In real life: A supposedly edible item that nobody actually tries to eat.
Mainly used a synonym for any failed cookery experiment but also for wrapped food in bottoms of bags that have been there since forever.
Originally from the Disk World series by Sir Terry Pratchett. Bread baked from the finest stone-ground grit. The point of having it is to keep you going on the idea: "I'm not *that* hungry."
The smoke alarm in the kitchen sounds. "Looks like you made dwarven bread. I'll order pizza."
Quote from 'Witches abroad':
The dwarf bread was brought out for inspection. But it was miraculous, the dwarf bread. No one ever went hungry when they had some dwarf bread to avoid. You only had to look at it for a moment, and instantly you could think of dozens of things you'd rather eat. You're boots, for example. Mountains. Raw sheep. Your own foot.
The holiday in which we celebrate our friendship with all the weefolk (Dwarves, Gnomes, Fairies, Pixies and Leprechauns and such.)
Celebrated on Nov 14th
Yeah, it's Nov 14th. Lets celebrate Dwarvengnomen.
Haben ein schönes dwarvengnomen.
Perfection, that is what dwarves are, simply perfection. In the ages before myths the gods created the Dwarves, (stout, strong, short, and posessing a rare kind of genius) so that they might be the stewards of the world, and care for the lesser races such as the elves who are too busy nancing around poles to be much good.
Elves themselves were created to be burned. Hence the name "wood elf," short for "wood substitute."
A racial member of the Dwarves recounting his last worldly deed: "Oh aye, I helped that Elf's wife with her garden. It only took a minute for me to get her tulips to open, and then she let me plant a mighty oak below her bush. Which sadly might of been a crab apple."
Vomit, esp "on-the-fly" Roman style where puking is merely a bump in the road of a long party-night. A popular term among role-playing nerds and convention attendees.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.