Untranslatable Words - Page 8

zelda_pinwheel · 05-12-2008, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

I usually refer to that as having a "squirrelled-up circadian". I have one now as I have been working 1st shift, then third shift, then two shifts together, then....(Squirrelled is a South Texas Colloquialism for completely confused.)

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Discombobulated? Same sense of being disordered, but not displaced. Well, for that matter, the term "displacement" might just be the best, though it does have several technical meanings, even in psychiatry, but I've seen it used in novels to describe that vague, out of time/out of place feeling.

i'm not sure whether any of these are really *translations* exactly, but i'm defninitely looking forward to slipping the word "discombobulated" and the expression "squirrelled-up circadian" (or squirrelled-up anything, really) into conversation at the earliest possible opportunity.

Donnageddon · 05-12-2008, 07:31 PM

ghuy'cha'

A Klingon curse, that one presumably must be Klingon to completely understand. While versatile, I doubt one could return a radio and exclaim "The ghuy'cha'ers ghuy'cha'ing ghuy'cha'ed!"

But it is possible, if one knew the proper conjugation.

mjh215 · 05-12-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

ghuy'cha'

A Klingon curse, that one presumably must be Klingon to completely understand. While versatile, I doubt one could return a radio and exclaim "The ghuy'cha'ers ghuy'cha'ing ghuy'cha'ed!"

But it is possible, if one knew the proper conjugation.

I always found it interesting that the Klingon-English dictionary had "Where do you keep the chocolate" in it. Don't ask, I don't recall where my copy is.

-MJ

zelda_pinwheel · 05-12-2008, 08:07 PM

why ? isn't that the most important sentence in *any* language ?

mjh215 · 05-12-2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

why ? isn't that the most important sentence in *any* language ?

I thought the most important sentence was, "Where's the loo?"

-MJ

montsnmags · 05-12-2008, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjh215

I thought the most important sentence was, "Where's the loo?"

-MJ

That's the second most important (there's a lot of bad chocolate in the world...and sometimes people who should know better even try to slip you...ewww...carob).

Cheers,
Marc (full of fibre)

yvanleterrible · 05-12-2008, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

I usually refer to that as having a "squirrelled-up circadian". I have one now as I have been working 1st shift, then third shift, then two shifts together, then....(Squirrelled is a South Texas Colloquialism for completely confused.)

I'll borrow that one fer a few days.

Greg Anos · 05-12-2008, 09:24 PM

Shure, pardner....Jest don't get hornswoggled while yer at it!

(Hornswoggle - to be cheated - without specifying who did the cheating. That way you could avoid a lead pitching contest.)

Taylor514ce · 05-13-2008, 01:50 PM

"Charp", as many here are no doubt already aware, is the one small mutant green potato chip in a bag of chips.

I suggest that we mozzle nouns for the following potato-related food items:

1. The longest french fry in the bunch
2. The short, crisp, sharp, stubby fries that look like jailhouse shanks
3. The fries that escape the cartons and mingle in greasy limbo, the no-man's land of the bag

Winning entries will be decided by the [U.S.] committee meeting in conclave. You know who you are.

P.S. I'm just wondering if 'shank' is an English-only word. Do other languages have a word specifically for stabbing weapons fashioned by inmates out of everyday materials?

pshrynk · 05-13-2008, 01:58 PM

I like the word "knurd," which means going all the way on through to the other side of sober from drunk. It is a state where you see the world completely clearly and without any filters whatsoever. Many drunks suffer from chronic knurdeness and therefore have to drink to stay sober. They just get the dosage all wrong.

Greg Anos · 05-13-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

"Charp", as many here are no doubt already aware, is the one small mutant green potato chip in a bag of chips.

I suggest that we mozzle nouns for the following potato-related food items:

1. The longest french fry in the bunch
2. The short, crisp, sharp, stubby fries that look like jailhouse shanks
3. The fries that escape the cartons and mingle in greasy limbo, the no-man's land of the bag

Winning entries will be decided by the [U.S.] committee meeting in conclave. You know who you are.

1. The Prez

2. Blades.

3. Leakers.

This leaves me with the burning question? Does ZP a de do da, ZP a de day?

Taylor514ce · 05-13-2008, 02:49 PM

Good going. Any other contenders?

1. Gordo
2. Zarks
3. Hoodlers

mores · 05-13-2008, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I like the word "knurd," which means going all the way on through sober from drunk. It is a state where you see the world completely clearly and without any filters whatsoever. Many drunks suffer from chronic knurdeness and therefore have to drink to stay sober. They just get the dosage all wrong.

You guys are making me pee my pants!!!

zelda_pinwheel · 05-13-2008, 03:00 PM

perhaps mj was right before.

i feel unqualified for the potato-related word mozzling exercise, since i don't like chips very much and almost never eat them, and eat fries rarely as well and when i do they don't come in a bag.

Taylor514ce · 05-13-2008, 03:06 PM

So does French have an equivalent to "shank"? I guess my frie-specific terms will have to come from fellow McMericans.

05-12-2008, 07:31 PM	#107
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	ghuy'cha' A Klingon curse, that one presumably must be Klingon to completely understand. While versatile, I doubt one could return a radio and exclaim "The ghuy'cha'ers ghuy'cha'ing ghuy'cha'ed!" But it is possible, if one knew the proper conjugation. Last edited by Donnageddon; 05-12-2008 at 07:32 PM. Reason: idiocy

05-13-2008, 01:50 PM	#114
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	A Challenge "Charp", as many here are no doubt already aware, is the one small mutant green potato chip in a bag of chips. I suggest that we mozzle nouns for the following potato-related food items: 1. The longest french fry in the bunch 2. The short, crisp, sharp, stubby fries that look like jailhouse shanks 3. The fries that escape the cartons and mingle in greasy limbo, the no-man's land of the bag Winning entries will be decided by the [U.S.] committee meeting in conclave. You know who you are. P.S. I'm just wondering if 'shank' is an English-only word. Do other languages have a word specifically for stabbing weapons fashioned by inmates out of everyday materials? Last edited by Taylor514ce; 05-13-2008 at 01:57 PM.

05-13-2008, 01:58 PM	#115
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I like the word "knurd," which means going all the way on through to the other side of sober from drunk. It is a state where you see the world completely clearly and without any filters whatsoever. Many drunks suffer from chronic knurdeness and therefore have to drink to stay sober. They just get the dosage all wrong. Last edited by pshrynk; 05-13-2008 at 03:07 PM. Reason: Looked it up in the original Pratchett.

05-13-2008, 02:49 PM	#117
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Good going. Any other contenders? 1. Gordo 2. Zarks 3. Hoodlers Last edited by Taylor514ce; 05-13-2008 at 02:52 PM.

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05-12-2008, 08:07 PM	#109
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	why ? isn't that the most important sentence in any language ?

05-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#113
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,528 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Shure, pardner....Jest don't get hornswoggled while yer at it! (Hornswoggle - to be cheated - without specifying who did the cheating. That way you could avoid a lead pitching contest.)

05-13-2008, 03:00 PM	#119
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	perhaps mj was right before. i feel unqualified for the potato-related word mozzling exercise, since i don't like chips very much and almost never eat them, and eat fries rarely as well and when i do they don't come in a bag.

05-13-2008, 03:06 PM	#120
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	So does French have an equivalent to "shank"? I guess my frie-specific terms will have to come from fellow McMericans.

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