wed.., 30 apr., 2014: & yr nahuatl mum dresses you funny: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NAHUATL:   tlahuehuetzqui     (m / f )   +

         + )    odd person;  odd-ball;  weirdo.

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tues., 29 apr., 2014: german hierarchies, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GERMAN:  Babo... ‡

‡ )   “Boss...  /  “Chief” —  Used by German youth, often sarcastically... Etym., Turkish loan word

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mon., 28 apr., 2014: greek to thee & me, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK:  αδερφή  —  aderfi  (sing.)  / αδερφός  —  aderfós  ( pl.)  ‡

GREEK:  αδελφή  —  adelfi ( sing.)  /  αδελφός  —  adelfós  (pl.)   ‡

 ‡ )      Gay male,  efeminite  —  old school invective,  usually considered to be insulting & homophobic, equiv. to “sissy-mary”.  & relatively harmless, until you consider that over the past few months, Greek fascists  assassinated a famous artist merely for being sympathetic to gay rights, & speaking his mind on the issue...

 

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& sun., 27 apr., 2014: italian blasphomets, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Dio infame!  ‡

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

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sat., 26 apr., 2014: italian blasphomets, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Dio infame!  ‡

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

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fri., 25 apr,, 2014: italian al dente, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Portare male gli anni...  ‡

‡)  Lit.,  “[To]  carry the years badly...   i.e.,  “Past it’s sell-by [date]...”

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thurs., 24 apr., 2014: a certain gaelic scots outpatient care: give us This Day our Daily Curse

 GAILIC, SCOTS:  “Sùg mo thaigeis!” ‡

 ‡ )    “Suck my haggis!”  —  i.e.  &  e.g.,  but not ibid.,  “Suck my bollocks!”  /  “Suck my balls!”

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wed., 23 apr., 2014: the dutch of human kindness, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:  Kankerlidjer... ‡

   ‡  )   Lit., “Cancer patient...”  i.e.,  “Arsehole...”  /  “Asshole...”    NOTE:  This is considered so rude & such a serious offense that in 2008 some fine upstanding Dutch person was fined in civil court for directing this invective at a cop

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tues., 22 apr., 2014: a spanish earth day salutation to the bros. koch: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:  ¡A la chingada con los hermanos Koch!  §  

SPANISH:  ¡Los hermanos Koch son cabrones mentirosos!  §§  

  § )  “To fucking hell w/ the Bros. Koch!” ;

   §§ )   “The Bros. Koch are fucking liars!”   

[NOTE: The Bros. Koch being 3 billionaires whose father made their family fortune in the 1920s & 1930s by bankrolling Stalin’s industrialization of the Soviet Union when no one in the West would help the Soviets... The Bros. Koch have gone on to fund the John Burch Society, the NRA, most of the various climate denying institutes, virtually every right wing think tank—including the Cato Inst., the various teabagger candidates, as well as spending  hundreds of millions of dollars in every national & state, & now even local, election... They were maj. players in the financial meltdown of 2008... They’re also getting state legislators to kill public transit & alternate energy all over the US, & are behind the Stand Your Ground Laws, the repeated attempts to kill Obamacare, & attempts for mandatory drug drug-testing of anyone receiving any public assistance anywhere... They also have an army of lawyers who send cease & desist letters to any reporter or newspaper or network who spends any time investigating them... They are the ultimate poster children for Evil Oligarch Motherless Fucks everywhere...]

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& easter mon., 21 apr., 2014: bunny blasphomets: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FINNISH:  Tänä vuonna ei ole Pääsiäinen: ruho löytyi.  §  

GAELIC, SCOTS:   Chan eil a'Chàisg am bliadhna.  Fhuair iad am marbhan...  §§

GAELIC, IRISH:  Níl an Cháisc i mbliana.  Fuair siad an marbhán...   §§ 

GERMAN:   Kein Oster dieses Jar, sie haben den Köpfer gefunden...  §§  

RUSSIAN: В этом году Пасха отменина...тело обнаружили...   —   Ètom godu Pasxa otmenina...telo obnaružili...  §§§ 

SPANISH:   Se ha cancelado Pascua...encontraron el cuerpo.  /  Pascua cancelado...encontraron el cuerpo...  §§§

 § )  “There’ll be no Easter this year: the corpse turned up...” ;

   §§ )   “No easter this year, they found the body...”  ;

 §§§ )   “Easter’s cancelled this year...they found the body...”

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& easter sun., 20 apr., 2014: bunny blasphomets: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FINNISH:  Tänä vuonna ei ole Pääsiäinen: ruho löytyi.  §  

GAELIC, SCOTS:   Chan eil a'Chàisg am bliadhna.  Fhuair iad am marbhan...  §§

GAELIC, IRISH:  Níl an Cháisc i mbliana.  Fuair siad an marbhán...   §§ 

GERMAN:   Kein Oster dieses Jar, sie haben den Köpfer gefunden...  §§  

RUSSIAN: В этом году Пасха отменина...ело обнаружили...   —   Ètom godu Pasxa otmenina...telo obnaružili...  §§§ 

  §)  “There’ll be no Easter this year: the corpse turned up...” ;

   §§)  “No easter this year, they found the body...”  ;

 §§§)  “Easter’s cancelled this year...they found the body...”

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sat., 19 apr., 2014: bunny blasphomets: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FINNISH:  Tänä vuonna ei ole Pääsiäinen: ruho löytyi.  §  

GAELIC, SCOTS:   Chan eil a'Chàisg am bliadhna.  Fhuair iad am marbhan...  §§

GAELIC, IRISH:  Níl an Cháisc i mbliana.  Fuair siad an marbhán...   §§ 

  §)  “There’ll be no Easter this year: the corpse turned up...” ;

   §§)   “No easter this year, they found the body...”    

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good fri., 18 apr., 2014: bunny blasphomets: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FINNISH:  Tänä vuonna ei ole Pääsiäinen: ruho löytyi.  §  

GAELIC, SCOTS:   Chan eil a'Chàisg am bliadhna.  Fhuair iad am marbhan...  §§

  § )  “There’ll be no Easter this year: the corpse turned up...” ;

   §§ )   “No easter this year, they found the body ...”    

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thurs., 17 apr., 2014: russian tech & its enablers, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:  эгоистик...  —  Ègoistik...    ‡

‡  )  “Egoistic...” — any sort of mp3 player or walkman or protable CD player with headphones or earbuds allowing the listener to float free & ignore their environs & play in traffic 

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wed., 16 apr., 2014: a japanese vacation, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE:  もーてる /  モーテル ...  —  mōteru... §

 § )   “motel...”...short for “love hotel” = hotel catering to couples wishing for a specifically designated visit, w/ its rooms usually rented out by the hour

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tues., 15 apr., 2014: romanian street guide to sons-of-bitches, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ROMANIAN:  Bou!   (sing., m.)   ‡

   ‡ )   “[You] ox!”  =  i.e., “[You] stubborn son-of-a-bitch!” 

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mon., 14 apr., 2014: norwegian drink & field guide, ii: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN:  dritings  ‡

   ‡‡ )  shite-faced drunk / shit-faced drunk

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& sun., 13 apr., 2014: palm sunday bunny blasphomet: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FINNISH:  Tänä vuonna ei ole Pääsiäinen:  ruho löytyi...  §  

§ )  “There’ll be no Easter this year: the corpse turned up...” 

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sat., 12 apr., 2014: palm sunday weekend bunny blasphomets: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FINNISH:  Tänä vuonna ei ole Pääsiäinen:  ruho löytyi...  §  

    §)  “There'll be no Easter this yr.: the corpse turned up...”  

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fri., 11 apr., 2014: german death disco, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GERMAN:  Gammelfleischparty...   ‡

‡ )  Lit.,  “Rotting meat party...”  —  term used by the kids to dismiss or dis’ any over-30s soirées,  discos,  clubs,  or social gathering venues that predominantly cater to older people

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thurs., 10 apr., 2014: on the varieties of russian royalty, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:  Армянская королева...  —  Armjanskaja koroljeva...    ‡

  ‡  )  Lit., “Armenian Queen...” = a passive/bottom queer or faggot; someone who was raped by Armenians (Armenians considered by Russians to be a bunch sheepshagging sheepshaggers, faggoty sheepshaggers, &/or sheepshagging faggots)...  giving not one,  but two,  two,  two offensive pejoratives in one... homophobic AND racist...

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wed., 9 mar., 2014: latvian field guide to russian arseholes, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

LATVIAN:  Urla...  (pl.)  ‡‡

   ‡‡ )  Russian loan word,  Lit.,  “[God damn Russian] Eagles...”  =  (1) pl.,  term for criminally-,  or aggro-,  inclined teens & young adults ;  (2)  also, in light of recent actions in Ukraine & Crimea,  a not-unjustified xenophobic term for any Russian,  presumed to be an idiot,  ignoramus,  &/or Stalinist   (or more likely a Putin-supporting)  thug & fool who wants to be part of Greater Russia again,  esp. if they do not or will not speak Latvian

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tues., 8 apr., 2014: japanese spirituality, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE: アイテム/ [あいてむ  —  aitemu §

  §  )  whatever trendy objet or totem or thingy that you feel you absofuckinglutely must possess,  need to have,  need to charge to yr credit card

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mon., 7 apr., 2014: italian al dente,ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN: Rompicoglioni....  (m./f.)   ‡‡

‡‡ )  Lit.,  “Arse-ripper...”  /  “Ass-ripper...”  /  “Arse-buster...”  /  “Ass-buster...”  =  i.e.,  [Major]  pain in the arse...  /   [Major]  pain in the arse...

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& sun., 6 apr., 2014: italian blasphomets, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Porco Dio!  ‡

 ‡ )  “Filthy [Pig] God!”  /  “Dirty [Pig] God!”  NOTE:  intended as a blasphemous & offensive oath  —  a commonly heard intensive,  & very popular w/ Italians,  esp. Catholics...

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sat., 5 apr., 2014: italian blasphomets, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Porco Dio!  ‡

 ‡ )  “Filthy [Pig] God!”  /  “Dirty [Pig] God!”  NOTE:  intended as a blasphemous & offensive oath  —  a commonly heard intensive,  & very popular w/ Italians,  esp. Catholics...

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fri., 4 apr., 2014: the dutch of human kindness, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:   Kankerlekker!  ‡

   ‡  )  Lit,  “Tastes like Cancer!”  /  “Cancer-licious!”  =  i.e., “Delicious!”  NOTE:  Though actually used to express a great approval of, or delight with, any particular meal or snack or food,  this felicitous expression is for usually some odd reason considered in “bad taste”...  Go fucking figure...  The most reasonable Dutch rejoinder to anyone finding this expression offensive would be to tell the offended party to go get a disease & die. 

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thurs., 3 apr., 2014: armenian to thee & me, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ARMENIAN: բոզի տղա...  —  Bozi tġa...   /   Bozi tła...    ‡‡

   ‡ )  “Son of a whore...”

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wed., 2 apr., 2014: notes on french literature, i., give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH: Qu'est ce qui fait que les gens qui lisent Jean Genet ressemblent toujours à Jean Genet ? ‡‡

‡‡ )  “Why is it that people who read Jean Genet look like Jean Genet?” —  (Fr. transl. courtesy of J.H.) 

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tues., 1 apr., 2014: latvian field guide, ii: give us This Day our Daily Curse

LATVIAN:  izniekots  ‡‡

   ‡‡ )  beyond buzzed;  shite-faced,  falling-down drunk,  fucked up;  usually  —  but not always  —  referring to alcoholic intoxication

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