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Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)
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The original Snakes on a Plane soundtrack video is out!
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Anonymous said…
What movie is this? Never heard of it! ;p No, no need to tell me, I'll check on the net.
Just wanted to comment on the Tim Flannery bk you've been reading. I wouldn't comment except for the fact that you're doing climate change policy. Tim Flannery's not a climatologist, Daryl. I'd take what he writes with a pinch of salt. But then I'm sure you're discerning enough to realise that. Do pls go read some IPCC reports as well. ;-)
Anonymous said…
It's motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane.
I really like studying etymology and the origins of words, and I'm interested in the fairly omnivorous nature of English, which has a huge "borrowed" vocabulary. (Random fact: "bugger" is related to "Bulgaria".) So I thought every now and then I'd put up random lists of words English borrows from various languages - well, besides French, German, and Spanish, or I'll exhaust myself from typing. I thought I'd start with Malay, national language of Singapore. Wikipedia already has a partial list , but I thought I'd come up with a list that also included a few other loan words. The obvious ones are words for things that are indigenous to the region - plants (durian, rambutan, bamboo, sago, camphor ), animals (orang-utan, pangolin, cassowary), and cloth ( gingham , sarong). But there's a whole bunch that're less obvious, even to native English speakers from this region: amok . If you asked me to name one English loan word that'
This New York Times article on 50 Cent's life in the sleepy suburb of Farmington, Conn. , is quite wry - But a cook at China Palace said Mr. Jackson could save 10 percent on any order over $30... Ah, the privileges of fame... 10% off Chinese takeout! For the party, Mr. Jackson ordered more than $5,000 worth of liquor, including "a lot of Baccardi," according to the owner of a Farmington liquor store who spoke on the condition of anonymity "to protect his privacy." Sipping Bacardi (ooh, caught a Times misspelling) like it's his birthday. How anonymous could a liquor store owner in a suburban town be? It's not like there're hundreds of liquor stores in the town, I'm guessing. I like how they keep referring to him as Mr. Jackson...
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Just wanted to comment on the Tim Flannery bk you've been reading. I wouldn't comment except for the fact that you're doing climate change policy. Tim Flannery's not a climatologist, Daryl. I'd take what he writes with a pinch of salt. But then I'm sure you're discerning enough to realise that. Do pls go read some IPCC reports as well. ;-)
zhaki - yeah. Now go wash your mouth with soap.
marina - it is, innit?
anon - true, true, too skinny isn't too appealing