Trufax

Jan. 23rd, 2012 01:49 pm
anagramofbrat: (spanking the princess)
When I was a kid, I used to read Webster's Nth Collegiate dictionary in the bathroom. Really. Today's word, I think is as follows.

Gobsmacked



Etymology

As if smacked (“hit”) in the gob (“mouth (Irish / Scottish gaelic)”).

Attested since 1980s, from Northern English dialect, particularly Liverpool, popularized via television.


Adjective

gobsmacked (comparative more gobsmackedsuperlative most gobsmacked)

  1. (chiefly UK, slang) Flabbergastedastoundedspeechlessoverawed.
    • 1989, Glenn Frankel, "Salman Rushdie's Life on the Run," Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug.,
      We were as appalled and stunned and confused and gobsmacked (punched on the mouth) as anyone else.
    • 2008, Caroline Mallan, "Linwood Barclay novel wins a plug on key UK book list," Toronto Star, 16 Jun., p. A2,
      "I guess the word would be gobsmacked," Barclay said, of his reaction. "I am stunned."



Man, life and the curveballs...
anagramofbrat: (youtube or it didn't happen)


I suppose considering this guy is also responsible for Cows & Cows & Cows and Cycles (which also completely broke me) I shouldn't be surprised. But sheesh, someone take his drugs and After-Effects away.
anagramofbrat: (dot dot dot)


...well, its nice to know the spirit of Dschinghis Khan is alive and well?
anagramofbrat: (ew)


...you know, I think I've finally found a subgenre of electronica I actually dislike. And y'all know I like everything.

Also wtf.
anagramofbrat: (WTF)
Not what I wanted to have to hear about in my twitter feed today. Boosting the signal to all my Smithies cause this shit isn't okay.

http://gneissguy.tumblr.com/post/4539855184/eve-before-battle
http://gneissguy.tumblr.com/post/4555557924/of-ultimatums-at-smith-college-and-decisions-to-be-made

TL;DR version: Smith Admissions told a male-identified transgender student they could not host prospective students. I really have no words other than

anagramofbrat: (WTF)
Not what I wanted to have to hear about in my twitter feed today. Boosting the signal to all my Smithies cause this shit isn't okay.

http://gneissguy.tumblr.com/post/4539855184/eve-before-battle
http://gneissguy.tumblr.com/post/4555557924/of-ultimatums-at-smith-college-and-decisions-to-be-made

TL;DR version: Smith Admissions told a male-identified transgender student they could not host prospective students. I really have no words other than

anagramofbrat: (how rude)
This is gonna be one of those entries where I lose friends on all sides of the spectrum. SO BE IT.

RANTING AHOY. Considering it's regarding the PA Dickwolves drama, triggery like whoa )

ETA: non friend commentary screened. I'm not interested in outside wankery on this.

ETA2: ehh never mind i just locked the post from further comments. I realize thats probably going to piss folk off moar and violates my usual policy of encouraging people to tell me when i'm wrong, but upon thinking about it, i realize i don't have my usual level of trollface and popcorn interest in seeing which of my friends are on what side (i'm pretty sure i know where y'all stand by now) and having you cockfight it out. Also, this is the blue moon occasion where i'm off the fence i usually ride like a prize stallion and am pretty solid in how i feel about it. For whatever its worth, it seems like a flounce/chickenshit/fuck you move even to me, lol. But whatever. Its not like if you really want to talk to me about this you don't know where and how to get a hold of me. I just dont want to do it here. Interpret that as you will, i suppose.
anagramofbrat: (how rude)
This is gonna be one of those entries where I lose friends on all sides of the spectrum. SO BE IT.

RANTING AHOY. Considering it's regarding the PA Dickwolves drama, triggery like whoa )

ETA: non friend commentary screened. I'm not interested in outside wankery on this.

ETA2: ehh never mind i just locked the post from further comments. I realize thats probably going to piss folk off moar and violates my usual policy of encouraging people to tell me when i'm wrong, but upon thinking about it, i realize i don't have my usual level of trollface and popcorn interest in seeing which of my friends are on what side (i'm pretty sure i know where y'all stand by now) and having you cockfight it out. Also, this is the blue moon occasion where i'm off the fence i usually ride like a prize stallion and am pretty solid in how i feel about it. For whatever its worth, it seems like a flounce/chickenshit/fuck you move even to me, lol. But whatever. Its not like if you really want to talk to me about this you don't know where and how to get a hold of me. I just dont want to do it here. Interpret that as you will, i suppose.
anagramofbrat: (movie reel)
So partially because of [livejournal.com profile] head58's and [livejournal.com profile] telepresence's posts about them and also because I ran across a link in another community where someone had posted the entire movie to YouTube, I decided to check out Endhiran (The Robot).

Oh wow, this movie. The really good/batshit bits happen in the last quarter of the movie, so if you want to spare yourself about two and a half hours of having your brain broken with hilarious awesome/bad, just watch the clip below and ignore the horrible Russian overdubbing. But then you miss the sequences where Aishwarya Rai is all tricked out like some sort of Lady Gaga/Beyonce/Rihanna knockoff and prancing around looking cute in giant silver winged helmets for NO APPARENT REASON.



Oh Indian cinema.


And now it is Thursday, and since D&D was cancelled I'ma go watch 30 Rock during its actual air time with the Manbeast.
anagramofbrat: (movie reel)
So partially because of [livejournal.com profile] head58's and [livejournal.com profile] telepresence's posts about them and also because I ran across a link in another community where someone had posted the entire movie to YouTube, I decided to check out Endhiran (The Robot).

Oh wow, this movie. The really good/batshit bits happen in the last quarter of the movie, so if you want to spare yourself about two and a half hours of having your brain broken with hilarious awesome/bad, just watch the clip below and ignore the horrible Russian overdubbing. But then you miss the sequences where Aishwarya Rai is all tricked out like some sort of Lady Gaga/Beyonce/Rihanna knockoff and prancing around looking cute in giant silver winged helmets for NO APPARENT REASON.



Oh Indian cinema.


And now it is Thursday, and since D&D was cancelled I'ma go watch 30 Rock during its actual air time with the Manbeast.

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