Bart King's Blog, page 237
July 18, 2011
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Did I Ever Tell You How Awesome I Am? Hahaha!
July 14, 2011
July 13, 2011
You've been warned!
At a Japanese amusement park called Fuji-Q Highland is a roller coaster known as the Takabisha .
You've been warned!
July 12, 2011
July 9, 2011
Your Book of the Day!
"When we think of an influential person, someone who has had tremendous impact on the world around them – the Nelson Mandelas, Mother Theresas, Winston Churchills of the world- there are naturally questions that come to mind. Where did he go to school? Who were her influences growing up? What inspired him? And of course – what kind of doorknobs did he have?"Look no further. Dr Johnson's Doorknob And Other Significant Parts Of Great Men's Houses allows the reader glimpses of the items that really matter... From the mantelpieces in the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the crockery in Washington Irving's home and the banisters in the William Morris Gallery, this is your one-stop shopping for burning questions like 'will I ever know for certain what style of soup tureen Charles Darwin favored?'."
July 7, 2011
July 5, 2011
Skateboards. Swimming pool. Spray cans. Awesome.
The action kicks in at about 0:40.
July 3, 2011
Regional British Slang is "gurtlush"!
"Catch you dreckly."
Language experts are storing unique British expressions in a wordbank so that they're not forgotten. Here's a few of my favorites!
baffies - slippers (east coast of Scotland)
bishybarnabee - ladybird (Norfolk)
brozzen - full (having eaten too much) (Swaledale)
coopers ducks - the end is nigh, it's all over (Black Country)
deff - to ignore, split up, pack in, avoid (Birmingham)
dimpsy - half light, just turning dark (Somerset)
dreckly - later, some time in the future (Cornwall)
gopping - unattractive (Manchester)
guddle - to rummage about (Northumberland and parts of Scotland)
gurtlush - the best (Bristol)
ladgin - something embarrassing or unpleasant (York)
man de don't know what the buer is rockerin – "I don't know what the woman is saying", using "bewer" for "woman" and "rocker" - "to speak or understand" (Newark)
nesh - a bit weedy, being cold when you shouldn't be (Nottingham)
spoggy - chewing gum (Grimsby)
ronking - smelly, disgusting (Black Country)
tittermatorter - see-saw (Norfolk)
twag - to play truant (East Riding)
twitchell - alleyway (Nottingham)From the Telegraph .
July 2, 2011
So THAT'S what it looks like!
For a rocket's eye view of what happens when you set off fireworks, enjoy this excellent video.
