Correct. Before fixing his name as "Mario", he was called "Jump-man", "Kyลซjo-man" or "Mr. Video Game". It is said that when his name was fixed as "Mario" was 1982.
They're truly Finnished.
Itโs a me-at, Mario!
I feel like Feb 10 should be the celebration day for Fabio (admittedly a bit of a stretch though)
I have to be honest with you and say that he was only referred to as Kyลซjo Man / Rescue Man in the Game & Watch Collection (otherwise heโs just known as Mario in Japan).
Hereโs a list of names for Mario in ten different languagesโฆ
10. French = Mario
9. Arabic = Mario
8. Finnish = Mario
7. Swedish = Mario
6. Spanish = Mario
5. Dutch = Mario
4. Turkish = Mario
3. Slovak = Mario
2. Portuguese = Mario
1. Japanese = Kyลซjo Man (literally โRescue Manโ)
Mario and Luigi (RIP) sausages
Today is Mario Day (Mar10) so let us all take a moment to remember both Mario and his brother Luigi. They deserved better than this...
I am once again feeling like this mash up is incredibly prescient.
Extremely late to this (as is my wont)โฆ does that make meโฆ
Amiss?
I thank youโฆ
I sure have, though I first learnt it in Lithuanianโฆ
Hey not seen you pop up for ages, Chin (always happy-making when you do)
If youโre cracking a raw egg and putting It on the pan or in a recipe, you must crush the eggshell fully in your fist before throwing it away, otherwise a fisherman will die. Crushing the eggshell is called: saving a fishermanโs life. (Icelandic superstition.)
Honestly having ten thousand spoons would be a disaster whether I needed a knife or not. Where would I put them?
I think you're right - I was unsure which country to put for that one, seeing as Friday 13th is a thing in so many countries, as you said, but the superstition most likely originated in France (which is why I went with that in the end)
Iโm with Serbia here, much better just to admit all newborns are ugly.
And in the spirit of inventing superstitions to stop Very Annoying Behaviours, may I suggest we introduce a superstition that warns all sorts of terrible things will befall a person if they listen to music without headphones on public transport.
In South Korea it's bad luck to whistle at night-time. And in Turkey chewing gum at night is unlucky. I therefore wonder if such superstitions were originally introduced simply to reduce Very Annoying Behaviours.
On the subject of babies, in Nigeria it is very bad luck to kiss a baby on the lips (it condemns them to spending their whole adult lives drooling).
* I was clearly never kissed on the lips as a baby because my adult life has been (mostly) drool free, despite being a drooling machine as a baby...
Itโs also bad luck to compliment a baby in Bulgaria (makes it vulnerable to the evil eye). If you do compliment a baby, you must spit to the side (or pretend to) and say, โchicken shit on you.โ
* Iโm not Bulgarian, or superstitious (or even a bit stitious), but Iโve been dissing babies for years.
And on the subject of fictional superstitions, in Prague itโs unlucky to fall from a tree if youโre a good person (because only bad Czechs bounce).
* Note: the Canadian superstition is definitely just plain old back luck and NOT irony (whatever Alanis Morissette tries to tell you).
Things that are bad luck, worldwide:
โช๏ธFriday the 13th (France)
โช๏ธFriday the 17th (Italy)
โช๏ธTuesday the 13th (Greece)
โช๏ธSharing a pear with your spouse (China)
โช๏ธWhistling indoors (Lithuania)
โช๏ธYo-yos (Syria)
โช๏ธComplimenting a baby (Serbia)
โช๏ธHaving ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (Canada)
Yeah she mentioned that and was raving about your session
Thereโs a modern Swedish word, skรคmskudde, which is a pillow that you use to cover your face in an embarrassing situation (for example, a sex scene in the middle of a film youโre watching with family). You could translate it as โshame pillowโ or, if you prefer, โcringe cushion.โ
Was in Hebden Bridge (such a lovely place) with @drkatherinelucyg.bsky.social this weekend. I hope your titles make it to every part of the globe
The Chinese word for oxymoron, ็็พ่ช, means โspear and shield word.โ It refers to a story of a weapons merchant who claimed he had both shields no spear could pierce and spears that could pierce anything.
A list of seven oxymorons...
1. Pretty ugly
2. Fairly unjust
3. Kind of mean
4. Charm offensive
5. Microsoft Works
6. Government intelligence
7. Fun run
Until they actually find a way to make goblet squats include wine Iโm just going to stick to doing my long favoured type of squatโฆ diddly.
My favourite Hungarian phrase for describing karma at work is dexr is visszanyalt a fagyi. It means โthe ice cream licked back.โ
Icelandic uses various animal poop in insults. Examples: Sparรฐatรญningur (lamb poop picking) = youโre nitpicking. Krรญuskรญtur (arctic tern poop) = youโre super pale. Tittlingaskรญtur (small bird poop) = doesnโt matter/small fry. Taรฐskegglingur (horse poop beard) = youโve such a bad/nonexistent beard.
