Monday, March 31, 2014

mon., 31 mar., 2014: just call her a japanese angel in the morning, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE:     合いなめ/ [あいなめ —  ainame §

  §  ) Lit.:  “mutual licking”  =  i.e.,  lesbo-69-ing

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

& sun., 30 mar., 2014: italian blasphomets, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


ITALIAN:  Dio cane! 

‡ )  God dog!”  NOTE:  intended as a blasphemous & offensive oath    a commonly heard intensive,  & very popular w/ Italians,  esp. Catholics...

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Saturday, March 29, 2014

sat., 29 mar., 2014: italian blasphomets, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Dio cane! 

‡ )  God dog!”   NOTE:  intended as a blasphemous & offensive oath — a commonly heard intensive, & very popular w/ Italians, esp. Catholics...

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Friday, March 28, 2014

fri., 28 mar., 2014: a french mother courage, v.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


FRENCH:  Baise-moi... ‡

  ‡ )   Fuck me...”

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

thurs., 27 mar., 2014: on the varieties of russian royalty, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


RUSSIAN:   Путин жжот!    Putin žžot! 

   ‡ )  Lit.,  Putin turns up the heat!”    Russian Nationalist Moscow graffitipopular when Putin invaded Georgia & Pres. Shrubya signed off on it by saying hed looked into Putins eyes & saw his soul...  No doubt,  this graffiti sprung up again when Putin very recently invaded Crimea  (right after hosting the Olympics);  & American neocoños   taking Shrubya one step further   simultaneoulsy sided w/ Putin & asked why Pres. Obama was not stopping Putin from marching into Crimea...  NOTE:  Putin is popular in Russia — just ask any of his cronies or oligarchs who control most of the media;  anyone who criticizes Putin is censored & ostracized,  if not arrested & prosecuted,  or killed   like many Russian journalists have been.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

wed. 26 mar., 2014: greek leisure variations, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK:  μαλάκας!  /  Malákas!  (m., sing.)   ‡

GREEK:  μαλάκες!  /  Malákes!  (m., pl.)   ‡‡

  ‡ )    “Wanker!”   /  “Jerkoff!” /  “Idiot!”  /  “Jerk!”  —  sometimes used among close friends;  when used by strangers,  not considered so friendly;

  ‡‡ )    “Wankers!”   /  “Jerkoffs!”  /  “Idiots!”  /  “Jerks!”   

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

tues., 25 mar., 2014: italian al dente, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  zia   (f.)   ‡‡

‡‡ ) a bottom gay male;  NOTE:  usually considered pejorative   (to say nothing of presumptious)   if used by a straight person

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Monday, March 24, 2014

mon., 24 mar., 2014: the dutch of human kindness, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:   Krijg de kanker!  / Krijg de K.!   ‡

     ) “[Go] get cancer!”  /  “[Go] get the Big C.!”

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

& sun., 23 mar., 2014: greek blasphomets, vi.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK, MOD:   Γαμο τον Καθολιεκκλησία.  —  Gamo ton katholikí ekklisía.  §

   §  ) “I fuck yr Catholic church.”

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Saturday, March 22, 2014

sat., 22 mar., 2014: greek blasphomets, vi.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK, MOD:  Γαμο τον Καθολιεκκλησία.  — Gamo ton katholikí ekklisía.  §

   § )  “I fuck yr Catholic church.”

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Friday, March 21, 2014

thurs., 20 mar. 2014, & fri., 21 mar., 2014: norwegian field guide, i: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN:  Drita full  ‡

   ‡ )  Skunk drunk,  fucking drunk,  pissed as a newt

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

wed., 19 mar., 2014: just call her a japanese angel in the morning, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE:   てんし   tenshi  (f., pl.)  §

  § )  Lit., “angels =  i.e.,  sisters of mercy,  working girls,  sex workers,  whores,  or an cohorts who lease out their bodies for a bit of rest & recreation in exchange for some coins of the realm,  as opposed to prostitutes   who sell their souls...

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

tues., 18 mar., 2014: a french mother courage, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH:  Ta mere suce des queues devant le poste de police...  ‡

  ‡ )   Yr mother sucks dick by the police station...”  /  “Yr mother sucks cock by the police station...” 

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Monday, March 17, 2014

& mon., 17 mar., 2014: so, it’s st. paddy’s day?: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GAELIC IRISH:  an Gorta Mór 
GAELIC IRISH:  Droschshaol  ‡‡

  ‡ ) Lit., “The Great Hunger” — the Irish Potato Famine,  resulting in mass famine & starvation & a diaspora between 1845 & 1852,  & later a reason & rallying cry for the (re)birth of the Irish Nationalist movement;
‡‡ ) Lit., “The Bad Times” — the Irish Potato Famine — see above;  less commonly may refer to the civil war in Northern Ireland of the 1970s through to the 1990s.

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

sat., 15 mar., 2014: a gaelic remembrance, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GAELIC IRISH: an Gorta Mór 

  ) Lit., “the Great Hunger” — the Irish Potato Famine, resulting in mass famine & starvation & a diaspora between 1845 & 1852, & later a reason & rallying cry for the (re)birth of the Irish Nationalist movement

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Friday, March 14, 2014

fri., 14 mar., 2014: estonian tolerance, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ESTONIAN:  Pede 

   ‡ )  gay,  faggot,  queer;  intended as & considered offensive if used by a straight person to address any gay person

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

thurs., 13 mar., 2014: the dutch of human kindness, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:   Tyfuslidjer... ‡

   )  Lit., “typhoid fever patient  = i.e., “Arsehole...” / “Asshole...

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

wed., 12 mar., 2014, norwegian testimonials, i: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN: Direke oversettelse er ok her Feks...    

   ‡ ) “You shite-sack liar...   /  You shit-sack liar...  /  You lying sack of shite....”  /  You lying sack of shit....”

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

tues., 11 mar., 2014: notes on some japanese popular music, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE:  あれは坂龍一の新しいアルバム、それともおばあちゃんのへかな?    Are wa Sakamoto Ryūichi no atarishī arubamu, soretomo  obchan no he ka na? 

‡ )  Is that Ryuichi Sakamoto’s new album, or yr grandmother farting?”

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Monday, March 10, 2014

mon., 10 mar., 2014: afrikaans words to the wise, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

AFRIKAANS:  Hou jou bek!  ‡‡

   ‡ )  Shut yr yapping mouth!”  /  Shut yr bleeding mouth!”  / “Shut [the fuck] up!”  / “Shut yr cake hole!”  /  Shut yr pie hole!”

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

& sun., 9 mar., 2014: a most blessed & holy catalan blasphomet, give us This Day our Daily Curse

CATALAN:  Mecàgum el Fill de Déu puta.   §

  § )    I shit on the Son of the Bitch God.”

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

sat., 8 mar., 2014: a most blessed & holy catalan blasphomet, give us This Day our Daily Curse

CATALAN:  Mecàgum el Fill de Déu puta.   §

  § )    I shit on the Son of the Bitch God.” 

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Friday, March 7, 2014

fri., 7 mar., 2014: bulgarian extended families, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

BULGARIAN:  Авèр  Авèрин  —  Avèr   Avèrin  ‡‡

  ‡)  Homeboy”  /  Mate /   Pal  ; Etym., Turkish loan word, havari = friend


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Thursday, March 6, 2014

thurs., 5 mar., 2014: notes on spain’s gen-x-y-z, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:   Nini!  /  Ni [estudiando] ni [trabajando] ! 
SPANISH:   Perroflauta!  (s.)  / Perroflautas!  (pl.)   ‡‡

‡ )   Neither [studying] neither [working]!”  =  No fucking way!” ;  Etym., Span., used both in Spain & in Mexico to describe the new lost generation,  victimized by yet another global economic catastrophe  ;  unemployment among youth is as high as 75% or 80%  in some parts of Spain & Mexico  [Courtesy M.S.]  ;
      ‡‡ )   Lit., Dog-flute!=  panhanding & busking street musiciansalways counted on to be playing a flute, always accompanied by a dog  [& the dog arguably being the better musician...]    [Courtesy M.S.]  

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

wed., 5 mar., 2014: romanian cousins of the sisters of the road, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ROMANIAN:  Scroafă!   (sing., f.)  
ROMANIAN:  Vacă!   (sing., f.)   /  Vacăr!  (Pl., f.) ‡‡
ROMANIAN:  Gâscă!   (sing., f.)   /  ște!  (Pl., f.) ‡‡‡

   ‡)  “[You]  sow!”  =  i.e., “[You] bitch!” 
 ‡‡)  “[You]  cow!”  =  i.e., “[You] bitch!”  /  “[You] cows!”  =  i.e., “[You]  bitches!”
‡‡‡)  “[You]  goose!”  =  i.e., “[You] stupid bitch!”  /  “[You] geese!”  =  i.e., “[You] stupid bitches!”

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

tues., 4 mar., 2014: welsh recreational field guide, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

WELSH:   Mwg drwg ... ‡

  ‡ )   Lit., “Bad smoke...  = pun on marijauna & title of a Super Furry Animals album;  NOTE: thewin Welsh is pronounced asoo” — thus allowing puns on the Moog synthesizer for the first word, & for the second, drugs & “droogys” (“droogys&droog” / “droogsbeing Anthony BurgessNadsat neologism forfriendin his novel, A Clockwork Orange) 

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Monday, March 3, 2014

mon., 3 mar., 2014: bulgarian tact, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

BULGARIAN:  Баща ми ще абортира!     Bašta mi šte abortira!  ‡‡

   ‡ )    Lit., My dad’ll have an abortion!  /  My dad’ll have a miscarriage  = i.e., “My dad’ll freak!  /   My dad’ll go ballistic!  /  My dad’ll go bat-shit!  /  My dad’ll go medæval!

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

& sun., 2 mar., 2014: academy awards weekend soubriquets, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DANISH:  Du kan kneppe dig  selve i røven med en legoklods!    / Du kan kneppe dig  selve i røven med en legobiograf! 
GREEK:  Ζορμπά — Zorbas  ‡‡
ITALIAN:  Se questo e’ il nuovo libro di Umberto Eco, aspettero’ il film e saltero’ anche quello.  ‡‡‡
TAGALAG:   Puta Cleopatra!   ‡‡‡‡
TAGALAG:   jabba-hut   ‡‡‡‡‡

       ‡)  You can go fuck yrself up the arse/ass with a Lego brick!”  /  You can go fuck yrself up the arse/ass with the Lego movie!”
     ‡‡)  Zorba /  Zorbas  to call a Greek “Zorba”  (in ref. to either the Kazantzakis novel or the attendant movie featuring the eponymous scoundrel, philosopher-king & bullshit artiste Αλέξης Ζορμπάς Alexix Zorbás)  is perhaps not the most flattering of soubriquets  (probably okay for a relative or  friend — though these days a Greek might look at you a few seconds, & as the reference sunk in they might give you a “whatever-the-fuck” shrug)  ;
    ‡‡‡) “If that's the latest Umberto Eco book, I'll wait for the movie & skip that, too.” ; 
  ‡‡‡‡)  “Fucking stinking Cleopatra bitch!” — i.e., that fucking bitch may think she’s a sex goddess, but she stinks like “Cleopatra”! [arguably still the reigning Golden Turkey of  life-suckingly godawful box office flops ] ; 
‡‡‡‡‡)  “tubby” /  “chubby” — i.e., as fat & gormless & globular as the giant worm / talking turd alien blackmarketeering-czar in the Star Wars movies

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Saturday, March 1, 2014

sat., 1 mar., 2014: academy awards weekend soubriquets, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK:  Ζορμπά — Zorbas ‡
ITALIAN:  Se questo e’ il nuovo libro di Umberto Eco, aspettero’ il film e saltero’ anche quello.  ‡‡

      )  “Zorba” /  “Zorbas” — to call a Greek “Zorba” (in ref. to either the Kazantzakis novel or the attendant movie featuring the eponymous scoundrel, philosopher-king & bullshit artiste Αλέξης Ζορμπάς Alexix Zorbás) is perhaps not the most flattering of soubriquets (probably okay for a relative or  friend — though these days a Greek would probably look at you a few seconds, & as the reference sunk in they might give you a “whatever-the-fuck” shrug)  ;
   ‡‡  ) “If that's the latest Umberto Eco book, I'll wait for the movie & skip that, too.” 

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