Tuesday, May 31, 2011

tues., 31 may, 2011: a rough day's trade: give us This Day our Daily Curse

FRENCH, VERLAN:  “Ce mec est chelou!” 

      ‡ )  “That dude is rough trade!”
              [  Verlan is a French urban & suburban street argot, combining & jumbling 

                  French, Arabic, pig-Latin, palindromes, & whatever else the constabulary 
                  might have trouble sussing or parsing...  ]
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

mon., 30 may, 2011: held over by protests & complaints, it's yr memorial day blasphomet: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:  промочи флаг героином и я поссосу! “Promoči flag geroinom i ya 
                         possosu!” 

      ‡ )  “Soak the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it!” 
             — attrib. to a famous former Commisssioner of Sewers 
              [ thanks to A.C. for the Russian ]
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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 28, 2011

sat., 28 may, & sun., 29 may, 2011: memorial day blasphomet: give us This Day our Daily Curse

RUSSIAN:  промочи флаг героином и я поссосу! “Promoči flag geroinom i ya 
                         possosu!” 

      ‡ )  “Soak the flag in heroin & I'll suck on it!” 
             — attrib. to a famous former Commisssioner of Sewers 
              [ thanks to A.C. for the Russian ]
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Friday, May 27, 2011

fri., 27 may, 2011: a spanish thieves' prayer: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:  Ladrón que roba a ladrón tiene cien años de perdón.   + 

      + )   “A thief who robs another thief gets a century free of grief.” — Spanish. proverb, 
                & thieves' prayer
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

http://softskull.com/?p=271
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

thurs., 26 may, 2011: italian field guide to idiots, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  coglione    + 

         + )    bollock-stupid  /  balls-stupid — slobbering & drooling cousin to “stronzo” 
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

wed., 25 may, 2011: a serb musical request: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SERB: Дао Бог да ти панкери на спроводу!    Dao Bog da ti pankeri svirali na sprovodu!   + 

   +  ) “May God grant that punk rockers play at yr funeral!”

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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 24, 2011

tues., 24 may, 2011: yr catalan mama dresses you funny: give us This Day our Daily Curse

CATALAN:  coco     + 

         + )    geeky nerd / nurd ;  nerdy / nurdy geek .
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

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