mon., 30 sept., 2013: xhosa gangsta, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

          

XHOSA:  Tsotsi  ‡‡

          

   ‡ )  Taken from the main character & title of South African movie based on an Athol Fugard novel;  Tsotsi  =  gangsta,  thug,  gang-banger,  criminal;  splendid

   

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sat., 28 sept., 2013, & sun., 29 sept, 2013: a croatian blasphomet for a dark & stormy weekend (w/ power outages): give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                             

CROATIAN:   Jebem ti Isusa...  ‡

  ‡  )   “I fuck yr Jesus...”

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fri., 27 sept., 2013: notes on mexican class signifiers, vi.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                                                               

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chale!  /  Chales!  ‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chale!  /  Chales!  ‡‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chilangolandia!  ‡‡‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Chilango! ‡‡‡‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Fresa!   ‡‡‡‡‡

SPANISH/MEX. DIAL.:   Naco!  (m.)  /  Naca!  (f.)    ‡‡‡‡‡‡

‡ )   “Fuck that [bullshit]!”  /  “No fucking way!” ;  Etym., Span., orig. in Mexico City,  a.k.a.,  Mexico D.F.,  fr. Mexican telenovelas aimed at y.a. & adolescent viewers  [Courtesy M.S.]  ;

      ‡‡ )   “Damn!”  /  “God-damn!”  [Courtesy M.S.] ;

    ‡‡‡ )   “Chilangolandia”  =  Mexico City,  a.k.a.,  Mexico D.F.  [Districto Federal/Fed. District],  Mexico’s Capitol city, & one of the world’s largest urban centers, along with Jakarta, Tokyo, & Cairo  [Courtesy M.S.] ;

   ‡‡‡‡ )   “Chilango”  =  a denizen of “Chilangolandia”  (a.k.a.,  Mexico City, a.k.a.,  Mexico D.F., one of the world’s largest urban centers, along with Jakarta, Tokyo, & Cairo) ;  Chilangos are often seen as arrogant, pretentious,  & snotty wannabe-Eurotrash hipster snobs who look down on any Mexican not from Mexico D.F.  [Courtesy M.S.] ;

  ‡‡‡‡‡ )   “Fresa”  =  Mexican term for Preppy bitches & sons-of-bitches —always upper-middle- or high-class ;  Fresas are so arrogant, affected, & snotty that they even look down on “Chilangos/Chilangas”  [Frescas often speak with a Castilian accent even though the Telemundo Mexico City/ Miami accent’s become the Spanish equiv. of Beeb English]; merely middle class or lower middle class bitches & sons-of-bitches who affect such behavior are seen as “pseudo-Fresa” ; Etym.,  Fresa  =  strawberry  [Courtesy M.S.]  ;

 ‡‡‡‡‡‡ )   “Naco!”  /  “Naca!”   =  nouveaux riché equiv. of white trash, with much more money than taste ; whether justified or not,  they are seen as being selfish & rude rubes,  barely literate,  if even that ; nacos & nacas wear expensive but flashy & trashy clothes & are seen drive expensive & gaudy cars  —  & are just as likely to mount bull horns or a cow skull on their BMW hood as not ;  male Nacos are footy hooligans, & Nacas are hooked on telenovelas  [Courtesy M.S.]  

   

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thurs., 26 sept., 2013, danish advice (or a request), ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                     

DANISH:  Rend mig i røven!   ‡

‡ )  “Well,  fuck my arse!”  /  “Well,  fuck my ass!”  =  i.e., “fuck off...”  or  “piss off...”  or an intensive interjection...  Or, depending on context, a literal invitation or command for service 

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tues., 24 sept., 2013, & wed., 25 sept., 2013: romanian advice, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                       

ROMANIAN:   Futu-i!  ‡

ROMANIAN:    Să te fut!  ‡‡

ROMANIAN:   Futu-ți mă-tii!  ‡‡‡

ROMANIAN:   Futu-ți pizda mă-tii!  ‡‡‡‡

   ‡ )   “Fuck it!”  ;

    ‡‡ )   “Fuck you!”  /  “(Go) Fuck yourself!”  ;

  ‡‡‡ )   “Fuck yr mother!”  /  “(Go) Fuck yr mother!”  ;

‡‡‡‡ )   “Fuck yr mother’s pussy!”  /  “(Go) Fuck yr mother’s cunt!”  

       

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mon., 23 sept., 2013: romanian sisters of the road, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                 

ROMANIAN:   Curvă!  ‡

  ‡ )   Lit., “Whore!”  =  i.e.,   “slut” / “bitch”  =  a standard guy projection & insult for a presumably loose & promiscuous woman who still refuses to go anywhere near the guy issuing said insult

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& sun 22 sept., 2013: a spanish blasphomet, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                            

SPANISH:   Ni el Hüevon Dios te quiere...  /  Ni nuestro  Hüevon Dios te quiere...  §

  

§ ) “Not even the lazy-arse balls-for-brains God wants you...”  /  “Not even Our Lazy-arse Balls-for-brains God wants you...”

      

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sat., 21 sept., 2013: a spanish blasphomet: give us This Day our Daily Curse

         

SPANISH:  Ni el Hüevon Dios te quiere...    §

   § )  “Not even our lazy-arse balls-for-brains God wants you...”

    

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fri., 20 sept., 2013: polish salutations & honorifics, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                      

POLISH:  Kurwa mac!   ‡

‡ )  “For fuck’s sake!”

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thurs., 19 sept., 2013: japanese recreation, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                                                           

JAPANESE: きーぷぼとる / キープボトル   =   kīpu botoru   §

§ )  Japanese bar tradition of having a reserved & pre-paid bottle of scotch, whiskey, or bourbon (w/ the customer’s name on it) & storing said bottle on a designated shelf so that the customer can imbibe from their bottle at leisure whenever they should happen to be in the vicinity

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wed., 18 sept., 2013: romanian advice, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

           

ROMANIAN:   Futu-i!  ‡

ROMANIAN:    Să te fut!  ‡‡

ROMANIAN:   Futu-ți mă-tii!  ‡‡‡

 ‡ )   “Fuck it!”  ;

  ‡‡ )   “Fuck you!”  /  “[Go] Fuck yourself!”  ;

‡‡‡ )   “Fuck yr mother!”  /  “[Go] Fuck yr mother!”

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tues., 17 sept., 2013: a french mother courage, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                      

FRENCH: Ta mere suce des chiend dans la cour de récréation... ‡

  ‡ )   “Yr mother sucks dogs on the [school] playground...”

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mon., 16 sept., 2013: & it’s almost mexican independence day, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                                    

SPANISH:  “¡Pobre Mexico!  ¡Tan lejos de Dios y tan cerca de los Estados Unidos!”   ‡

SPANISH:  “Pax Porfiana” ‡‡

SPANISH:  “Pan o palo” ‡‡‡

SPANISH:  Remoja la bandera con heroina y yo lo chupo. ‡‡‡‡

       ‡ ) “Poor Mexico! So far from God and so close to the United States!” —  attrib. to Porfirio Diaz, who had participated in the routing of the French at Veracruz, & who served as “President” of Mexico from 1876 to 1911  (with a brief periods, 1876, & again 1880 — 1884, when fuck-puppets Juan Méndez & Manuel González respectively served as interim presidents) ;  Diaz’s presidency was marked by a surface stability (modernization & economic growth) made possible by political repression, graft & corruption, & by selling off everything to foreign corporations, esp. mining & agri-business concerns. In 1911 Diaz was kicked out on his arse during the Mexican Revolution;  he slithered off to expile in Spain.  After the Mexican revolution many industries were nationalized ; 

      ‡‡ )  “Porfiana Peace” — a period in Mexican history (1876—1911) marked by Porfirio Diaz’ rule, where a surface stability, modernization & economic growth was made possible by political repression & by selling off everything to foreign corporations, esp. mining & agri-business concerns. In 1911 the shit hit the fan with the Mexican Revolution & Diaz slithered off to expile in Spain  ;

    ‡‡‡ )  “Bread or the stick”  —  Porfirio Diaz’ strategy of offering problematic politicians or generals two options:  cushy & obscenely-salaried sinecures,  or a blindfold & a last cigarette & a firing squad.  (Diaz is said to have commented that a dog with a bone would neither bite or bark.) ;

   ‡‡‡‡ )  “Immerse the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it.”   /   “Soak the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it.”  —  attrib. to a famous former Commisssioner of Sewers 

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& sun., 15 sept., 2013: & it’s almost mexican independence day, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

           

SPANISH:  “¡Pobre Mexico!  ¡Tan lejos de Dios y tan cerca de los Estados Unidos!”   ‡

SPANISH:  “Pax Porfiana” ‡‡

        

     ‡ ) “Poor Mexico!  So far from God and so close to the United States!”  —  attrib. to Porfirio Diaz, who had participated in the routing of the French at Veracruz, & who served as “President” of Mexico from 1876 to 1911  (with a brief periods, 1876, & again 1880  —  1884, when fuck-puppets Juan Méndez & Manuel González respectively served as interim presidents) ;  Diaz’s presidency was marked by a surface stability (modernization & economic growth) made possible by political repression, graft & corruption, & by selling off everything to foreign corporations, esp. mining & agri-business concerns.  In 1911 Diaz was kicked out on his arse during the Mexican Revolution;  he slithered off to expile in Spain.  After the Mexican revolution many industries were nationalized ; 

  ‡‡ )  “Porfiana Peace”  —  a period in Mexican history  (1876—1911)  marked by Porfirio Diaz’ rule,  where a surface stability,  modernization & economic growth was made possible by political repression & by selling off everything to foreign corporations,  esp.  mining & agri-business concerns.  In 1911 the shit hit the fan with the Mexican Revolution & Diaz slithered off to expile in Spain  

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sat., 14 sept., 2013: & it’s almost mexican independence day, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

     

SPANISH:  “¡Pobre Mexico!  ¡Tan lejos de Dios y tan cerca de los Estados Unidos!”   ‡

  

     ‡ ) “Poor Mexico! So far from God and so close to the United States!” —  attrib. to Porfirio Diaz, who had participated in the routing of the French at Veracruz, & who served as “President” of Mexico from 1876 to 1911  (with a brief periods, 1876, & again 1880 — 1884, when fuck-puppets Juan Méndez & Manuel González respectively served as interim presidents) ;  Diaz’s presidency was marked by a surface stability (modernization & economic growth) made possible by political repression, graft & corruption, & by selling off everything to foreign corporations, esp. mining & agri-business concerns. In 1911 Diaz was kicked out on his arse during the Mexican Revolution;  he slithered off to expile in Spain.  After the Mexican revolution many industries were nationalized

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fri., 13 sept., 2013: hungarian salutations & honorifics, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                  

HUNGARIAN:  Seggfej...  ‡

‡ )  Arse-hat... / Ass-hat... ;  Arse-head... / Ass-head... ;  Arsehole... / Asshole...

    

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thurs., 12 sept., 2013: ghanian salutations & honorifics, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                                                                  

GHANA TWI:  Alele...    ‡

 ‡ )  “Whore...”   /  “Hooker...”   [fr.  “What Yo’ Mamma Never Told You About Ghana”]  

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wed., 11 sept., 2013: a german critique of a certain performative piece: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                   

GERMAN:  ,,Daß also Geister in einem Akt etwas vollbringen,  was wir in der Musik nie träumen könnten,  daß Leute zehn Jahre üben wie verrückt,  total fanatisch,  für ein Konzert.  Und dann sterben.  [Zögert.]  Und das ist das größte Kunstwerk,  das es überhaupt gibt für den ganzen Kosmos.  Stellen Sie sich das doch vor,  was da passiert ist.  Das sind also Leute, die sind so konzentriert auf dieses eine, auf die eine Aufführung, und dann werden fünftausend Leute in die Auferstehung gejagt.  In einem Moment.  Das könnte ich nicht. Dagegen sind wir gar nichts,  also als Komponisten.  … Ein Verbrechen ist es deshalb,  weil die Menschen nicht einverstanden waren.  Die sind nicht in das Konzert gekommen.  Das ist klar.  Und es hat ihnen niemand angekündigt,  ihr könntet dabei draufgehen.“  —  Karlheinz Stockhausen,  Zu den Terroranschlägen vom 11. Sept.  2001     ‡

‡ ) “Well,  what happened there is, of course — now all of you must adjust your brains — the biggest work of art there has ever been.  The fact that spirits achieve with one act something which we in music could never dream of,  that people practise ten years madly,  fanatically for a concert.  And then die.  [Hesitantly.]  And that is the greatest work of art that exists for the whole Cosmos.  Just imagine what happened there.  There are people who are so concentrated on this single performance,  & then five thousand people are driven to Resurrection.  In one moment.  I couldn’t do that.  Compared to that, we are nothing, as composers.  [...]  It is a crime,  you know of course,  because the people did not agree to it.  They did not come to the “concert”.  That is obvious.  And nobody had told them:  ‘You could be killed in the process’...”

 — Karlheinz Stockhausen,  during a 16 Sept. 2001 press conference, commenting on the events of 11 Sept., 2001

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tues., 10 sept., 2013: romanian advice, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                              

ROMANIAN:   Futu-i!  ‡

ROMANIAN:    Să te fut!  ‡‡

 ‡ )   “Fuck it!” ;

  ‡‡ )   “Fuck you!”  /  “(Go) Fuck yourself!” 

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mon., 9 sept., 2013: japanese recreation, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                                                                                  

JAPANESE:  ゆき / ゆき    —  yuki    §

  §  )   Lit.,  “snow”  =  i.e.,  cocaine;  Big C;  Blow;  Bolivian Marching Powder;  Coca,  Coke;  Colombian Marching Powder;  Devil’s Dandruff;  Koka Kola;  Peruvian Marching Powder;  Nose Candy;  Peruvian Flake;  White Mosquito

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a day of mourning for a croatian hero (& a very big go fuck yourselves to several administrations of the u.s. federal govt.)

when auden spoke of a mean & low decade, he had no idea of the resonance of those words...

our hearts & minds go out to gobshite quarterly contributor julie bušić ‡, whose husband zvonko bušić passed away at the beginning of this month. 

he was given a state funeral, as indeed he was a fierce advocate for croatian independence.

labeled a terrorist in this country, & sentenced to 30 yrs, often in solitary confinement, in this country.

zvonko bušić was sentenced in 1976, & tho eligible for parole in 1979, served significantly more than his sentence, thanks to the vindictiveness of the reagan administration, the indifference of clinton's administration, & the vindictiveness of shrubya 1's & shrubya 2's cabals—this despite petitions & protestations from the croatian ambassador to the united states, prison staff retirees, & prison chaplain.
‡) her memoir of her experiences, lovers & madmen, was also made into a documentary film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp6pqS1-VMU

for more info on zvonko bušić, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvonko_Bušić
 

& go to: http://dalje.com/en-croatia/the-new-york-times-runs-article-about-zvonko-busic/482142

sat., 7 sept., 2013: a mexican blasphomet, give us This Day our Daily Curse

          

SPANISH:   ¡Me cago en Dios y los tres cientos-sesenta-cinco santos del año!   §

§  )    “I shit on God & the calendar year’s 365 saints!”

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fri., 6 sept., 2013: brazilian hypocratic oaths, xii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                       

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE:  Estropíco  ‡

   ‡ )  Lit.,  “jeopardy”  or grievous bodily harm  =  poor &/or indigent obstetric patient who’s a sick & unkempt mess

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thurs., 5 sept., 2013: romanian advice, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

             

ROMANIAN:   Futu-i!  ‡

  ‡ )   “Fuck it!” 

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wed., 4 sept., 2013: funny frisian cigarettes, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                     

FRISIAN:   Jonko   ‡

FRISIAN:   Tiid foar in baab   ‡‡

  ‡ )   Joint  ;

‡‡ )   “Time to smoke  [a joint]...”   /  “Time for a joint...”

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