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A Stealth Parody is parody that comes across and purports itself to be the the real thing, often the proprietors of a self parody website or group will flat out deny that they are in fact a parody.
Stealth Parodies are often created by people with completely opposite views that the alleged parody contains, and the parody has been created to discredit the group that holds the opposing views. Organizations such as Conservapedia and the Flat Earth Society are often.
The world is flat? You don't really believe that you're just a troll stealth parody.
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1. It was originally a slang term used in Ireland to mean either a) "to steal" or b) "to throw".
2. It's also used as a pretty mild swear word in Ireland.
It's used a) to express that you're pissed off or b) to describe somebody who pissed you off.
It's not related to the word 'Fuck', and doesn't have any sexual undertones, so is acceptable for polite company.
3. The characters in the sit-com Father Ted made the use of 'Feck' more popular outside of Ireland, most noticeably in the United Kingdom.
Unlike what a lot of people think, the scriptwriters did NOT invent 'feck' to get past censors who didn't allow the word 'fuck'. In fact, 'feck' was used as a mild swear word LONG before Father Ted made it famous!
1. a) "They had fecked cash out of the rector's room." - from James Joyce's 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'.
1. b) "He asked me for a loan of my basketball, so I fecked it across the yard to him."
2. a) Priest: "Ah, feck! I left my keys at home."
Polite Ladies: "That's an awful shame."
2. b). "That bouncer was a right old fecker for not letting us in."
3. Father Jack: "DRINK! FECK! ARSE! GIRLS!
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The Red Wave is a term referring to a heavy period, where the horror, blood, pain and tears are beyond what any human should be subjected too.
Becky “ are you ok Mandy, you look a little green?”
Mandy “ yeah, just the red wave, it’s so horrible- I can’t wait for this week to be over.”
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A sober birthday is the day that marks the end of a person’s addiction. Some individuals will use the last day that he or she used drugs to mark his or her sober birthday, or the day after the last time they used.
Most of all, a sobriety birthday (also known as a sobriety anniversary, sober anniversary, recovery anniversary, or sobriety milestone) also serves as a reminder of the progress you've made, and the new life an addict has chosen for themselves.
It’s my sober birthday today and I’ve been 12 years clean. I’m going to go out with my friends and have a nice meal and mocktails.
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One who smithes (or "forges" is you're a purist) blades. Which, by the old ways would involve: Heating an iron rod to cherry red in a forge, and hammering into whatever shape you wish your sword to be. Iron is lighter than steel, but doesn't hold an edge as long. So, many times, the bladesmith would turn the blade on edge, and with a hammer and chisel, would split the edge of the blade in for a half inche or so, and insert an edge of steel. They would then re-heat the item, and hammer the iron down onto the inserted steel, fusing them together. They would then temper the blade by heating the entire piece to cherry-red, and then submerging it in water, or oil. This would harden the blade. However, if left like this the sword would be to hard and brittle to use, and would break opon the first blow. So they would then re-heat the blade to a deep red, and stick it in dry ashes to cool slowly. This would partly anealIn this way, they would aneal, or soften the metal, while not entirely removing the temper. The would then be hard enough to use in battle, but soft enough, and springy enough, that in wouldn't shatter on impact. They would then polish and sharpen the blade. In this way the smiths would create a sword with a steel edge, but that wieghed much less than a sword of only steel.
The modern way is to: Use a high-speed grinder to grind a bar of steel down into the shape of the blade you wish to make, then switch to a finer grinding wheel, and finally a buffing wheel to polish. With a whet stone, you can then put an edge on it. The modern method isn't nearly as good as the old methods, though. Sword created by this method are really only good as display models. It's a shame that so many of the ancient ways have been lost. In this era, you could spend your whole life studying the art of bladesmithing, and never even come close to the skill level of an apprintice. The blades of old could cut through solid stone without scratching the metal. Many of them had edges that where only a few atoms in width, but were strong enough to slice through armor like paper. With the finest, you could hold the sword out in front of you, and a silk cloth dropped on it would be cut cleanly in two, of its own wieght. Smiths were held in the highest regard in the middle ages, placed in the same ranks as the priests and poets. The smith was the only craftsmen to work with all four of the basic elements (for they belived in only four at that time). He used fire in his forge, air in his bellows, to blow the fire hotter, water to quinch the metal, and earth, the iron he used. (iron was known as the "black metal," the metal of the earth.)
There are still many people who blacksmith and bladesmith as a hobby. (I, am of course, one of them.) It really is a wonderful hobby to take up. Anybody can do it, it just takes a lot of work. (I'm only 15.)
It's a very rewarding and interesting thing to do! Ask around, there's probably a forge near you, that you could use. (Or, you can build your own, like me.)
Good luck!
I'm sure that my definition is example enough.
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a difficult problem that nobody wants to be associated with
Lets see how the manager handle a hot potato like that.
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A shortening of the phrase "everyday"
That girl hits me up a day to hang
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