(WHWVG) : Smog

Smog : smoke + fog.

of nog :
SMOG : Spreken met ondersteuning van gebaren (Bron)

SMOG : Scientific Measurement of Ghosts. (Bron)

Zachte winter

De voorbije zachte winter zal ervoor zorgen dat we de komende seizoenen minder last van muggen maar meer last van teken zullen hebben. Wetenschappers van het Nationale Gezondheidsinstituut in Praag luiden de alarmbel over de situatie.

Eén winterprik en het hele proces valt in duigen," bedaart entomoloog Johan Billen.
(bron standaardonline)

En inderdaad het begint al : Meer last van teken, namelijk het ironieteken.

CPNB introduceert ironieteken
Nederland is een nieuw leesteken rijker: het ironieteken. Op verzoek van de Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (CPNB), de organisator van de Boekenweek, ontwikkelde grafisch bureau Underware het ironieteken.

Het teken werd dinsdagavond ter gelegenheid van het Boekenbal geïntroduceerd. Volgens de CPNB is een dergelijk teken 'vaak bepleit'. De club kondigde aan dat het voor iedereen vrij te downloaden is via internet (www.boekenweek.nl).

tom's definities

micro-seconde : tijdseenheid vooral gebruikt in de keuken.

(WHWVG) : Master of the House

In de seinfeld episode 3, Seizoen 2 "The Jacket" , zingt George constant "Master of the House, Doling out the charm, Ready with a handshake...".
Dit is uiteraard uit de musical Les Misérables.
Les Misérables is een boek van Victor Hugo uit 1862 waar door Claude Michel Schönberg en Alain Boublil later ook een musical van gemaakt is.

Hier een videofragment van dit stuk :

THENARDIER
Welcome, M'sieur
Sit yourself down
And meet the best
Innkeeper in town
As for the rest,
All of 'em crooks
Rooking their guests
And cooking the books.
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be

Master of the house
Doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake
And an open palm
Tells a saucy tale
Makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!

Master of the house
Keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em
Of a sou or two
Watering the wine
Making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks
When they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!

THENARDIER & CHORUS
Master of the house
Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby
To pass him by
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher,
And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone

THENARDIER
But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!

(To another new customer)

THENARDIER
Enter M'sieur
Lay down your load
Unlace your boots
And rest from the road

(Taking his bag)

This weighs a ton
Travel's a curse
But here we strive
To lighten your purse
Here the goose is cooked
Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked
Till I'm satisfied...

Food beyond compare
Food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer
And pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse
Liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages
With this and that

Residents are more than welcome
Bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges
Plus some little extras on the side!

Charge 'em for the lice
Extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice
There a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases
All those bits and pieces
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!

THENARDIER AND CHORUS
Master of the house
Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby
To pass him by
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher,
And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Gives 'em everything he's got

THENARDIER
Dirty bunch of geezers
Jesus! What a sorry little lot!

MME. THENARDIER
I used to dream
That I would meet a prince
But God Almighty,
Have you seen what's happened since?
`Master of the house?'
Isn't worth me spit!
`Comforter, philosopher'
- and lifelong shit!
Cunning little brain
Regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover
But there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature
Landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted
Living with this bastard in the house!


THENARDIER & CHORUS
Master of the house.

MME. THENARDIER
Master and a half!

THENARDIER & CHORUS
Comforter, philosopher

MME. THENARDIER
Ah, don't make me laugh!

THENARDIER & CHORUS
Servant to the poor. Butler to the great.

MME. THENARDIER
Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!

THENARDIER & CHORUS
Everybody bless the landlord!
Everybody bless his spouse!

THENARDIER
Everybody raise a glass

MME. THENARDIER
Raise it up the master's arse.

ALL
Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!