Based upon the frame story of "One Thousand and One Nights" (Arabic: كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة Kitāb 'alf layla wa-layla; Persian: هزار و یک شب Hezār-o yek šab) - a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales of the Islamic Golden Age -in English as the Arabian Nights, where Scheherazade, wife of ruler Shahryar keeps him entertained by telling him intertwined stories of adventures of his kingdom each night.
The oppulent temples of Baghdad still appear scheherazadian and draw the spectator instantly into the fascinating world of the Islamic Golden Age
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schmerzelkender (pronounced shmer-zil-ken-dur) is a word commonly used in place of a profanity. Most common substitute is the 4 letter one starting 'sh', especially useful when you have dropped a wardrobe on your toe in front of your mother - see example 1.
Once proficient in the ways of schmerzelkender, it's most effective as a way of insulting people without them knowing - see example 2 (note - this will not work on someone who speaks German)
Once proficient in the ways of schmerzelkender, it's most effective as a way of insulting people without them knowing - see example 2 (note - this will not work on someone who speaks German)
Example 1
Mother: "Careful up those stairs"
*thump*
You: "AAAAAAAAH, SHHHH...merzelkender"
Example 2
Idiot: "So when that drill bit doesn't fit in that lathe, do you know what that means?"
You: "Yup, schmerzelkender"
Idiot: "What?"
You: "It's the German word for exactly what you said"
Idiot: "Oh. OK..."
Mother: "Careful up those stairs"
*thump*
You: "AAAAAAAAH, SHHHH...merzelkender"
Example 2
Idiot: "So when that drill bit doesn't fit in that lathe, do you know what that means?"
You: "Yup, schmerzelkender"
Idiot: "What?"
You: "It's the German word for exactly what you said"
Idiot: "Oh. OK..."
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a person claiming there this and that when in reality there just a little kid trying to scheme their actions
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