That wonderful red stuff that is close to so many of our hearts is the “definition” of so many slang terms!
For example:
- Badminton (mid-19c)
- Blood (1910s-40s)
- Bucket of Blood (1940s)
- Hemorrhage (1940s)
- Hobo Soup (when mixed with water)
- Red Lead (1920s military use - based on red lead paint for navy usage)
- Red-eye (1920s-60s)
- Red paint (1900s-30)
Source:
Green, Jonathon. Casell’s Dictionary of Slang - 2nd Edition. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 2005
Badminton!
Hobo Soup!
“I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.” - Giants coach recruits Patton for inspiration
(Source: tastefullyoffensive)
Diagram of relationships between characters in Trapped in the Close
I know someone currently living in Hungary.
Hungary is rapidly turning into a fascist dictatorship.
- they have lost freedom of the press
- they have lost freedom of religion, with several religions being declared “not really a religion”
- the country’s name has been changed (it’s no longer…
Oh come on, it’s not that bad, there’s no real censorship here. If there was, Viktor Orbán could just simply walk into my house and slam my ffifffghreoghfkkuzkngno ergioenthetnetaroolg eddfgdnlgphpgdnfnl DIE REGIERUNG IST TOLL!
a mai napomat már csak az mentheti meg, ha Ron Paul legalább Kossuth countyban nyer
