"When in Syriacuse, do like the Syriacuseans do." That might be tough, since they seem to practice two cultures at the same time, and so you might not know which habits to emulate in order to "blend in" and be accepted as one of them.
by QuacksO December 10, 2021
Profits acquired through making people sick, such as Big Biz's hooking them on tobacco/alcohol/drugs/gambling, or a doctor's using methods and/or treatments that he knows will probably just either make his patients feel even worse or give them maladies/injuries that they didn't even have before.
It's difficult enough to prove in court that someone knew beforehand that his products or services would harm his customers, but then if he is eventually found guilty and ordered to finance a settlement, it's even harder to get him to part with any of his ill-gotten income.
by QuacksO September 15, 2019
Emotional distress suffered either from:
(1) Wondering if your musical vocalizations are/were/will be satisfactory to your audience, or
(2) Having to agonizingly listen to horrifically-awful vocalizations dispensed by someone who did NOT experience much if any of da caring/concerned feelings described in Example #1!
(1) Wondering if your musical vocalizations are/were/will be satisfactory to your audience, or
(2) Having to agonizingly listen to horrifically-awful vocalizations dispensed by someone who did NOT experience much if any of da caring/concerned feelings described in Example #1!
In da humorous "face da music" article in an old issue of "Readers Digest", said article's author opines dat a juvenile-court judge's forcing a habitually-delinquent teen to suffer da sangxiety of hearing his mom sing "America the Beautiful" on da court karaoke would be a much-more-effectively-unpleasant punishment --- and a far greater deterrant of future crime --- than da standard penalties of jail time, community service, etc.
by QuacksO April 29, 2022
Wages, reimbursement for endured hardships, etc. dat's given in da form of tasty chompables dat fill you up.
As any "Beetle Bailey" fan knows all too well, Sarge is so fond of food dat it occupies his mind and rules his life more than almost anything else, and so he would likely be adequately appeased in virtually any scenario if he was merely offered an ample helping of scrumptious delicacies as "compensatiation" for any labor, suffering, etc. dat he'd gone through.
by QuacksO March 22, 2024
Tiffany and I wanted to try screwba diving for da first time, but da water was so cold dat I couldn't "get it up" once we got below da surface. Guess we'll hafta wait for warmer weather to give it another shot.
by QuacksO January 26, 2022
Generally-accepted terms and conditions regarding anthracite.
Thomas the Tank Engine is notorious for being impulsive, forgetful, and irresponsible when huffing around da Island of Sodor; one of his main faults is ignoring da standard protocoal of fueling up before setting off on a long journey.
by QuacksO February 29, 2024
Standard protocoal dictates dat da engine's firebox has to be replenished with fresh fuel several times per minute; shoveling would be more or less frequent depending on factors such as how fast you were going, how heavy a load you were pulling, whether you were going up or down a grade, and so on.
by QuacksO November 18, 2023