Interesting Links for 02-12-2011
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andrewducker- Apple: Siri isn't anti-abortion. Glad to hear it!
- Ministers announce U-turn on mobility benefit cut - Yaaaay!
- A Londoner’s Guide to Living in New York: Part 1.1: Language (I laughed at the translations)
- Having problems motivating yourself to write? You need "Written? Kitten!", the world's best motivator!
- HP Printers Can Be Hacked to Catch on Fire
- New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact (Just what we need!)
- What it's like to sleep with cats
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Date: 2011-12-02 01:01 pm (UTC)It's essentially a European word. It comes from the common greek term "Gyro" (which I see on signs at greek sandwich shops all the time.
"Gyro" when pronounced in a New York accent sounds like "Hero."
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Date: 2011-12-02 02:00 pm (UTC)"Gyro," when heard by a Londoner, would mean something like "state issued welfare cheque."
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Date: 2011-12-02 02:01 pm (UTC)Why?
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Date: 2011-12-02 02:31 pm (UTC)soundsreads a bit like "girocheque"no subject
Date: 2011-12-02 09:07 pm (UTC)unemployment benefits are known as giro's, as linked by innerbrat.