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Okay, what's "Handkante" in English? Let's consult Google... there,
second entry: "Handkante" on the German Wikipedia; chances are there's a
matching English entry...
Handkante
Hm, that's just a disambiguation page; for anatomic use, see "Hand";
okay, take me there...
Hand
Okay, let's go to the English article:
Hand
Hm, no hint on how that particular part of the hand is called. But this
is interesting: I didn't know about this:
Sesamoid bone
Okay, I guess I understand everything, except for this one word:
Exaptation
Now what does "jury-rigged" mean? Does it have to do with a jury? Let's
look it up:
Jury rig
Ah... hey, they mention "Jerry" as a pejorative term for German
soldiers; I always wanted to know where that came from, so...
Jerry
Disambiguation Page
Jerry (WWII) -> List of terms used for Germans
Ah, heard some of these before. See also...
Anti-German sentiment
Hey, I didn't know that "House of Windsor" was a name the dynasty gave
to itself. I wonder why they chose this one...
House of Windsor
Hm, nothing about that, at least not at first glance. But they mention a
plane - a German bomber plane that could reach London even in WW1;
didn't know such a thing existed. Let's have a look...
Gotha G.IV
Interesting. But what on earth is a...
Servo tab
Ah... occasionally used on a...
Stabilator
Uh-huh... for example on the...
North American F-100 Super Sabre
Ah, say what you will, but /this/ is still one of the most beautiful jet
fighters ever built.
Century Series
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
"Coke bottle configuration" -> Coke Bottle / Contour bottle design
Hey, this is cool: I didn't know they hade Coke in space... And what is
this?
OpenCola (drink)
Cool - an open-source cola drink!
Coca-Cola formula
Cochineal
Kermes Vermillio
Vermillion
"Name chops" -> Seal (Chinese) -> Seal (East Asia)
"Moxa punk" -> Moxibustion
"Breech babies" -> Breech birth
Asynclitic birth
Obstetric forceps -> Forceps in childbirth
Gee... How the **** did I end up /here/?
(And I didn't even mention all the pages that I just took a sidestep to
without following them further...)
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On 08/20/2011 03:02 PM, clipka wrote:
> (And I didn't even mention all the pages that I just took a sidestep to
> without following them further...)
lol ... like peeling an onion meets the shell game ;-)
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On 20/08/2011 7:02 PM, clipka wrote:
> Okay, what's "Handkante" in English? Let's consult Google... there,
> second entry: "Handkante" on the German Wikipedia; chances are there's a
> matching English entry...
>
> Handkante
>
>
> Hand
>
> Okay, let's go to the English article:
>
> Hand
>
> Hm, no hint on how that particular part of the hand is called.
The edge of your hand. The bit you chop with.
>
> Now what does "jury-rigged" mean? Does it have to do with a jury? Let's
> look it up:
>
> Jury rig
>
Naval term
> Ah... hey, they mention "Jerry" as a pejorative term for German
> soldiers; I always wanted to know where that came from, so...
>
Not necessarily pejorative, short for German. Hans and Fritz were used
as well. Same as Tommy for English, Taff, Jock and Paddy for Welsh,
Scots and Irish.
I was taught that Jerry Built was in use well before WWI and it
referenced a British builder.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/211600.html
> Hey, I didn't know that "House of Windsor" was a name the dynasty gave
> to itself. I wonder why they chose this one...
>
> House of Windsor
>
They were the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but during WWI changed it
to the House of Windsor as Windsor Castle has been a royal residence for
yonks.
I Like this:
Upon hearing that his cousin had changed the name of the British royal
house to Windsor, German Emperor Wilhelm II remarked jokingly that he
planned to see Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
> Hm, nothing about that, at least not at first glance. But they mention a
> plane - a German bomber plane that could reach London even in WW1;
> didn't know such a thing existed. Let's have a look...
>
--
Regards
Stephen
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Required XKCD quote: http://xkcd.com/214/
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On 8/20/2011 1:02 PM, clipka wrote:
> Okay, what's "Handkante" in English? Let's consult Google... there,
> second entry: "Handkante" on the German Wikipedia; chances are there's a
> matching English entry...
>
> Handkante
>
.
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> OpenCola (drink)
>
> Cool - an open-source cola drink!
>
> Coca-Cola formula
>
> Cochineal
> Kermes Vermillio
> Vermillion
> "Name chops" -> Seal (Chinese) -> Seal (East Asia)
> "Moxa punk" -> Moxibustion
> "Breech babies" -> Breech birth
> Asynclitic birth
> Obstetric forceps -> Forceps in childbirth
>
> Gee... How the **** did I end up /here/?
>
> (And I didn't even mention all the pages that I just took a sidestep to
> without following them further...)
Isn't Wikipedia great? ;)
--
~Mike
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