Californification [n]
Seems it never snows in southern California, but man, it pours
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fernification
-noun
The process by which everything turns into ferns.
-noun
The process by which everything turns into ferns.
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fermifornication
-noun
the process by which the offspring of a famous physicist came into being.
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the process by which the offspring of a famous physicist came into being.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
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English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
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Caliifornication
-noun
the process by which a new generation of surfers came into being
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the process by which a new generation of surfers came into being
—Captain the Reverend Lord C.S. Rowan, Lord of Glencoe, Minister of Pastafarianism, Gentleman Pirate
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névé
-noun
1. granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
2. a field of such snow.
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1. granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
2. a field of such snow.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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naïve
-noun
both the name of a bottled water (spelled backwards) and the description of the people who buy it
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both the name of a bottled water (spelled backwards) and the description of the people who buy it
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névér mind
-verb
thé bollocks, héré's the Séx Pistols.
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thé bollocks, héré's the Séx Pistols.
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the Sex Pistoles
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Catalonian punk band whose act was nicked by some Cockneys.
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Catalonian punk band whose act was nicked by some Cockneys.
Too old to give up but too young to rest - Pete Townshend
I would rather be a rising ape than a falling angel - Sir Terry Pratchett
I would rather be a rising ape than a falling angel - Sir Terry Pratchett
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Nicotine
vb.
To arrest a young person.
vb.
To arrest a young person.
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Nicoless adj
1. To Forget to don ones underwear
1. To Forget to don ones underwear
The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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Nicaragua
-noun
Spanish water in one's underwear.
-noun
Spanish water in one's underwear.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks.
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"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
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trouper
-noun
1. an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
2. a veteran actor.
3. a loyal, dependable worker or participant in an undertaking: He's a real trouper, even when the going is rough.
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1. an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
2. a veteran actor.
3. a loyal, dependable worker or participant in an undertaking: He's a real trouper, even when the going is rough.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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trouper
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4. A hybrid fish, a cross between a trout and a grouper, q.v.
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4. A hybrid fish, a cross between a trout and a grouper, q.v.
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super trooper
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not, as ABBA would have you believe, some sort of military über-boyfriend who called you last night from Glasgow. In fact, it is a follow spotlight manufactured by Rank Strand between 1962 and about 1980.
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not, as ABBA would have you believe, some sort of military über-boyfriend who called you last night from Glasgow. In fact, it is a follow spotlight manufactured by Rank Strand between 1962 and about 1980.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
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Roy Hunter wrote:super trooper
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FTFY
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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