Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

Category Archives: Life in the USA


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Requiescat in pace – RIP

My Desktop PC

Trip to computer heaven

Dying a slow death


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Unusual U.K. Place Names 13. – Dull

DULL

There’s a place called Dull

in Scotland It is twinned with

Boring Oregon


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Obscure words explained 63. – postprandial

POSTPRANDIAL

After a dinner

with a snifter of cognac

smoking a cigar

 


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Obscure words explained 62. – gusto

GUSTO

Hearty enjoyment

as in eating or drinking

in action or speech


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Obscure words explained 60. – oppignorate

OPPIGNORATE

To pledge or to pawn

When I gave my heart to you

Redeeming with love


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Obscure words explained 59. – scrounge

SCROUNGE

To ask for something

through the kindness of others

often food or cash


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Obscure words explained 57. – chutzpah

CHUTZPAH

Show flagrant boldness

Audacious propaganda

telling barefaced lies


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Obscure words explained 52. – # octothorpe

# OCTOTHORPE

the true name for # (hash)

a tag sign often called pound

great for Tic Tac Toe

Note: For British readers: Tic Tac Toe is the same as noughts and crosses


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The Queen of Mean

Leona Helmsley

is she perhaps Trump’s mother?

Both from the same mold

 


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Obscure words explained 37. – pluviophile

PLUVIOPHILE

Enjoys rainy days

Arm chair, warm fire, herbal tea

Curled-up cosiness