1月 2012
3件の投稿
Hello
Today I learned about Toxoplasma gondii (could have done without that) and got my refund from the IRS (could definitely do with that). Alright then.
Never mind
Found it.
Can you not retrieve saved drafts from the mobile Tumblr or something? I’m not seeing where you would at the moment.
12月 2011
0件の投稿
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Shot in the Dark
If anybody out there works for the JET Program and comes across an application with clear tape on a transcript from Baton Rouge Community College, please note that it’s like that because they glued the envelope to it and by the time I realized it it was apparently too late to get more in time for the deadline.
11月 2011
4件の投稿
再生するthedailywhat:
Slowest News Day Ever of the Day: A man in North Texas claims he accidentally came across a racial slur in the classic Jim Henson kids show Fraggle Rock that has gone unnoticed for nearly three decades.
“I heard him say Jigaboo,” Keith White said, referring to a Fraggle Rock character named Wembley. The Hub, which aired the episode in question, told CW33 News Wembley is actually...
9月 2011
7件の投稿
“Not to know what happened before you were born is to be forever a child.”
– Marcus Tullius Cicero (via azspot)
“中学の頃、近くのホームセンターで万引きを疑われ、荷物を空けさせられた。
店員曰く
「あ、盗ってないなら行っていいよ、もう疑われるような事しないでね」...”
– スカッとするコピペ:ハムスター速報 ２ろぐ (via kouma) (via aurorae, mcsgsym) (via choccoto) (via ibi-s) (via layer13) (via shinoddddd) (via oharico) (via gpx250r-ninja) (via tra249) (via exposition) (via solver698)
“122 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長屋)：2011/09/12(月) 07:56:22.77 ID:gzu9ggzM0
肛門「何者だ！」...”
– ニュー速で暇潰しブログ パンツ下ろすより先にウンコが出ようとする時あるけど、危ないよね (via dullahan)
:O
“ある男が飛行機に乗ると隣にすごい美人が座っていた。
その女性は「セックス統計学」という本を熱心に読んでいた。...”
– なんとも言えない気分になるコピペ貼ってく:哲学ニュースnwk (via 96neko)
Ha, nice! It’s the Japanese version of Steven Wright’s “Bucky Goldstein” joke!
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Dice?
sydvish:
Did you know that we have to call dice “number cubes” now because the word dice apparently promotes gambling? I got a stern look from our Instructional Specialist today because I said “dice” in front of the kids.
Crazy town!
What the hell is an “Instructional Specialist”?!
[Edit] By the way (this may be too late), but you I think should have called this “no...
8月 2011
7件の投稿
9タグ
Well Shut My Mouth Wide Open
き【希】
［音］キ（漢） ケ（呉） ［訓］まれ ねがう こいねがう
［学習漢字］4年
〈キ〉
１ めったにない。「希少・希代(きだい)／古希」
And
希
部首 巾 部首外筆畫 4 總筆畫 7
注音一式 ㄒ｜
漢語拼音 xī 注音二式 shī
少有、不多。通「稀」。如：「希罕」、「物以希為貴」、「人生七十古來希」。論語˙公冶長：「不念舊惡，怨是用希。」
So… wtf? I still would rather use 稀 for that meaning. So sue me.
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What I Just Learned
The toaster timer works even if the toaster isn’t plugged in.
“First of all, let’s clarify what the NASA budget is. Do you realize that the...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via david)
You learn something new every day, or something
I just came across this entry in the Taiwanese MOE’s dictionary (教育部重編國語辭典修訂本):
彳亍
注音一式 ㄔˋ ㄔㄨˋ
漢語拼音 chìchù
彳，左步。亍，右步。彳亍指緩步慢行。文選˙潘岳˙射雉賦：「彳亍中輟，馥焉中鏑。」唐˙柳宗元˙答周君巢餌藥久壽書：「彳亍而無所趨，拳拘而不能肆。」
So, the character 行 (xíng — “go”) is made up of these two, meaning “left step” and “right step”, respectively. How about that.
7月 2011
10件の投稿
Whenever the automated cashier machine at the grocery store tells me “please remove all items from the bagging area,” I say “no.” Then I just leave all the stuff I paid for there and walk out. Take that, machine!
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“The mere fact that a sentence is long does not make it a run-on sentence;...”
– Wikipedia — Run-on sentence
This has been bothering me for a while: too many people don’t know the definition of “run-on sentence”. There. Glad I got that off my chest.
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NFL clubs approve comprehensive agreement →
Let’s get this show on the road, baby.
This is interesting
According to Taiwan’s MOE’s 國語辭典:
「才」與「纔」當副詞時，義並無別，但說文解字：「才，艸木之初也。」因此「才」是本字，「纔」是通假，文獻則多用通假字。
It’s listed under the heading 才. So this use of 才 was around before 纔 came along. And I had thought that 纔 was the more “correct” character, since supposedly it’s used in traditional texts, although I did see that assumption get shot down a bit by a woman from Hong...
“Willaby wallaby wustin, an elephant sat on Justin.”
– Raffi
“Thanks for playing wiffle ball (even though you don’t care about...”
– Syd. Someone just can’t let this one go.
6月 2011
12件の投稿
studymorechinese:
amimonster:
囧
“囧”，本义为“光明”。从2008年开始在中文地区的网络社群间成为一种流行的表情符号，成为网络聊天、论坛、博客中使用最最频繁的字之一，它被赋予“郁闷、悲伤、无奈”之意。“囧”被形容为“21世纪最风行的一个汉字”。
Mandarin：jiǒng
something embarassing
For example: 不小心做了囧事，别紧张，很多女生会认为这很可爱。
Don’t panic if you do something embarrassing. A lot of girls find that really cute.
Cantonese: gwing2
That is one of the best examples sentences I’ve ever seen....
Backstroke of the West →
Engrish-subtitled Revenge of the Sith blog post. This is freakin’ hilarious.
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Thanks!
A special thanks to whichever lovely lady at heylookatthisthing answered the burning question! I would have left this in the ask box, except it’s not enabled. FYI, it’s a female ichneumon wasp (although Lacey’s answer of “gross” is hard to argue with).
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Douggie Pop: I'm going to sleep like a champ tonight!
Me: I'm going to sleep like an amateur.
First day of hurricane season, bitches!
undercoverginger:
I bought a powerball ticket tonight, but honestly I got more excited when I realized it was the first day of hurricane season. I love the excitement, the unknown, being glued to the weather channel and listening to the bone chilling update music. This season is supposed to be a doosy, so I hope you stocked up on tax free supplies last weekend.
You can’t mention all...
5月 2011
18件の投稿
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It's the Little Things
Although this week has pretty much been a big, steamy turd up until this point, I did get to experience a bit of Nirvana when I got on the on ramp at Sherwood Forest, and the 5-car group I was a part of merged flawlessly together (it’s a 2-lane ramp), got up to speed, and then merged perfectly with traffic. I was actually yelling out loud in the car, “yes! Yes, people! You’re all...
What is this “nom” thing all about? Where did it come from?
“The official song of Facebook.”
– This was the most “liked” comment on The Police’s Every Breath You Take video on YouTube. I lol’ed.
“Glenn dances.”
– Coworker. Probably my favorite sentence of the day.
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