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Sports Capital of the world

The only city to win a championship in all 4 north american sport leagues. It is therefore the Sports Capital of the world.
by Shittsburgh Penguins suck September 13, 2011
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capture the burr

1. v. to do something.
2. v. to go somewhere.
3. a battle cry/call to arms.
4. dispense a beat down.

Origin: "capture the bear" megatokyo t-shirt.
1. Let's go capture the burr.
2. Wanna go capture the burr at WaWa?
3. CAPTURE THE BURR!!!!
4. I'll capture YOUR burr!
by Doomie June 10, 2004
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Capping the Pen

Pregnant!? I thought I had been capping the pen!?
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grab capitalism by the balls

N.B: this expression is supposed to be used mainly by WASPs when talking to other WASPs, but this is not mandatory; non-WASPs can, but again this is not mandatory, use other perfectly correct English translations of the same Latin phrase, such a 'grab life by the horns', among others.

(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial line' grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, IMHO as a history major, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern Western WASP capitalism, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, but i doubt it they would have used the exact same words.
by Sexydimma June 12, 2013
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Granite Capital of the World

Elberton, Georgia
This is where the largest supply of granite has been for centuries
The Guidestones in Elberton, Georgia are an example of the Granite Capital of the World
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grab capitalism by the balls

(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial punch line 'grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, IMHO as a history major, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern Western WASP capitalism, people like Thomas Jefferson, John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.
by Sexydimma November 12, 2013
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grab capitalism by the balls

(as a pun/ variation on the Ford F-150 commercial punch line 'grab life by the horns'): one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern WASP capitalism, people like John Locke or Thomas Hobbes.
by Sexydimma January 4, 2017
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