Is that in reference to a comeback that eluded you in the moment, but hits you well after the moment, i.e.: when you're almost home after the moment?
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German has tons of fun words like that. Schadenfreude is of course the well known one, but I really like
Kummerspeck: literally 'grief bacon', meaning the weight you gain from emotional over-eating
Zweisamkeit: literally 'twosomeness', meaning that intimate cosy feeling of just being with one other person you really like
Schnapsidee: literally 'Schnaps idea', meaning those ideas you get while really drunk that you think are great (but probably aren't)
But my favorite is
Backpfeifengesicht: which literally means 'slap face', and is a word to describe someone so annoying that you just want to punch them in the face. But a Backpfeife is not just a punch. It itself literally means 'cheek whistle' and means slapping someone in the face so fast and hard your hand makes a whistling sound as it connects with their cheek.
Fremdschämen is another fun one. It's basically "second-hand embarrassment". So much better than "cringe".
German has a word for everything. Unfortunately, it's probably at least seven syllables long with three accent marks and no spaces.
Interesting then that their average life expectancy is about the same as other Americans, which itself is on the lower end of wealthy industrialized countries.
Anyway, and now for something completely different
Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia
The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia
www.theguardian.com
Neato -
Columbia Scientists Made a Gel From Yogurt That Heals Tissue, and It Works
Scientists at Columbia developed a healing gel made from yogurt that may hold the key to next-gen tissue regeneration.
scitechdaily.com
Dial-up Internet to be discontinued
Learn about why dial up internet has been discontinued.
help.aol.com
No way. Who's "dialing up" today?? If you've made it +25 YEARS into the future on dial-up, you evidently don't need the internet (or a phone, landlines are basically dead too,) so don't bother. "Word of mouth" is literally faster than dial-up, and if anyone has made it this far using dial-up, boy howdy, they have some catching up to do. I wonder if they know Bill Clinton isn't president anymore?TIL dial-up is still around.Dial-up Internet to be discontinued
Learn about why dial up internet has been discontinued.help.aol.com
Oh, does that mean someone gets to hear cool computer screeches when using the net, so beloved of sci-fi for a brief period?
Hey! As someone who still uses a landline as their phone, I almost-sorta-kinda take offense to this! (I personally hate cell phones and refuse to use one because I have privacy time and have seen what the damn things have done to my friend's attention spans. But I've never actually had to deal with dial-up personally. Got lucky, and got internet through the local university who didn't use it. Hallelujah for that at least.
at least it wasn't a jesus or a 20 year old deep-fried meme. and still more impressive than """""AI""""" lol (no lol, not even joking, shaddup lol)
on the other hand, sometimes an explanation only dilutes the majestic beauty of a mystery left to dangle in stubborn denial
