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adamcsharp.bsky.social
1. Writer (https://www.adamsharp.me/) 2. Obsessed with lists 3. COMMON PEOPLE 4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS 5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (http://geni.us/yDxa)
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Did you hear about the Italian chef? He pasta away. Get it? I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress.

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There’s a Bengali version of “they lived happily ever after” that goes আমার কথাটি ফুরোলো, নটে গাছটি মুড়োলো।. It means “here the story ends, and the spinach is eaten by the goat”

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Today would've been Kurt Cobain's 58th birthday. I've always loved this sign as you enter Aberdeen, Washington (where he was born)...

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Feb 19 is Prevent Plagiarism Day!

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A French way of saying something is tip-top, especially a fine wine, is c’est le petit Jésus en culotte de velours. It means “it’s the baby Jesus in velvet underpants.”

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Happy Thumb Appreciation Day, to all who celebrate! A Finnish word for someone who is clumsy (or has butterfingers) is poropeukalo, which means "reindeer's thumb." And a Finnish word for everyone's favourite little dumpling bird, the wren, is peukaloinen. It means "thumbling"

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I recently bought a jumper that kept picking up static electricity so I took it back to the shop. They gave me another free of charge. For much better dad jokes than that, follow all ten people in this starter pack (who posted my favourite dad jokes last week)...

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Happy International Crumpet Day, to all who celebrate! I once overheard someone getting annoyed with his friend on the train and instead of saying “you’re getting on my tits” or “you’re pissing me off,” he said “you’re burning my crumpets” (and I will not rest until this becomes a common expression)

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I’ve put on a few pounds lately and my partner knows I love international idioms so her Valentine’s poem combined a German name for love handles (hip gold) with a French phrase for a tummy paunch (three folds of wisdom)… Roses are red Hips are gold You have so much wisdom, it’s at least three-fold

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Be the ominous bulges in unusual places you wish to see in the world

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FIFTY FIVE???

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Roses are red Dead is romance...

submitted 8 days ago • 30 comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a list of what syphilis was initially called in various countries… The Italian Disease (France) The French Disease (Italy) The British Disease (Tahiti) The Polish Disease (Russia) The German Disease (Poland) The Spanish Disease (the Netherlands) The Chinese Pox (Japan)

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Just arrived! super fast delivery from the Czech Republic I ordered it from Libristo: www.libristo.cz/cs [fyi @adamcsharp.bsky.social ]

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Throwback to early 2022…. this may be my favorite comment ever from the other site and I’m delighted to have just found @adamcsharp.bsky.social on here. 🙂👋

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

Gave this @adamcsharp.bsky.social's The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead to my dad and he was in a laughing crying fit over phrases used when someone's fly is down. He was properly creased up

submitted 59 days ago • 4 comments

When I was in the US South I heard someone refer to a noisy concert as “louder than two skeletons fucking on a tin roof.” Does anyone know any other good phrases about something that’s noisy / loud?

submitted 9 days ago • 32 comments

A list of words for an umbrella and their meanings (from five different languages)… 5. Regenschirm (German) = rain screen 4. Disglavier (Breton) = un-rainer 3. Lietussargs (Latvian) = rain guard 2. Parapluie (French) = protection against rain 1. Umbrella (English) = little shadow

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Character that exchanges money for teeth in 10 countries: 10. Tooth fairy (UK) 9. Tooth fairy (US) 8. Tooth fairy (Canada) 7. Tooth fairy (Norway) 6. Tooth fairy (Iceland) 5. Tooth fairy (Finland) 4. Tooth fairy (Germany) 3. Tooth fairy (Poland) 2. Tooth fairy (Latvia) 1. Little Mouse Pérez (Spain)

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A Turkish expression about someone that is perpetually unlucky is bahtsız bedeviyi çölde kutup ayısı sikermiş. It means “hapless Bedouin would get fucked by a polar bear in the desert”

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