , sionnach said:
“A waitress in old Salamanca
Was being wooed by an investment banker
He said ¡Hey guapa!
She said ¡Hey stop-a!
I think you're a disgusting...” more...
on segovia , sionnach said:
“Not like the boys in Segovia
Who - so I'm told - are much suavier
Well yes - that may be
But once it's after three
Their clammy wet paws´ll be...” more...
on madrid , sionnach said:
“These machisto boys in Madrid
Are totally ruled by their id
It's all ¡hola, mona!
¿Vamos joder, you wanna?
¿But who will take care of the...” more...
on cheesybite , sionnach said:
“More evocative than iSnack2.0, evidentemente.” more...
on zwartbles , sionnach said:
“I have to question whether the hapless burnt offering was in fact dressed as a Zwartbles. It seems kind of ... unlikely.” more...
on nutriculae infernales in dom... , sionnach said:
“when I re-read this just now, I thought it had something to do with leaving zucchini on your neighbor's porch day.

How quickly senility enfolds us...” more...
on estar hasta los topes , sionnach said:
“estar lleno (ref a un lugar)” more...
on estar de bote en bote , sionnach said:
“estar lleno (referiendo a un sitio u a un lugar)” more...
on estar en el aire , sionnach said:
“to be undecided (up in the air)” more...
on pagar un ojo de la cara , sionnach said:
“to pay an arm and a leg (literally an eye of the face)” more...
on patas arriba , sionnach said:
“disorganized, turned upside down:

e.g. "Tienes la casa patas arriba, se ve que vives solo” more...
on del plato a la boca se pierd... , sionnach said:
“There's many a slip betwixt cup and lip.” more...
on en tierra de ciegos el tuert... , sionnach said:
“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” more...
on perro zorrero , sionnach said:
“foxhound” more...
on meter los perros en danza , sionnach said:
“to put the cat among the pigeons” more...
on echarle los perros a alguien , sionnach said:
“to come down on someone like a ton of bricks” more...
on perro de aguas , sionnach said:
“spaniel” more...
on perro de agua , sionnach said:
“coypu” more...
on perro cobrador , sionnach said:
“retriever” more...
on perro callejero , sionnach said:
“stray dog” more...
on perro buscadrogas , sionnach said:
“sniffer dog” more...
on pisco sour , sionnach said:
“One of the few things that made Santiago bearable.

*Is pleased to be in Madrid, which - it is rumored - is home to a very fine art gallery*” more...
on eben byers , sionnach said:
“Sometimes it really is preferable to be randomized to the control group.” more...
on madrid , sionnach said:
“Not free from insanity. Because it is, once again, subject to a zorrito infestation.

Whee!” more...
on wizjug , sionnach said:
“Under no circumstances add Mentos to your wizjug!” more...
on silver mining , sionnach said:
“Also called Slot Walking. The practice of looking for coins left in unattended slot machines.” more...
on stendhal's syndrome , sionnach said:
“Dizziness, panic, paranoia, or madness caused by viewing certain artistic or historical artifacts or by trying to see too many such artifacts in too...” more...
on thirty-twelve , sionnach said:
“I think that more Wordies might warm to this phrase if they realized it's just shorthand for "OK, OK, OK" (three times "ten-four")” more...
on runagate , sionnach said:
“Romeo flees after killing Tybalt. Lady Capulet plots her revenge.

Then weep no more. I'll send to one in Mantua,
Where that same banish'd runagate...” more...
on metrosexual bogmen , sionnach said:
“ metrosexual bogmen ” more...
on acluistic , sionnach said:
“the state of being without a clue” more...
on scunthorpe effect , sionnach said:
“Definition over on language log ” more...
on crash blossom , sionnach said:
as seen here

“McDonald’s fries the holy grail for potato farmers” more...
on amdahl's law , sionnach said:
“Performance is dominated by the slowest component.” more...
on miksch's law , sionnach said:
“If a string has one end, it has another end.” more...
on etorre's observation , sionnach said:
“The other queue moves faster.” more...
on mathis' rule , sionnach said:
“It is bad luck to be superstitious.” more...
on lackland's laws , sionnach said:
“1. Never be first.
2. Never be last.
3. Never volunteer for anything.” more...
on ginsberg's theorem , sionnach said:
“1. You can't win.
2. You can't break even.
3. You can't even quit the game.” more...
on glyme's formula for success , sionnach said:
“The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.” more...
on parker's law , sionnach said:
“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.” more...
on algren's precepts , sionnach said:
“Never eat at a place called Mom's.
Never play cards with a man named Doc.” more...
on morton's law , sionnach said:
“If rats are experimented upon, they will develop cancer.” more...
on bombeck's rule of medicine , sionnach said:
“never go to a doctor whose office plants have died” more...
on skunk , sionnach said:
“ break-dancing spotted skunk ” more...
on greve de bigode , sionnach said:
“A Portuguese term meaning “mustache strike.”

The Guardian’s Tom Phillips recently reported:

Once they were symbols of power and...” more...
on going to argentina , sionnach said:
“cheating on one's wife” more...
on dilscoop , sionnach said:
“One of the names given to a novel batting stroke favored by the Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan.

...” more...
on interview without coffee , sionnach said:
“British Army euphemism for a dressing down by a senior officer.” more...
on koogle , sionnach said:
“A kosher search engine designed for Orthodox Jews.” more...
on lambertini criteria , sionnach said:
“Catholic Church rules devised in the 1730s to determine whether an unexplained cure was miraculous. The criteria are:

[1) The disease must be...” more...
on google hazretleri , sionnach said:
“Turkish term for “Holy Master Google” – suggesting the search engine’s omniscience.

On Google’s 10th birthday, Kerim Balci noted in...” more...
on feline obstinacy syndrome , sionnach said:
“Boris is just as obstinate as Natasha.” more...
on baise-moué l’ail! , sionnach said:
“Kiss my ass! (literally, "kiss my garlic")” more...
on grosse corvette, p’tite qu... , sionnach said:
“Quebec phrase meaning "big car, little dick".” more...
on va pèter dans le trèfle , sionnach said:
“Piss off (literally: "go fart in the clover")” more...
on faire des pâques de renard , sionnach said:
“literally ‘to receive a foxy Easter communion’

The implied meaning is: to be negligent, to act too late, to be foxy and wait until it is...” more...
on yukon coat of arms , sionnach said:
“” more...
on gougou , sionnach said:
“ gougou ” more...
on oolichan , sionnach said:
“See also eulachon.” more...
on rink slut , sionnach said:
“See puck bunny.” more...
on puck bunny , sionnach said:
“Also known as hockey ho, rink slut, net grinder.” more...
on veil rash , sionnach said:
“Sample usage: "She's been married so many times she's got veil rash".” more...
on gorgia toscana , sionnach said:
“The Tuscan gorgia (Italian Gorgia toscana, "Tuscan throat") is a phonetic phenomenon which characterizes the Tuscan dialects, in Tuscany, Italy, most...” more...
on elephant flyover , sionnach said:
“Elevated crossings designed to protect Indian elephants from road and rail accidents.

(Schott's Vocab, Feb 25th 2009)” more...
on noodling , sionnach said:
“ hillbilly catfishing ” more...
on splayd , sionnach said:
“as seen here ” more...
on higgs boson , sionnach said:
“ Steps to take...” more...
on hogan's goat , sionnach said:
“ Word origins ” more...
on shell station , sionnach said:
“ shell station ” more...
on lighthouse filling station , sionnach said:
“ lighthouse ” more...
on verner's law , sionnach said:
“Watch the movie ” more...
on wienermobile , sionnach said:
“ wienermobile design sketch ” more...
on pig-shaped barbecue stand , sionnach said:
“ porky ” more...
on moulin initiation device , sionnach said:
“ This actually leaves me speechless.” more...
on airplane gas station , sionnach said:
“as seen here ” more...
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