N'Al fun facts of the day

june gloom on 22/3/2009 at 10:36

Because you're Koki. ~~And Polish.~~

N'Al on 22/3/2009 at 10:41

dethlol

N'Al on 22/3/2009 at 18:22

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(http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/anticlimax.htm) Anticlimax is a word derived from the Greek, meaning "down a ladder".

Kolya on 22/3/2009 at 18:27

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(http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed&sectHdr=on&spellToler=on&chinese=both&pinyin=diacritic&search=kater&relink=on) The colloquial term for a hangover in German is "Kater", which is also the term for a tomcat. And boy, does it ever fucking hurt.

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(https://www.amazines.com/Haribo_related.html) The name of German confectionary maker Haribo (dem's of gummi bear fame) is an acronym of the founder's name - Hans Riegel - and his place of birth - Bonn.

I feel watched.

PeeperStorm on 23/3/2009 at 07:40

So if someone masterbated at the top of a ladder, they could have an anticlimax?

Kolya on 23/3/2009 at 10:23

Actually klimax was known as the rhetorical device or generally a buildup in ancient Greece already. The Greek anti is of course just a negative prefix. So saying anticlimax originally meant "down a ladder" is slightly misleading, like saying philosophy originally meant "dear wisdom".

N'Al on 23/3/2009 at 10:56

Are you disputing my facts, good sir!?! :mad:

Kolya on 23/3/2009 at 11:08

Well I can vouch for the Kater (derived from katarrh btw, not from the cat), but that last one was misleading, 's all I'm saying. :)

N'Al on 23/3/2009 at 11:11

Well, I say.

Kolya on 28/3/2009 at 02:27

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