Castrato

In the early days of opera, womyn were not allowed to sing in public, not even in a chorus. How to fill in the female roles in opera? Pick a choir-boy with a great voice that has not yet deepened, by consent of their parents, perform a little operation on them, removing the testicles.

Results? Without the hormones needed for adulthood, their voices remained sopranos and altos while their chests and lungs matured regularly, their voices combined male power with female beauty. Now they were able to successfully pull off female roles onstage.

Today, this practice is illegal.

Farinelli was the most legendary castrato... history says these things, but can it make you believe them?

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hemriod

when your asshole falls out

not that sean has hemriods he has a bulge in the front and back.

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pahoehoe

A Hawaiian term forlava that has a smooth or ropy surface.

Pronounced Pa-hoey-hoey

Dude, that lava is pahoehoe! Wait till I tell my mom!

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gling gling

silver jewelry

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OU

OU is also a college in Ohio that specializes in huge halloween parties, thursty Thursdays and hippies sitting on the lawn playing their bongos as soon as it starts to get warm out.

Bob: I went to OU for Halloween last year
Matt: Dude, did you get arrested?

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@w7

used to express feeling bad...oppisite of w00t. It's 1337(leet) Sp33k (speak).

@w7, I lost

::Counter-terrorists win:: Terrorist: @w7

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Piaf

Parisienne slang for "little sparrow".

The stage name of French caberet singer Edith Piaf, born in Paris, in 1915, as Edith Giovanna Gassion. Died 1963, age 47. Known for her tiny form, difficult life, and haunting singing style.

Edith's bright, successful professional life was a stark contrast to her miserable, chaotic personal life; she unsuccessfully searched for the love of her life, going through enough men to fill a phone book.

Her only child died in infancy, and she took to drugs and alcohol to escape her anguish and distress.

The great love of her life, French boxer, Marcel Cerdan, was killed in a plane crash.

The tragedies that she suffered were reflected in the sad, yearning ballads that she sang, a number of which she composed. La Vie en Rose was her most famous piece, as well as Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.

Edith Piaf amazes me. Imagine how such a small person could have such a strong, passionate voice.

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