Thursday, May 30, 2013

thurs., 30 may, 2013: polish salutations & honorifics, vi.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


        
POLISH:   Dupek!    ‡

 ‡ ) “Arsehole!”  /  “Asshole!”
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

wed., 29 may, 2013: brazilian hypocratic oaths, x.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


                         
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE:  Pitiático  ‡

   ‡ )   A patient feigning illness  [portmanteau pun on “simpático” (“kind”) & “piedade”  (“pity”)] 
  
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

tues., 28 may, 2013: on the varieties of russian royalty, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


                  
RUSSIAN:     вот дожилась я,  уже алики приглашают разделить с ними сигареты и водку...  —  Vot dožilas’ ya,  uže aliki priglašayot razdelit s nimi sigareti i vodku... ! ‡
       
  ‡  ) “I’ve reached that point where winos offer to share their cigarettes & vodka...” 
 
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Monday, May 27, 2013

mon., 27 may, 2013: an italian memorial day observation: give us This Day our Daily Curse


               
ITALIAN: “Guerra alla guerra del petrolio.” ‡

‡ )   “War to the war on oil.”  —  graffito found outside  Camp Darby, a small US army base near Pisa, Italy 
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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mon., 27 may, 2013: romanian sisters of the road, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


        
ROMANIAN:   Curvă!   ‡
ROMANIAN:   Boarfă!  /  Ștoarfă!  /  Tȃrfă!  /  Traseistă!  /  Zdreanță!  ‡‡

  ‡ )   Lit., “Whore!”  = i.e.,   “slut” / “bitch” =  a standard guy projection-thing & insult for a presumably loose & promiscuous woman who will not go anywhere near you ;
‡‡ )   “Slut!”  /  “Bitch!”  /  “Whore!” = a standard guy projection-thing & insult for a presumably loose & promiscuous woman whostill  will not go anywhere near you  

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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Sunday, May 26, 2013

& sun., 26 may, 2013: a croatian greeting to an argentine pope, give us This Day our Daily Curse


         
CROATIAN:   Jebo kauboj papu!   § 
 
  §  )  “Fuck the gaucho Pope.”  /   “Fuck the cowboy Pope.”   NOTE:    “ kauboj ” is a connotation for any arsehole who goes around waving their god damn gun at everything — basically, an arsehole cowboy or gaucho. “ kauboj ” became a popular pejorative in Croatia during the pejorative. & given that the new Pope is an Argentine... 

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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Saturday, May 25, 2013

sat., 25, may, 2013: a croatian greeting to an argentine pope, give us This Day our Daily Curse


         
CROATIAN:   Jebo kauboj papu!    § 
 
  § )  “Fuck the gaucho Pope!”  / “Fuck the cowboy Pope!” NOTE: “ kauboj ” is a connotation for any arsehole who goes around waving their god damn gun at everything — basically, an arsehole cowboy or gaucho. “ kauboj ” became a popular pejorative in Croatia during the pejorative. & given that the new Pope is an Argentine...

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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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