Did you hear about the baby that was tossed out of an SUV in Ft. Lauderdale and recovered by a Good Samaritan? Turns out “Baby Johnny” wasn’t really tossed out of anything – the GS was Johnny’s mother. I just…
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT click onthis link unless you’ve got a lot of time on your hands today. (Found this on Dave Barry’s blog. If you start getting frustrated, hit that link and read the answer in the…
Here’s a bit of United Kingdom linguistics to keep you occupied whilst I look for more Scottish slang. Expression Meaning Notes/Examples boat race face as in “Nice legs, shame about the boat race”
Och, wheesht! ye crabbit eejits! Dinnae get yersels in a fankle! I’ll keep me eyes oot fer mare slang words t’ keep ye happy, awright?
I began the Your Scottish Slang Word O’ The Day series a month ago primarily as an exercise in motivating myself to blog daily with the potentially beneficial side effect of amusing [all?] my reader[s?] out there. I believe that…
Twenty-seventh in a series eejit (ee·jit) Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~n. 1. idiot, simpleton, one not possessed of all their mental faculties; one who is unable to properly conduct their own affairs (as in “Yer aff yer heid, ye eejit. That’s…
For all you Neal Stephenson fans out there, Reason magazine recently conducted an interview with him. It makes an intriguing read, especially for those with a bit of a libertarian political slant. Go ye and read.
I’m constantly amazed at the majesty and splendor evident in creation, particularly when it comes to the pictures that various space organizations capture. This true-color image of Saturn’s northern hemisphere captured by the Cassini probe is a stunning example of…
If you followed the Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn very closely, you’d remember that one poor scientist’s pet experiment on the Huygens probe bound for Saturn’s moon Titan apparently malfunctioned because someone forgot to turn it on. Have no fear, though,…
And, as quick as you can say “Jack Sprat”, an enterprising technology enthusiast has posted a fairly in-depth dissection of exactly how Google is performing the technological wizzardry behind Google Maps. It’s a tad bit geeky, but then, what’d you…
