sat., 31 may, 2014: maltese political science, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

MALTESE: Imbullek fuq liba vatikan!    ‡

‡ )  “I piss on the Vatican!”

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fri., 30 may, 2014: the dutch of human kindness, vi.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:  Optiefen!  ‡

   ‡ )  Lit., “Typhoid off...!”  =  i.e.,  “Fuck off...!”

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thurs., 29 may, 2014: italian al dente, v.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:   Se i cacasentenze...  (m./f.)   ‡‡

‡‡)  Lit.,  “You’re quite the shitter of sentences & phrases...”  =  i.e.,  a pompous moralist & wise-arse / wise-ass who is nowhere near as wise or smart as they think that they are...  

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wed., 28 may, 2014: argentine staycation, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:  Telo    ‡

‡ )   “[Love] Hotel”... NOTE: “Telo” is Argentina’s equivalent to Japanese love hotels,  w/ rooms rented by the hour for morning or noon or afternoon delight ;  Argentina,  as Japan,  has a premium on living space... & w/ 20-somethings often still living w/ their parents,  a “Telo” is preferable to the back seat of a car. & of course clientele includes yr garden variety adulterers & philanderers. The Argentine slang seen here is the Spanish equivalent of the French street argot known as Verlan....

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tues., 27 may, 2014: & yr mongolian mum dresses you funny: give us This Day our Daily Curse

MONGOLIAN:   хачин  — hačin     (m / f )   +

    +)    odd person; odd-ball; weirdo.

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mon., 26 may, 2014, brazilian social justice, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE:  Tapar o sol com a peneira...  ‡

‡)   Lit., “Cover the sun with a sieve...”  =  a Brazilian aphorism used by graffiti muralist Paulo Ito to refer to the billions & billions of dollars being spent by the Brazilian govt. on the forthcoming World Cup, & after that, the Olympics, while making deep cuts in programs to fight poverty, & dislocating thousands of residents from the stadium sites, all of this galvanizing the Brazilian public, resulting in protests & riots, & esp. to the very weak gestures the govt. has made in response to the protests; Paulo Ito has tapped into the zeitgeist with a mural adorning the front doors of a São Paulo schoolhouse, a mural depicting a starving Brazilian child of the favela w/ nothing but a soccer ball on his plate, & virally-replicated on social & a-social media all over the world, web media & television — whether left- or right-wing... 

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& sun., 25 may, 2014: a mexican blasphomet calendar: 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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sat., 24 may, 2014: a mexican blasphomet calendar: 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., 23 may, 2014: japanese spirituality, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE:  ほとけ  /  仏    —  hotoke   §

 §) “Buddha” = i.e,, corpse, dead body, whether ID’d or a John / Jane Doe

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thurs., 22 may, 2014: russian pricking orders, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:   Куж молив… — khuj moliv…    ‡

‡  )  “Pencil-prick…”  /  “Pencil-dick…”  /  “Pencil-cock…” 

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wed., 21 may, 2014: romanian sons-of-bitches street guide, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ROMANIAN:  Bou!   (sing., m.)   ‡

ROMANIAN:  Măgar!  /  Măgaresc!   (sing., m.)   ‡‡

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

  ‡‡ )   “[You] donkey!”  =  i.e.,  “[You] stubborn & inconsiderate son-of-a-bitch arsehole!”  /  “[You] stubborn & inconsiderate son-of-a-bitch asshole!”

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tues., 20 may/election day, 2014, norwegian drink & field guide, iv: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN:  fyllesjuk  ‡

    ‡ )  Hungover, recovering from serious drunkenness — borderline alcohol poisoning

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mon., 19 may, 2014: deutschland unter alles, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GERMAN:  der Analhusten...  ‡

 ‡ ) Lit., “[The]  anal cough...”  =  fart  (teen slang) 

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sunday, 18 may, 2014: a latin american response to the dismantling of net neutrality, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH: ¡Joda a aquellos fascistas avaros en Verizon! ¡Joda a aquellos fascistas avaros en verizon! Nuestros impuestos pagados para la construcción de la internet, no lo hicieron. Hacerles pagar el gobierno 30 trillones de dólares al año si quieren reglas especiales de internet.‡

SPANISH: ¡Joda a aquellos fascistas avaros en Conmcast! / ¡Chinga a aquellos fascistas avaros en Conmcast! Nuestros impuestos pagados para la construcción de la internet, no lo hicieron. Hacerles pagar el gobierno 30 trillones de dólares al año si quieren reglas especiales de internet.   ‡‡

‡ )  “Fuck those greedy fascists at Verizon! Our taxes paid for building the internet, they didn't. Make them pay the government Thirty trillion dollars a year if they want special internet rules...”  NOTE: “Chinga” is primarilly used in Mexico, whereas “Joda” tends to be used in the rest of Latin America. Spanish speakers will, however, understand either word ;

‡‡ )  “Fuck those greedy fascists at Comcast! Our taxes paid for building the internet, they didn't. Make them pay the government Thirty trillion dollars a year if they want special internet rules...” NOTE: “Chinga” is primarilly used in Mexico, whereas “Joda” tends to be used in the rest of Latin America. Spanish speakers will, however, understand either word ;

SPECIAL NOTE:  Verizon & Comcast are trying to turn the internet into their own private electronic hwy., & want every one to pay more to get much less. & any businesses or organizations, whether nonprofit or not, will have to pay them a fortune for having high-speed internet service. & any businesses they own, will get premium acess.   If you have any online business, & are not a multi-million-dollar entity, then you will be royally screwed, if not driven out of business altogether. This is such a bad idea that even Amazon is against it, Google is against it, several major internet companies are against it, several senators are against it... But Verizon & Comcast have bought 3 of the 5 FCC commissioners, who are seriously considering giving them the keys to a public trust. Call the White House at 202-456-1414 to let them know how you feel, & demand the resignation of those 3 FCC commissioners, & contact the Justice Dept. to investigate whether they were bribed, & contact yr senators & congress peoples on this issue to let them know you are paying attention to what they intend to do about this.

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saturday, 17 may, 2014: a latin american response to the dismantling of net neutrality, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH: ¡Joda / Chinga a aquellos fascistas avaros en verizon! Nuestros impuestos pagados para la construcción de la internet, no lo hicieron. Hacerles pagar el gobierno 30 trillones de dólares al año si quieren reglas especiales de internet.‡

‡ )  “Fuck those avaricious fascists at Verizon! Our taxes paid for building the internet, they didn't. Make them pay the government Thirty trillion dollars a year if they want special internet rules...”  NOTE: “Chinga” is primarilly used in Mexico, whereas “Joda” tends to be used in the rest of Latin America. Spanish speakers will, however, understand either word ;

SPECIAL NOTE: Verizon & Comcast are trying to turn the internet into their own private electronic hwy., & want every one to pay more to get much less. & any businesses or organizations, whether nonprofit or not, will have to pay them a fortune for having high-speed internet service. & any businesses they own, will get premium acess.   If you have any online business, & are not a multi-million-dollar entity, then you will be royally screwed, if not driven out of business altogether. This is such a bad idea that even Amazon is against it, Google is against it, several major internet companies are against it, several senators are against it... But Verizon & Comcast have bought 3 of the 5 FCC commissioners, who are seriously considering giving them the keys to a public trust. Call the White House at 202-456-1414 to let them know how you feel, & demand the resignation of those 3 FCC commissioners, & contact the Justice Dept. to investigate whether they were bribed, & contact yr senators & congress peoples on this issue to let them know you are paying attention to what they intend to do about this.

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fri., 16 may, 2014: italian al dente, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Orizzontale....   (f.)   ‡

 ‡) Lit.,  “Horizontal”  =    i.e.,  whore,  sex worker;  usually considered insulting

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thurs., 15 may, 2014: kazakh chronic field guide, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

KAZAKH:   наше — naše   ‡

‡  )  cannabis (whether sativa or indica),  marijuana,  hemp,  pot,  grass, “chronic”...

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wed., 14 may, 2014: argentina’s unacknowledged moral legislators, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:   Chamuyero     ‡

‡ )   “Bullshitter...”  =  any too-charming smooth talking hustler,  usually a variety of skirt chaser or used karma sales person...  Be advised that the fucking you get from them will not be worth the fucking you get from them.

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tues., 13 may, 2014: the dutch of human kindness, v,: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DUTCH:   Kankeren  ‡

   ‡  )   Lit.,  “[To] Cancer...”  =  i.e.,  [To]  piss & moan & whinge & whine all the dying-long day

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mon., 12 may, 1014: notes on french literature, ii., 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 ? ‡‡

FRENCH:  Qu’est ce qui fait que les gens qui lisent Jean Genet se comportent toujours comme Jean Genet?  ‡‡‡

 

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

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

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& sun., 11 may, 2014: greek blasphomets, vii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK, MOD:   Γαμο τον επισκοπος.  —  Gamo ton episkopos.  §

GREEK, MOD:   Γαμο τον Πρῶτος μεταξὺ ἴσων.  —  Gamo ton Protos metaxy íson. §§

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

§  ) “I fuck yr  [Greek Orthodox] Bishop.”

§§  ) “I fuck yr ‘First Among Equals.” = i.e., “I fuck yr [Eastern Orthodox] Patriarch.”

§§§ ) “I fuck yr Catholic church.” NOTE: There was a schism between the Church in Rome & the Church in Constantinople in the 11^th. C.  The Constantinople Church became the Eastern Orthodox Church, & ultimately became the autonomous Greek Orthodox,  Cypriot Orthodox ,  Montenegran Orthodox,  Serbian Orthodox,  Bulgarian Orthodox,  Romanian Orthodox,  Russian Orthodox,  Ukrainian Orthodox,  Belarusan Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox,  Azbakian Orthodox,  & the late lamented Chinese Orthodox Churches,  & etc.  & ect.  Thus any insults aimed at the Church of Rome may indeed be heartfelt.

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sat., 10 may, 2014: greek blasphomets, v.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK, MOD:   Γαμο τον επισκοπος.  —  Gamo ton episkopos.  §

GREEK, MOD:   Γαμο τον Πρῶτος μεταξὺ ἴσων.  —  Gamo ton Protos metaxy íson. §§

§ ) “I fuck yr  [Greek Orthodox] Bishop.”

§§) “I fuck yr ‘First Among Equals'.” = i.e., “I fuck yr [Eastern Orthodox] Patriarch.”

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fri., 9 may, 2014: notes on french literature, vii., give us This Day our Daily Curse

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

FRENCH:  Qu’est ce qui fait que les gens qui lisent Michel Houellebecq se comportent toujours comme Michel Houellebecq?  ‡‡‡

 

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

‡‡‡)  “Why is it that people who read Michel Houellebecq act like Michel Houellebecq?” —  (Fr. transl. courtesy of J.H.)

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thurs., 8 may, 2014: notes on french literature, vi., give us This Day our Daily Curse

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

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

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wed., 7 may, 2014: a japanese vacation, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

JAPANESE:  らぶほてるらぶほてる / ラブホテル  =  rabu hoteru §

§)   “love hotel”  =  hotel catering to couples, with its rooms usually rented out by the hour

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tues., 6 may, 2014, norwegian drink & field guide, iii: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN: Bondeknøl   ‡

 ‡)  Any hick hayseed redneck farmer  (& as likely as not a shite-faced drinkard, too)

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mon., 5 may, 2014: chingo de mayo, iv.: 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 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 exile 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 exile 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., 4 may, 2014: chingo de mayo, 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” ‡‡‡

       ‡ )  “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 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 exile 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 exile 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.)

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sat., 3 may, 2014: chingo de mayo, 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 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 exile 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 exile in Spain 

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fri., 2 may, 2014: chingo de mayo: 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 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 exile in Spain.  After the Mexican revolution many industries were nationalized  

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thurs., 1 may, 2014: russian chronic field guide, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:   қуй молив...  — Ǩhuj moliv…    ‡

RUSSIAN:   блат  — blat   ‡

RUSSIAN:   анаша — anaša   ‡‡

  ‡ )  cannabis  (whether sativa or indica),  marijuana,  hemp,  pot,  grass, “chronic” ;

‡‡ )  анаша — anaša  =  cannabis  (whether sativa or indica),  marijuana,  hemp,  pot,  grass, “chronic”;  анаша  —  anaša;  Etym.,  Kazakh loan word  =  наше  —  naše.

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