Ah, Miller. You evil, clever bastard. Well played. You got me to click the “Cinnamon” link. (insert smack-head smilie)
So that’s “Montalban” and “Cimmerian” I’ve misspelled today. Okay. That’s what the SD if for, dispelling my ignorance.
Hale. Me.
hale. Healthy
Hell. A place for me that’s not so healthy. Also, cussin’.
hail. Damaging frozen atmospheric precipitation. Also, a greeting.
Hail. Where N’er do well Southerners go when they die.
Briee is cheese.
Bree is a location in Lord of the Rings.
Make that cheese Brie.
Polonium
Polo Pony
Masonite
Carbonite
Manchester United
Arsenal
Captain Marvel (I) The Big Red Cheese.
Captain Marvel, Jr. His protege.
Captain Mar-Vell (II) Marvel Comics first version.
Captain Marvel (III) Marvel Comics’ second permutation.
Captain Marvel (IV) Marvel Comics latest permutation.
Marvelman The British invasion. Later called Miracleman.
Young Marvelman. His first protege. Later called Young Miracleman.
Kid Marvelman His other protege, and later, greatest enemy. Later called Kid Miracleman.
I was going to do **Mary Marvel, The Lieutenants Marvel, Uncle Marvel, Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, Miraclewoman, Winter ** and Miracledog, but frankly, the coding has just gotten ridiculous.
Cinnabar: Mercuric sulfide, characterized by its dark red color, often used as a pigment. Also a color of FiestaWare.
Duetschland: Germany, to a German.
Duetsch: The German language, to a German.
Sorry, that should be Deutschland and Deutsch, respectively.
Finland: Flag is blue cross on white background
Denmark: Flag is white cross on red background (but less square than Swiss flag, whose color scheme is similar)
Norway: Blue cross outlined in white, on red background
Iceland: Red cross outlined in white, on blue background
Guinea: African country, former French colony
Equatorial Guinea: African country, former Spanish colony
Guinea-Bissau: African country, former Portuguese colony
New Guinea: South Pacific island divided between former British colony/current nation of Papua New Guinea (eastern half) and former Dutch colony/current nation of Indonesia’s province of Irian Jaya (western half)
Guyana: South American country, formerly British Guiana
Suriname: South American country, formerly Dutch Guiana
French Guiana: South American oveseas department of France
flak (from German Fliegerabwehrk*anone*, “antiaircraft gun”): strong criticism or opposition
flack: a press agent who may have to deal with flak directed toward his/her client
Mighty Mouse: Cartoon character, a superhero rodent. Sang “Here I come to save the day!!!”
Modest Mouse: Modern rock band. Sings “And we’ll all float on ok!”
Randy Quaid: The less handsome brother, in the “Vacation” movies and on SNL
Dennis Quaid: The more attractive brother who was once married to Meg Ryan
Penelope Cruz: From Spain, dated Tom Cruise, co-starred in “Vanilla Sky”
Salma Hayek: From Mexico, dated Ed Norton, starred in (and was Oscar nominated for) “Frida”
Ed Norton: contemporary actor, co-star of “Fight Club” “Primal Fear” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt”
Ed Norton: fictional character from the 1950’s television series “The Honeymooners” portrayed by the late Art Carney
wonk - a studied expert on a topic, i.e. “policy wonk”
[url=http://www.wonkette.com/]Wonkette - Ana Marie Cox, a blogger who recently got her 15 minutes (and then some) covering the DNC convention for MTV and CNN
wank - British slang for masturbation
wanker - one who wanks
Walker - Texas Ranger
Okay, off the wall question, but did Anni-Frid record a solo album under the name Frieda (with the single “I Know There’s Something Going On” with drums by Phil Collins) or is Frieda just some other random Scandinavian singer? That always confused me.
And who was married to who?
Flik-Flak: Swiss watch for children.
Isn’t this MPSIMS?
Manhattan - an Island in New York
Manhattan Beach - a small suburb of LA (if you don’t live here, you proably don’t care)
The Baltic - the sea up by Sweden (not Switzerland)
The Balkans - the land down on the Eastern side of the Mediterranean
flack (or is it flak?) - is when someone “gives you flack” for something - scolds you.
slack - is the opposite, when someone “cuts you some slack” it means they’re forgiving.
In the “ci…” category… Cinnabon is a place where you can buy cinnamony, sugary things
I think there’s a difference between lawyer, attorney, and counsel, but I have no idea what it is. Look it up if you care.
Star Trek - TV show, also some movies.
Star Wars - movies
If you happen to be learning Spanish, remember:
derecho - straight ahead
derecha - to the right
la papa - the potato
el papá - the father
el papa - the pope
Oh, and for the love of Og:
loose - the opposite of tight, pronounced with an S sound
lose - the opposite of find, pronounced with a Z sound
Jesus, I didnt think anyone else knew that song. I sang that in High School…damn 7/8 time. The rest of the songs were just as big of a pain to sing…but wow, it was fun!
Oh, and:
Daabu – What the Orcs in Warcraft said (along with Zugzug, Loktar, et al)
Naboo – A planet in StarWars
Two of my pet peeves:
Effect is a noun.
Affect is a verb.
It’s is a contraction for it is.
Its is a possessive noun. “The dog’s bone? It’s over there on its bed.”
Jimmy Dean - Living country singer and sausage man.
[QUOTE=TeaElle
Okay, off the wall question, but did Anni-Frid record a solo album under the name Frieda (with the single “I Know There’s Something Going On” with drums by Phil Collins) or is Frieda just some other random Scandinavian singer? That always confused me.
And who was married to who?[/QUOTE]
Same Frida. Not to be confused with the Mexican painter.
Frida lived with Benny for 12 years and married him for 2. She has had the most believable life–The result of a liason between a German solider and Norwegian woman during World War II. Her father disappeared, her mother died young, and her grandmother moved to Sweden and raised her there. She had a sond at 16, married at 17, and had a daughter at 18. She had a solo career, met Benny, was in the group ABBA, married Benny, divorced ABBA, had another solo career including the song with Phil Collins, married an Italian prince, her daughter moved to the USA, had a son and died in a car crash, her husband died of cancer and left her a lot of money.
Thomas A. Harris–wrote pop psychology books, including “I’m Okay–You’re Okay.”
Thomas Harris–wrote fictional books, including the Hannibal Lechter trilogy.
The juxaposition of those two always makes me laugh.
Francis Bacon–Sharkespeare contemporary, who may or may not have written Shakespeare’s plays.
Francis Bacon–20th century artist who had a very long relationship with Sigmund’s grandson Lucien Freud.
James Bond–real British bird studier.
James Bond–fictional British spy.
Streaky bacon: breakfast food
Post Bond: What you do to get out of jail
John Belushi: On Saturday Night Live/Blues Brothers/Animal House, died in 1982.
Jim Belushi: His younger brother. Also on SNL, but is still alive.
Scotch: Whiskey
Scot: Citizen of Scotland
Whiskey: Scotch
American Whiskey: blended whiskeys
Bourbon: Sour mash whiskey
Specifically, sour mash whiskey made in the United States (not just Kentucky, however), from at least 51% corn, less than 160 proof at distilling, and aged for a minimum of 2 years in charred oak barrels made new for each distilling.
There are laws about bourbon!
