tues., 31 may, 2011: a rough day's trade: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH, VERLAN:  “Ce mec est chelou!”  ‡

      ‡ )  “That dude is rough trade!”
              [  Verlan is a French urban & suburban street argot, combining & jumbling 
                  French, Arabic, pig-Latin, palindromes, & whatever else the constabulary 
                  might have trouble sussing or parsing...  ]

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mon., 30 may, 2011: held over by protests & complaints, it's yr memorial day blasphomet: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:  “промочи флаг героином и я поссосу!” — “Promoči flag geroinom i ya 
                         possosu!”  ‡

      ‡ )  “Soak the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it!” 
             — attrib. to a famous former Commisssioner of Sewers 
              [ thanks to A.C. for the Russian ]

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sat., 28 may, & sun., 29 may, 2011: memorial day blasphomet: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:  “промочи флаг героином и я поссосу!” — “Promoči flag geroinom i ya 
                         possosu!”  ‡

      ‡ )  “Soak the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it!” 
             — attrib. to a famous former Commisssioner of Sewers 
              [ thanks to A.C. for the Russian ]

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fri., 27 may, 2011: a spanish thieves' prayer: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:  Ladrón que roba a ladrón tiene cien años de perdón.   + 

      + )   “A thief who robs another thief gets a century free of grief.” — Spanish. proverb, 
                & thieves' prayer. 

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thurs., 26 may, 2011: italian field guide to idiots, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  coglione    + 

         + )    bollock-stupid  /  balls-stupid — slobbering & drooling cousin to “stronzo” 

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wed., 25 may, 2011: a serb musical request: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SERB: Дао Бог да ти панкери на спроводу!  —  Dao Bog da ti pankeri svirali na sprovodu!   + 

   +  ) “May God grant that punk rockers play at yr funeral!”

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tues., 24 may, 2011: yr catalan mama dresses you funny: give us This Day our Daily Curse

CATALAN:  coco     + 

         + )    geeky nerd / nurd ;  nerdy / nurdy geek .

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mon., 23 may, 2011: french reprobate salutations: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:    Les flics ne t'a pas encoure trouvé?!?!    ‡    

FRENCH  (VERLAN):    Les flics ne t'a pas encoure trouvé?!?!    ‡    

   ‡ )    “Haven't the cops busted you yet!?!?”   

            [Note: Verlan is a street argot mixing French, Arabic & pig-Latin]

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sat., 21 may, & sun., 22 may, 2011: a latin blasphomet for "le rapture": give us This Day our Daily Curse

LATIN:    Deus mortus est.   ‡    

   ‡ )    “God is dead.”  —  a concept perhaps alien to the ancient Romans, who might 
              have replied that another & perhaps better god or goddess might come along 
              any time to replace them.  

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fri., 20 may, 2011: puff the magic dragon: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:    courir le dragon...   /  chasser le dragon...   ‡   

   ‡ )   lit.,  “chasing the dragon ...”  —  i.e., opiate high; description of a junkie &  
                   their daily rounds;  idiom,  Quebecois dial.  

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thurs., 19 may, 2011: fly the friendly guys of s. afrika: give us This Day our Daily Curse

AFRIKAANS:    lugmatrass..   ‡‡ 

        ‡‡ )   lit., “air mattress...” — i.e., a slutty & willing & able gay S. African  

                     flight steward       
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wed., 18 may, 2011: don't order the lemonade: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:    pisse-froid...   ‡‡  

          ‡‡ )   lit., “Cold piss...” — i.e., a snotty pers., a “cold fish”      
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tues., 17 may, 2011: the lost booker-t b-side: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DANISH:   Sut mine behårede løg...   ‡‡  

          ‡‡ )   “Suck my hairy onions...”      
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mon., 16 may, 2011: supporting a habit: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ALBANIAN:   kokaín kurve   ‡

DANISH:   narkoludder    ‡‡  

ICELANDIC:   krakkmella  (m.)  /  krakkhóra  (f.)  ‡‡‡

            ‡ )    “cocaine whore”  ; 

          ‡‡ )   “heroin whore”  ;  

        ‡‡‡ )   “crack whore”  /   “cocaine whore”     
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sat., 14 may, & sun., 15 may, 2011: a spanish-language field guide to burglars (blasphomet edition), vii. & viii.

SPANISH:   caga-iglesia   ‡
SPANISH:   caga-catedral   ‡‡
  

            ‡ )  (lit.)  “church-shitter” / “wardrobe-shitter”— i.e., burglar who ritually shits                      in yr parish church  ; 

           ‡‡ )  (lit.)  “cathedral-shitter” — i.e., burglar who ritually shits on yr cathedral 

                    [Note: if in either case the person ritually shitting is wearing a large pokey

                      hat & a posh robe, do not bother calling the police. ] 
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thurs., 12 may, & fri., 13 may, 2011: a spanish-language field guide to burglars, v. & vi.

SPANISH:   caga-armario   /   caga-ropero   ‡‡ 
SPANISH:   caga-cubiertos   ‡‡‡

  

           ‡‡ )  (lit.)  “closet-shitter” / “wardrobe-shitter”— i.e., burglar who ritually shits 
                    in yr closet or wardrobe  ; 
          ‡‡‡ )  (lit.)  “cutlery-shitter” — i.e., burglar who ritually shits on yr cutlery . 
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wed., 11 may, 2011: a spanish-language field guide to burglars, iv.

SPANISH:   caga-balcon   ‡

           ‡ )  (lit.)  “balcony-shitter” — i.e., burglar who ritually shits on yr balcony. 
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tues., 10 may, 2011: a spanish-language field guide to burglars, iii.

SPANISH:   caga-bañera   ‡

           ‡ )  (lit.)  “bathtub-shitter” — i.e., burglar who ritually shits in yr bathtub. 
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mon., 9 may, 2011: a spanish-language field guide to burglars, ii.

SPANISH:   caga-cosina   ‡

           ‡ )  (lit.)  “kitchen-shitter” — i.e., burglar who ritually shits in yr kitchen. 
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sat., 7 may, & sun., 8 may, 2011: a mother's day blasphomet

ICELANDIC:  þú fokkar ekki með hina óspjölluðu Maríu.   §

    §  )    “You don’t fuck with the Virgin Mary.”

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fri., 6 may, 2011: tit-for-twat

AFRIKAANS:   Boude swaii en tiete skud!   ‡ 
SPANISH:   Haceme una cubanita!   ‡‡  

           ‡ )   “Swing yr arse & shake yr tits!” / “Swing yr ass & shake yr tits!”  ;

         ‡‡ )   “Titty-fuck me!”
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thurs., 5 may, 2011: a spanish-language field guide to burglars, i.

SPANISH:   caga-sala   ‡

           ‡ )  (lit.)  “living-room-shitter” — i.e., burglar who ritually shits in yr living rm. 
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wed., 4 may, 2011: hey mr., is that a hungarian hat on yr lap or are you glad to see me?

HUNGARIAN:   fazkalap   ‡

           ‡ )  (lit.) dick-hat / prick-hat — i.e., dick-head; dick-face.
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tues., 3 may, 2011: albanian politique

ALBANIAN:   Fashísti janë vegla të kapitalistëve!  ‡

           ‡ )  “Fascists are just Capitalists tools!”
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mon., 2 may, 2011, what's welsh for nebbish?

 WELSH:   Uffar gwirion. ‡

   ‡ ) “Silly bastard.”
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