Finland-FinnishWhy do you spell Scotland with one "t" but Scottish with two? Seems like they're trying real hard to be different from the British.
It's amazing they've stayed together for 300 years.
"Holmvik, huh? Are you Finnish?"Finland-FinnishWhy do you spell Scotland with one "t" but Scottish with two? Seems like they're trying real hard to be different from the British.
It's amazing they've stayed together for 300 years.
Ha ha! Yeah, isn't that what everyone wants in a car?Supernatural Car, '67 Impala
Growing up, Kripke connected to television shows that had signature cars, such as The Dukes of Hazzard and Knight Rider. This prompted him to include one in Supernatural.[19] He originally intended for the car to be a '65 Mustang, but his neighbor convinced him to change it to a '67 Impala, since "you can put a body in the trunk" and because "you want a car that, when people stop next to it at the lights, they lock their doors.
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Ten untranslatable words
by Ella Frances Sanders, www.boingboing.net Sept. 24, 2014
Ella Frances Sanders illustrates words held to be untranslatable, to English equivalents, from their native languages.
Did you know that the Japanese language has a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or that there's a Finnish word for the distance a reindeer can travel before needing to rest? Komorebi.
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Wow, 100 per day. That's like one every 10 minutes or so. (Assuming he's awake.) Dang, it must be tough to just keep his pants clean.Wisconsin Man Suffers 100 Unwanted Orgasms A Day
September 23, 2014 9:40 AM
CHICAGO (CBS) – What might seem like the gift that keeps on giving to some has been a non-stop nightmare for a Wisconsin man who suffers up to 100 unwanted orgasms every day.
“There’s nothing pleasurable about it, because even though it might physically feel good, the whole time inside your mind, you’re completely disgusted by what’s going on,” said Dale Decker, who suffers from Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome, an uncontrollable condition that causes spontaneous and persistent orgasms unrelated to any physical stimulus or feelings of sexual arousal.
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