Sagas of Icelanders

For these things give thanks at nightfall: The day gone, a guttered torch, A sword tested, the troth of a maid, Ice crossed, ale drunk. Hew wood in wind-time, in fine weather sail, Tell in the night-time tales to house-girls, For too many eyes are open by day: From a ship expect speed, from a [...]

Maître Corbeau, sur un arbre perché, Tenait en son bec un fromage. Maître Renard, par l’odeur alléché, Lui tint à peu près ce langage : « Et Bonjour, Monsieur du Corbeau. Que vous êtes joli ! que vous me semblez beau ! Sans mentir, si votre ramage, Se rapporte à votre plumage, Vous êtes le [...]

World Wide Words: Hobo: Concerto for hobo and violence

DailyLit I Bientôt nous plongerons dans les froides ténèbres; Adieu, vive clarté de nos étés trop courts! J’entends déjà tomber avec des chocs funèbres Le bois retentissant sur le pavé des cours. Tout l’hiver va rentrer dans mon être: colère, Haine, frissons, horreur, labeur dur et forcé, Et, comme le soleil dans son enfer polaire. [...]

CBC: Lt.-Gen. Walter Natynczyk takes over from Gen. Rick Hillier.

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The Phrase Finder

matushansk: Confucius say, man who stand on toilet high on pot

The Guardian: Bad news for quizzers: the 101st annual quiz from King William’s College isn’t any easier than the previous 100.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Good King Wences’ car backed out On the feet of heathens

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Global Language Monitor: Monitoring the world’s languages. Misguided Criminals, Intrinsic Aptitude, and Thought Shower top annual list of politically correct words

The New Yorker: The Talk of the Town: article about bogus words dictionary editors insert to detect plagiarism. I’ve heard that cartographers do the same with fake place names.

Amazon.com: Phrase: “eugenics crusade”

weaselwords

Carny Lingo from Welcome to The Fair

OHNS: A Dictionary of Old Hobo Slang -by Stephen P. Alpert

Salon.com Books Management consulting is a giant fraud!

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