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What is a Delmonico Steak?
This question is the source of lots of confusion and debate. There are at least nine cuts of beef which are identified as Delmonico, and they are variously "cut from the chuck", "cut from the rib", or "cut from the sirloin". To add to the confusion, some common Delmonico Steaks are boneless while others are bone-in.
food  meat  language 
december 2010 by domnit
Why it's so hard to put sex in the dictionary. - By Jesse Sheidlower
Finger-fucking and fist-fucking are impossible according to Webster's New World, Random House, and American Heritage; Merriam allows it, but only if it's vaginal and not anal.
language  profanity  sex  dictionary 
october 2009 by domnit
Tsu (kana)
Makes a good smiley: ツ
japan  language 
september 2009 by domnit
Translation Party
Finds English-Japanese translation equilibrium using Google Translate
language  apps 
september 2009 by domnit
Maciej Ceglowski on "folksonomy"
"I find this symptomatic of the general process. One set of people does interesting things without a lot of fanfare, and another builds an elaborate intellectual superstructure on top without adding value. It's a kind of minor intellectual parasitism whose main victim appears to be the English language."
language  tags 
august 2009 by domnit
Declarations of Conjugal Interest from the Massachusetts Federalist, 1733.
Reading at a conference, had to try to avoid laughing like an idiot at "Hungry for Woman".
humor  literature  sex  language 
june 2009 by domnit
Worst episode ever@Everything2.com
Apparently the expression did NOT originate on the Simpsons, but on alt.tv.simpsons.
simpsons  history  language  usenet  internet  culture 
october 2008 by domnit
About.com Drug Slang Dictionary
"crack house: place where crack cocaine is sold and smoked" - Knowledge is power.
humor  drugs  language  dictionary 
june 2008 by domnit
Back to Basics - Joel on Software
Bookmarked for reference to the phrase "Shlemiel the Painter's Algorithm", meaning an O(n^2) algorithm that should be O(n).
compsci  language  humor 
february 2008 by domnit
wang - Definitions from Dictionary.com
"1933, slang, probably from whangdoodle"
humor  language 
january 2008 by domnit
the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks
Simple "idea," but these make me "laugh" uncontrollably.
typography  language  humor  blogs 
october 2007 by domnit
FSI Language Courses
Unofficial site collecting public domain course materials from the State Department's Foreign Service Institute
travel  language  education 
april 2007 by domnit
The Simpsons Archive: The "Yoink!" List
I hadn't realized that yoink was a Simpsonism
simpsons  language 
february 2007 by domnit
The Rule of Least Power
"Principle: Powerful languages inhibit information reuse."
web  w3c  compsci  philosophy  design  language  complang  power  scalability 
december 2006 by domnit
Ask Dethroner: Is Steve Pavlina a Smarmy Gasbag Making $40k a Month?
Article and comments smushing annoying self-promoting blogger. Bookmarked only so I can later cite "the sidewalk of doucheflakery".
humor  language  blogging 
november 2006 by domnit
My Morning Jacket forum: What does Mahgeetah mean?
"After countless times listening to the song Mahgeetah I finally realized he says mahgeetah in the song (it's not listed in the lyrics), thus enabling me to realize what that means."
music  mmj  language 
october 2006 by domnit
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