charlesferdinand has looked up 2 words, created 9 lists, listed 201 words, written 128 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 0 words.
charlesferdinand has looked up 2 words, created 9 lists, listed 201 words, written 128 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 0 words.
charlesferdinand commented on the word tacteux
ayant du tacte. C'est un tacteux
Oct 30, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word pug-zu
Sounds more like a baddie from a Shaw brothers movie
Oct 27, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word stormtrooper effect
Don't forget the Imperial Stormtrooper School of Marksmanship
Oct 7, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word turtlestep
Sounds more like a novelty dance to me
Sep 27, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word fingerspitzengefühl
Sure-footedness would be the anatomical opposite
Sep 17, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word rastafari
I recently discovered that it is actually Ras Tafari (and not rasta fari), which makes perfect sense if you think of it.
Aug 20, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word rauschpfeife
Having experienced one at close quarters, I can confirm that they are loud!
Aug 17, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word petenten
People who sign a petition
Aug 14, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word bandersnatch
To be shunned
Aug 11, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word shotor morgh
Now that sounds like something straight out of Lovecraft.
Aug 10, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word apus apus
a bird, actually
Aug 8, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word kurwa
always a useful word to know
Aug 8, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word الإنكليزية
Are you sure this is Zulu?
Aug 5, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word jerusalem artichoke
And tasty too
Aug 5, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word celia
You're breaking my heart
Aug 5, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word nazar
From the Arabic, surely
Aug 5, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word sui generis
The fact that St. Thomas Aquinas considers angels to be sui generis is a consequence of imperfections in his ontology. Refute.
Aug 4, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the user charlesferdinand
Depends what you mean by 'speak', but apart from Dutch, three reasonably well, a smattering of six others and I can order a beer in Turkish.
Aug 4, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word eugene
Just be careful with that axe
Aug 4, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word festplattenverschlüsselung
Necessary for those sensitive files
Aug 4, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word لا
As I say to many tourists, the only word you really need.
Aug 4, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word لا أ�?هم
I use that a lot
Aug 4, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word لا أتكلم العربية
Very useful that
Aug 4, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word transgenic xenograft
Can't wait for this to turn up in any of the hospital series (perhaps it has done so already)
Jul 24, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word bügelfrei
you don't have to iron it
Jul 22, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word handelsüblich
Said of things you can buy in shops
Jul 19, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word a breakfast of puffins
I did, and still think it ought to be muffins
Jul 15, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the list chillin-with-the-villains
Mayor Richard Wilkins III ?
Jul 15, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word long john silver
At a guess, I'd say that they'd have interesting promos at Talk Like A Pirate Day
Jul 15, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word a breakfast of puffins
Surely you mean muffins
Jul 15, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word an ambuscade of paparazzi
This one actually makes sense
Jul 15, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word mongolian death worm
That, my friend, is a flexible corrugated PE pipe. Cool name, though.
Jun 26, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word vegan rage
Shouldn't that be 'sees green'?
Jun 25, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word en papillote
I use tinfoil, myself
Jun 24, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word fartlek
This could be a unit of astronomical speed. Like make the Kessel run in less than twelve fartleks
Jun 24, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word matrices
Forming Hendrices from Hendrix, now that would be a slavish pluralisation.
Jun 15, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word the pen is on the table
The phrase I'm familiar with is: My tailor is rich
Jun 12, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word hepatoscopic
Is there a difference with hepatomancy?
Jun 10, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the list reduplicating-animals
Well, it doesn't reduplicate completely
Jun 10, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word parents
Patient Sperm, I like that phrase
Jun 9, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the list fun-german
Yep, but that one is already on another list
Jun 9, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the list reduplicating-animals
Good one Bilby!
Jun 9, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word polycarbonate
If you thinks carbs are bad, wait till you see polycarbs!
Jun 6, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word wetterbedingte sichtbeeinträchtigungen
Officialese to say that it might get dark
Jun 6, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word festplatte
Makes a hard disk sound so much more festive
Jun 6, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the list fun-german
Officialese to say that it might get dark
Jun 6, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word showerpiphany
Bathtubs are far superior. Think of Archimedes!
Jun 6, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word us dollar
Us dollar, You yen (as Tarzan might say)
May 29, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word lüllefütten
Some kind of Scandinavian delicacy?
May 28, 2009
charlesferdinand commented on the word stielhandgranate
Actually, that would be a 'stemmed seeded apple', as Stiel means something like stem or stalk. Sound notwithstanding, it has nothing to do with steel, which of course is Stahl in German, as in Stahlhelm. The Stielhandgranate 24 had a handle, as opposed to the Eihandgranate 39 (egg grenade)
May 27, 2009