Softball poems with onomatopoeia

Gaeilge ar-líne le coicís anuas: 22/04/2024 - 04/05/2024

2024.05.04 14:48 NaiscNaSeachtaine Gaeilge ar-líne le coicís anuas: 22/04/2024 - 04/05/2024

Seo an mhéad a tháinig amach as Gaeilge le coicís anuas

Físeáin ▶️

Amhráin anocht! - Eoin P. Ó Murchú🇵🇸
If you’re looking for something to #forage check out these are dandelion capers! 😊 #forager - Úna-Minh Kavanagh
Cleavers have many nicknames such as sticky backs. Always fun to throw at people! #foraging #forager - Úna-Minh Kavanagh
I’m moving my foraging content over to YouTube! Here’s a quick look at gorse. It smells divine! 🥰 - Úna-Minh Kavanagh
Foraging for magnolia is a delight! Currently workin on moving all of my foraging content from TT 🥰 - Úna-Minh Kavanagh
Seacht, ocht... #gaeilge #irish #shorts - Gaeilge i mo chroí
Séimhiú nó urú? #gaeilge #irish #shorts - Gaeilge i mo chroí

Podchraoltaí 🎙️

Respectable Boy Summer Seansálaithe #105 - Seansálaithe
Cé a lig isteach i nGoogle muid? Seansálaithe #104 - Seansálaithe
Lá Mór na Gaelgals - shows.acast.com
Bladhaire, clár iomlán, 26/04/2024. - RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Bladhaire as Ard Mhacha, An Chéad Leath. - RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Bladhaire as Ard Mhacha, An dara Leath. - RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Club Leabhar Splanc: Snowflake le Louise Nealon - Splanc
Eoin Ó Catháin: tuige bhfuil an nuacht chomh duairc is atá? - Splanc
'Anti-Aging' agus déagóirí Sephora le Kate Demolder - Splanc
Splanc Spóirt: Lá Stairiúil i bPáirc an Chrócaigh - Splanc
Splanc Spóirt: Margaíocht sa gCumann Lúthchleas Gael - Splanc
Siamaíocht: Spice Girls, Wrestlemania agus ..Taylor Swift ar ndóigh - Splanc
PreOps: Ezra Maloney ag Féile Dramaíochta Aerach Bhleá Cliath - Splanc
Scéalta na Seachtaine: Bóithre, Stardust agus Seanaois - Splanc
Eimear Ní Chonaola - Seán Ó Dubhchon
Caoimhghín Ó hEoghusa - Seán Ó Dubhchon
Múlú - Seán Ó Dubhchon
Pádraig Mac Brádaigh - Seán Ó Dubhchon
Mairín Uí Chonchubhair - Seán Ó Dubhchon

Blaganna 🖋️

k. 253 Ollscoileanna SAM le Gaza - ancroiait
k. 252 Aimhleas Biden - ancroiait
K. 251 Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeltachta ’24 - ancroiait
k. 250 Amhrán na nGael - ancroiait
Mian Dé, Toil Dé, Deonú Dé - aonghus
Mo ghearráin iarainn... - aonghus
An leathanach Bán - aonghus
Cad is pobal áitiúil ann? - aonghus
Ag Úirchill an Chreagáin, shiúil mé inniu le bród - aonghus
Amhráin Amhairgin, An Chailleach Bhéarra, Amhra Choilm Cille - aonghus
Frachtal, athfhilleadh agus mistéir eile. - aonghus
Boladh cóid - aonghus
Opa agus Opina - aonghus
Cad is gríosú chun fuatha ann? - aonghus
I gceardlann mo sheanathair - aonghus
Found Poem - aonghus
Tá Gaza gach áit - aonghus
Bás ár n-iníne, Éabha - aonghus
Gaoth na hOíche Aréir - aonghus
Tír Rúin - aonghus
Dhá Ochtapas ag Pósadh - aonghus
Dreancaid - aonghus
Haiku (Annette Makino) - aonghus
Leithscéalta, leithscéalta - aonghus
Luch Liath - aonghus
A Mhúinteoir! - aonghus
Rudaí le Déanamh i gCo. Chorcaí - aonghus
Dreancaidín - aonghus

Nuacht 📰

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Naimhde na bhFiann, Cosantóirí na hÉireann - Dubhán Ó Longáin
Albaim na Míosa le Ben Ó Faoláin – Aibreán 2024 - Ben Ó Faoláin
Stripe ag cur cripteo lena roghanna íocaíochta - NÓS
Beart de réir ár mbriathair atá de dhíth ar Loch nEathach - Jack Mac Íomhair
Bhí an t-ádh ina rith ar SPRINTS ar a stop camchuairte i mBéal Feirste - Tomás Ó hAodha
Comhairle Carad: Is leor ó Mhór a dícheall - Kathryn Ní Mhaoláin
Cuntas ó Cheanada: An Turas RV III - Aodhán Ó Baoill
Tá géarghá le freagra níos éifeachtaí ar ghearáin faoi iarrthóirí tearmainn - Cathal Mac Coille
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‘Cá mhéad méar a úsáideann tusa?’ - Alex Hijmans
Cúige Laighean ag déanamh ar an gcluiche ceannais don tríú bliain as a chéile - Eoghan Ó Neachtain
FÍSEÁN: Ar fhaitíos gur chaill tú é… cuid de scéalta na seachtaine seo ar Tuairisc - Tuairisc.ie
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Straitéis náisiúnta nua le hullmhú do gteiceanna, beagnach leath de na suíocháin gan líonadh - Méabh Ní Thuathaláin
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'Níl suim ag Rishi Sunak iarrthóirí tearmainn a thógáil ar ais' - rte.ie
Cruinniú idir McEntee agus Cleverly curtha ar athlá - rte.ie
Dóchas as nua faoi shos comhraic in Gaza - rte.ie
An dara fear ciontaithe i ndúnorgain Matt O'Neill i gCo Chorcaí - rte.ie
'Tiománaithe gan árachas ag cosaint €35 ar gach tiománaí eile' - rte.ie
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Arm Mheiriceá tosaithe ar ché nua a thógáil amach ó chósta Gaza - rte.ie
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Triúr fear gafa faoi dhúnmharú Josip Štrok i mBaile Átha Cliath - rte.ie
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'Scagthástáil fiaclóireachta á séanadh ar leanaí cheal acmhainní' - rte.ie
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Dánta an fhile Phalaistínigh Marwan Makhoul aistrithe go Gaeilge - rte.ie
Ciontú Harvey Weinstein curtha ar neamhní ag cúirt achomharc - rte.ie
Jeffrey Donaldson os comhair cúirte faoi chionta gnéasacha - rte.ie
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'Foireann RTÉ fágtha as an dioscúrsa faoi scannail éagsúla' - rte.ie
Eispéireas ar leith d'Iris Aniar - rte.ie
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25 Bhliain Fé Bhláth - An Taobh Tuathail le Cian Ó Cíobháin, RnaG - rte.ie
Altan agus Ceolfhoireann Choirme RTÉ - rte.ie
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Gaeltacht Gems: 48 hours in Donegal - rte.ie
IMRAM - Údar Faoi Agallamh: Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh - rte.ie
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Súile Éisc agus Scéalta eile - Leabhar na Míosa - Éist Siar - rte.ie
Ceoltóirí Chualann le Peadar Ó Riada foilsithe - Éist Siar - rte.ie
Tús Áite: Cúrsaí meabharshláinte i measc baill óga den LADTA - rte.ie
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Creidim Ionat - Pobal Charn Tóchair Dhoire - rte.ie
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Traenáil speisialtóireachta d'oidí i gCathair na dTreabh - rte.ie
Poetry Day Ireland: Cruinn Neamhdhíreach le Alan Titley - rte.ie
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The weird traditions associated with pregnancy in Irish folklore - rte.ie
Polasaí agus Athbheochan na Gaeilge ó thús an Stáit - rte.ie
Poetry Day Ireland: Aiteall le Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha - rte.ie
Scoileanna Ildánacha 2024 - deis iontach cruthaitheachta dhaltaí - rte.ie
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Lá Domhanda - plainéad nó plaisteach? - rte.ie
Díomá agus fearg ar mhuintir na Rinne faoi Oifig an Phoist na Rinne atá ag dúnadh inniu - Tuairisc
Máire Bhreathnach - Tuairisc
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Gaillimh v Maigh Eo 26/04 Craobh Peile Mhionúir GAA 2024 - Spórt TG4
Gaillimh v Sligeach 24/04 Craobh Peile Fé 20 GAA 2024 - Spórt TG4
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Cill Chainnigh v Gaillimh 20/04 Craobh Iomána Mhionúir GAA 2024 - Spórt TG4
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Tréithe an Mheantóra Creidim Ionat - Foras na Gaeilge
Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile As Béal a Chéile & Ukrainian Action Choir Creidim Ionat - Foras na Gaeilge
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Fógra Teilifíse Creidim Ionat - Foras na Gaeilge
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The Trailblazery Scoil Scairte Creidim Ionat - Foras na Gaeilge
An bhfuil rudaí ar iarraidh ón liosta seo? Inis dom!
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2024.04.10 18:14 fwputh IR/polisci/econ asian girl gives it her best shot and ends up where she probably was going to go anyways!

Going to be vague-ish to avoid doxxing! If ya'll want more information please feel free to PM or comment :)
Demographics Gender: Female Race/Ethnicity: East Asian Residence: New England Income Bracket: ~250K Type of School: Medium-sized Semi-Competitive Public High School (sends ~3 kids/year to ivy leagues, 20-30+ to T20s) Hooks: Parent is long-time Tufts faculty member. Intended Major(s): International Relations, Political Science, Economics.
Academics GPA (UW/W): 4.0 UW Rank (or percentile): N/A # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: AP Calc BC, AP Econ, APES, APUSH (4), AP Chem (5) + all honors.
Standardized Testing SAT: 1570 (790 M, 780 R&W) Other: Several National Latin Exams for Vocab testing, etc. Extracurriculars/Activities
  1. Campaign Intern – 2022 Midterm State Dem. Party Campaign (11th)
    1. Worked primarily under State Senator in order to advocate for Dem. majority + governor, ballot questions, etc. Extensive grassroots canvassing. Union partnerships. Focused on advocating for passage of question regarding change in taxes in order to fund public schools' free lunches post-COVID.
  2. Campaign Manager Intern – 2024 State Senator Campaign (12th)
    1. Re-hired again by State Senator to run signature-gathering campaign for 400+ in order to re-run. Democratic caucuses representative for Sen. Volunteer mobilization. Student recruitment. Canvassing.
    2. + ADDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN UPDATED RESUME TO SCHOOLS ~2 MONTHS AFTER APPLICATION DEADLINE.
  3. Intern – 2023 City Ward Councilor Campaign (11th)
    1. Win in closely contested municipal elections through grassroots campaigning to gather support for progressive underdog. Heavy focus on preservation of accessible transportation, environmentally friendly parks, zoning laws.
  4. IntervieweCoordinator – Oral History Project (10th-11th)
    1. Conducted project on important historical event in my cultural background by interviewing people about their experiences w/ the aim to preserve history in face of government censorship under Teacher Recc #1.
  5. Officer – Debate Club (9th-12th)
    1. Typical things. Participated in comps, etc.
  6. Publications Editor – Junior Classical League/Latin Club (10th-12th)
    1. Typical things, again, but this time consistently placed top 3 in state comp. every year!
  7. Opinion Editor – School Newspaper (9th-12th)
    1. Typical things! Geared my section to write about more political and current event topics, however.
  8. Independent Writer (9th-12th)
    1. 70K+ words in total of various short stories, poems, and movie scripts. Lots published in local newspapers, school literature magazines, etc.
  9. JV: Co-Captain, V: 1B – JV & Varsity Softball (9th-12th)
    1. Self-explanatory!
  10. Lead Student Volunteer – Tutoring Place (9th-11th)
    1. Specifically focused on Asian-American community impacted by COVID.
Awards/Honors
  1. Medal from State's National History Day Comp (10th)
  2. Various medals, awards, and honors from National Latin Exam (10th-12th)
  3. Various school awards about writing & social studies (11th).
Letters of Recommendation
(My guidance counselor read both of my recommendation letters and said that they were some of the best he's ever seen. Not sure how reliable this opinion is!)
  1. HISTORY/ECON TEACHER (9/10) – Extremely close to him from the start of 10th grade. He supervised + advised my oral history project during my time TAing for him. Said that my recc letter was the best & easiest he's ever written in his decades of teaching.
  2. ENGLISH TEACHER (8/10) – Also close to him, but not as close to him as #1. 11th and 12th; got to see a lot of my writing skills (creative, argumentative, analytical), as well as my public speaking skills.
  3. STATE SENATOR (6/10) – Worked with him a bunch for internships. He's pretty involved in Harvard's community and is a Harvard alum. Not sure if this had an impact at all, tbh.
Interviews
  1. Brandeis (Optional) – 7/10
    1. 15 minute in-person interview with a Brandeis admission employee who was a year older than me! Talked about my passion about political science and campaigning with her, who was also interested in polisci. 15 minute interview doesn't really do much though, but maybe it did get me the fat package I got?
  2. Tufts (Optional) – 9/10
    1. 30 minute Zoom interview turned into 1.5 hours. Didn't realize my interviewer was literally a part of Tufts' Office of Trustees until after! We talked about Tufts only briefly because I knew a lot from hanging around Tufts campus while my dad was working + participating in Tufts' faculty community events. The other one hour was us talking about our town's politics, my school's culture (she had a younger child in private school and was curious about my town's public school), my campaign experience, which I thought went really well!
      1. PS– she ended up congratulating me on my acceptance 30 minutes after my acceptance result came out and asked if we could go get coffee together + offered a personal campus tour!
  3. Georgetown – 3/10
    1. This was horrible. My very first interview and my interviewer made it very uncomfortable for me to talk about my struggles as a POC and political advocacy, so my interview felt very bland and one-sided. (She was very much legacy, white, and wealthy). She also kept emphasizing how she had multiple of these and how she was on a very strict time limit, which made me feel as if she were rushing me and that I was a waste of her time. I'm 99% sure she had crammed all of her interviews on that Saturday, so.
  4. Princeton – 5/10
    1. Not horrible, not great. My interviewer and I met in a local cafe and she talked about herself more than there was room to talk about me. Overall, I left feeling like I could've said more about myself, but there was also no time/space to do so.
  5. Harvard – 7/10
    1. My best interview. My interviewer very much made the interview feel like a conversation and she was genuinely interested in the political work I had done despite us having completely different interests (her, a STEM major, me, humanities). By the end, I felt like I had given it my best shot and she seemed relatively pleased.
Essays Not great, not bad. Nothing outstanding, I would say, but definitely above average. My CommonApp and my supplements reflected my passions for politics as well as my background and passions as a regular human. Decisions Acceptances:
Guaranteed Transfer:
Waitlists:
Rejections:
Comments:
You're probably wondering why I didn't ED to Tufts knowing that they have an incredible IR program and get free tuition and are close to home. I don't know. My parents wanted me to give a shot at other schools and they were willing to pay more money if I had gotten into a better school, but we agreed that otherwise I would be going to Tufts. I feel really fortunate and lucky for being in the position that I'm in, and although this process was literal hell it all worked out!
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2024.03.19 16:43 blare3433 Could someone help me out with my answers here?

So, I was given a poem for SAT class and the questions based on the poem are pretty hard. The first three are pretty easy IMO, but I'm having trouble with the third one. I think its B but since I'm not sure, I would like you to help me out. Also, my teacher claims that "the last stanza" in question 3 actually means the last line. If it did, would it change the answer? Thanks in advance
I am a man of impossible wealth with not many worldly desires a mansion by the ocean and a loving family within are enough to satisfy a stouthearted man as I
I am a man of unthinkable riches with not many wishes to fulfill a thousand cattle and sheep and able-bodied ranch hands are enough to satisfy a contented man as I
I am a man of vast treasures with not many longings to quench a chain of malls in the city and dozens of franchises are enough to satisfy a fulfilled man as I
I am a man ofimmense luxuries with not many expectations to meet a host of brand new limousines and legions of attendants are enough to satisfy a completed man as I
I am a man perfectly satisfied with all I own and will own an endlessness of buffet and eternity of exotic drinks are enough to satisfy a stout-hearted, contented, fulfilled, and completed man as I.
The questions are: 1 This poem is ironic because the speaker: A. believes that his treasures can buy him a lot of things B. has incomparable wealth and has a lot of possessions. C. professes to be easily satisfied but needs a lot of things to become fulfilled D. says that he is contented and does not want a lot of possessions 2 Which sound device does the author use to enhance the mood of the poem? A. alliteration B. onomatopoeia C. parallelism D. rhyme 3 What tone is achieved by the author in the last stanza? A. amused B. satisfied C. greedy D. jealous 4 The mood of the poem can best be described as: A. annoyed. B. contented C. optimistic D. sarcastic
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2024.03.04 22:28 Conscious-Air4736 Bob Monday, 04-17-2023

New unit, new week! I'm really excited to dive into our poetry genre study over the next few weeks. We kicked it off today by building some background knowledge on the elements of poetry like rhyme, rhythm, figurative language, etc.
I knew this could be a dry, lecture-heavy lesson if I wasn't intentional, so I tried to make it as interactive and hands-on as possible. We did a fun "Poetic Pantomimes" activity where they had to act out different poetic techniques like alliteration, simile, or onomatopoeia after I randomly called them out. Lots of giggling ensued as they got into character bringing the concepts to life.
We also did an "It's Raining..." brainstorming activity to practice identifying and generating examples of imagery and sensory details. I loved hearing their creative descriptions of rain like "nature's waterfall" or "a million drummers tapping on the roof." Such a blossoming of imagination!
I have a hunch this unit is going to be a hit. Poetry lets students tap into their artistry and self-expression in such a unique way. With the right scaffolding and engagement, I think even my most reluctant writers may come around to embracing this unit.
Wednesday, April 19th
Huge sigh of relief—our upstairs neighbors are finally moving out this weekend after months of torturous heavy stomping and dropped bowling balls. Out of respect for their last days, I tried to keep things relatively calm and low-key in our class today.
We had a cozy author's study on the poetry of Naomi Shihab Nye. Her poems are so accessible yet profound, perfect for 5th graders to digest and connect with. I absolutely loved sharing the poem "Gate A-4" which is about noticing the humanity around us even in mundane spaces like an airport terminal.
You could have heard a pin drop as I read those opening lines—the kids were transfixed. When I finished, we had such a rich discussion about the imagery, the deeper meanings being conveyed, and personal connections they made to the poem's message. Even some of my typical zoners were totally engaged.
Afterwards, I gave them an creative prompt inspired by the poem. They had to pick a familiar, overlooked spot like a bus stop, waiting room, park bench, etc. and write their own poem noticing the details, actions, emotions, and individual stories unfolding in that space. Theroom was bubbling with brainstorming, pencils scratching away.
As I circulated, I was blown away by the care and thoughtfulness they put into their poetry drafts. Eduardo wrote an incredible perspective piece from the viewpoint of a weary bus driver. Kylie crafted vivid imagery of squirrels gathering nuts from a city park. Anna captured the full range of emotions in a doctor's waiting room with such insight. A few of them even asked to share out loud when their poems ended up longer than expected. My heart was full.
With classes like this, I'm reminded of why I became a teacher in the first place. To awaken curiosity. To celebrate creativity. To amplify youth voice. Today was special.
Friday, April 21st
Woof, what a crazy end to the week. I could feel the fiery antsyness in the air first thing this morning as kids trickled in from the unseasonably hot weather outside. Could spring fever already be hitting??
Our morning routine got a bit derailed right off the bat. We were supposed to do a number talk and number sense review, but I could NOT get students to focus and actually discuss the increasingly complex multiplication problems I was posting. Lots of squirming, zoning out, random giggles.
Finally gave up after Eddie and Kayden started tossing pencils back and forth while I was talking. I sent everyone back to their desks and tried a mindfulness reset chant. That helped a tiny bit, but you could cut the restless tension with a knife.
So in a split decision, I nixed my original plans and declared we were going to do some indoor outdoor exploration instead! A few cheers and confused looks at first, until I unveiled my nature enrichment bin full of rocks, leaves, seeds, pinecones and other natural artifacts from the park.
They went to town investigating, sorting, describing, and generally letting their scientific curiosity bloom for an hour. We did structured observations, brainstormed imaginative uses for different objects, and they even each selected and sketched their favorite specimen in their science notebooks.
At one point, I looked around and saw 22 kids completely absorbed, having ditched their bouncy, frantic energy from before. Even troublemakers like Liam and Jaden were engrossed cataloging their leaf rubbings and beetle observations. The change in energy was palpable.
In our afternoon debrief, I got honest that I'd scrapped plans due to their lack of focus. But instead of dwelling on the negatives, I praised how seamlessly they pivoted to our nature exploration and the exemplary engagement I witnessed. They beamed with pride at being flexible, observant scientists.
A few kids even asked if we could do more hands-on nature activities soon. Note to self: Order some insect viewing containers and field guides for the classroom! It's amazing what some dirt, leaves and pinecones can spark.
As I wrapped up dismissal duties, I felt grateful for my ability to read the room and adapt in those heated moments of chaos. Sticking to my plans would have been an uphill battle all afternoon. But tuning into their needs and restoring a sense of wonder helped get us back on track as a class community.
While not every Friday is as productive as I'd like, I'll take the wins where I can get them. We ended on a high note this week celebrating curiosity, observation skills, and each student's unique perspectives. With spring raging outside, maintahead!aining that spirit of joyful learning and flexibility will be key in the weeks ahead!
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2024.01.29 04:07 tthemediator The Final Poem of the Hakuan Empire: A literary analysis and translation In Universe "Academic" Paper

The Final Poem of the Hakuan Empire

Lead by Estelan Mori-So, translated by Class 4 of the Ko Tark Branch
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Brief historical context of the piece:
Beginning in the year 470, the death throes of the Hakuan Empire began. Known as the Descent Era, this roughly 80 year period began with the crowning of the boy-king Tashansaxw xwely Xytunchu as Hero-Emperor. It is also reckoned by the ascension of the infamous Keneka Tawi to her first position as a Temple Mother, marking an acceleration in her scientific endeavors. The disastrous rule of Tashansaxw, in concert with dissent from distant military generals, outside invasion, growing social unrest in the younger generation, and a sweeping graingrass plague all lead to a rapid decline in connectivity across the fledgling empire. By year 510, only the city of Haku itself and the surrounding Sul valley were under "Empire" control, as warlords in surrounding valleys had stopped paying tribute by this time. Within the next few years, the political machinations of Keneka Tawi led to the dethroning of Tachansaxw, who was replaced by Tawi's own young nephew, who was almost certainly a direct puppet of Tawi and her Temple-scholar elites.
Tawi herself had by this time ascended to the highest religious position in the city as Temple Grandmother. Reports of her scientific experimentation with the powerful and not-well-understood metal "Aukium" grow during this time, and an official investigation into reports of many hundred of servants disappearing from the Tawi household is begun. It is well documented that the former Emperor Tachansaxw was heavily involved in the funding of this investigation, though it is unclear if any evidence to support it came to light before the political structure of Haku fully collapsed in 536 with the year long siege of the city by unidentified invaders from the north. With the collapse of the city and the raiding of the Temple, multiple eyewitness accounts record that Keneka Tawi held the wide, spiraling main stairway alone for hours, invaders dying at her feet before coming within striking range. After many hours, she supposedly vanished into thin air, accompanied by a bright flash of light and crack of thunder. The city was sacked and de-populated. During this chaotic time period, the Temple of Haku swapped hands many times, and was used for many different purposes.
The following is a partial translation of the now-famous "Mad-man's Gospel", a series of markings found etched into the eastern wall of the Temple. This set of inscriptions is notable for its medium as a defacement of the original Sutlas, which are the all-encompassing scriptural text which is carved into the external walls of the temple. The Mad-man's Gospel was carved on top of these sacred writings after the abandonment in a haphazard script. These added carvings are the latest examples of Descent-Era Hakuan poetry that have been discovered, likely carved just before the siege of the northern invaders. The poems evoke the dark emotional state of the thousands of survivors who were now refugees in their own land.
It is of vital importance that this history is preserved, and we of Class 12 of the Ko Tark Branch of the Tark Unity College fervently call upon the educational guilds in the capital to continue funding of the Translator's Apparatus.
Added recognition is due to Teacher Mari-A-Mari Sana for her invaluable insight into Hakuan plaster chemistry during the casting process, and to Captain Wenniam Kells along with the entire crew of the Twisted Horizons for their expert navigation during the storm season.
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 1:
THIS DISCOURSE HAS BEEN DECLARED FALSE AND UNFOUNDED BY AUTHORITY OF THE ACADEMIC GUILD COUNCIL OF ALCHEMICAL ENGINEERING. DO NOT FUND. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. CONFISCATE AND STORE ACCORDINGLY. ANY REPRODUCTION OR FACSIMILATION WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT IS PROHIBITED.
FILE UNDER SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE, TAWI MYSTICISM, AUKIUM.
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(Transliteration)
[1] kw'ulhasyny shen kwu qesh laqweqy t'ylecheny;
[2] xwiqewa senyn kwu kyshkyneny,
[3] lywynwa xaxuts'ai xwiqekwukinwa xwiqewa kwu kehwi kyshsi,
[4] xwiqewa kixushiwy kwu kysht'ekesy,
[5] xwelkesy hekyhlainyn kwushhanhla xwiqewa ch'iqa qesh,
[6] tl'ykwaqy laqweqy kwikykasshy laqweshy wa.
[7] wysaxwihlynyqwash kwyshny wysakw'elqwash ny,
[8] wysakw'elqwash wawa halkylwa walq'anqen,
[9] qul kykwynyqwash,
[10] sanu t'yseqeqwash,
[11] sanu natsanqwash.
[12] se kikitsy xwiqétly qwys t'ynatsanny,
[13] qwys xalny;
[14] qul wylaqweqwash wykwyshwa kwu kwushsuch'e kun kwushxwy,
[15] kun hlexwytsaiwa shen sen kwu q'ushxwexw kwu tuly.
[16] kw'ulhasyny shen kwu qesh laqweqy t'ylecheny,
[17] kun tl'ykwaqy laqweqy kwikykasshy ny
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(Translation)
[1] I feel It coming for us all;
[2] the shadow inside your eyelids,
[3] the whispers in your ear when the moment slows,
[4] the haze inside your homes.
[5] that pain we feel in the center of our chests,
[6] I know you feel it too.
[7] We fought It away for so long
[8] we fought this deep horror,
[9] but we have become battle-worn,
[10] we are so lonely,
[11] we are so tired.
[12] But It does not become tired,
[13] It does not rest;
[14] and now, as we feel our strength and our blood leave us,
[15] the hearts of all men turn and pierce themselves.
[16] I feel It coming for us all,
[17] and I know you feel it too.
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(Line-by-line Gloss and Analysis)
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Line [1]
"kw'ulhasyny shen kwu qesh laqweqy t'ylecheny"
"I feel It coming for us all"
kw'ulhasy -ny shen kwu qesh laqwe -qy t'y- leche -ny
kʷ'ul.ha.sə -nə ʃen kʷu qeʃ la.qʷɛ -qə t'ə- lɛ.tʃɛ -nə
against -3B.S all PL 1.ACC feel -1S HAB- come -3B.S
The Gospel begins and ends with this line. We see dramatic phrasing in the word, "kw'ulhasywa", a conjugated verb meaning "to come against us", such as in repeated waves of a battle, or in the rising of the tide. It connotes a constant pressure or attack. The writer must have seen the writing on the walls, so to speak, and predicted that the following years would be full of hardships. This poem utilizes the 3rd person, B-Tier pronouns to refer to "It", the dark force that has lead to the problems described in the piece. We are unsure if "It" refers to a previously unknown personage from Hakuan mythology, or if it simply acts as a placeholder for the general darkness of the era.
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 2:
SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE
NOTE TO REDACTION SOLUTIONS DEPT.: ALTER MENTIONS OF S.I.T.E TO CONFORM WITH CLEANED HAKU THEOLOGY
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Line [2]
"xwiqewa senyn kwu kyshkyneny"
"the shadow inside your eyelids,"
xwiqe -wa senyn kwu kysh- kyneny
xʷi.qɛ -wa sɛ.nən kʷu kəʃ kə.nɛ.nə
inside -3INAN shadow PL 2S.GEN- eyelid
The writer here attempts to utilize poetic analogy to show how looming the political issues the city faces are, comparing them to a "shadow within one's eyelids". This phrase has not been seen in earlier poems recovered from the city, and we are excited to look further into its history and semantics. We have switched back to a 3rd person, Inanimate tier.
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 3:
SEE ADDENDUM #2. VERY DIRECT MENTION OF S.I.T.E. POSSIBLY EXCISE ENTIRE LINE
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Line [3]
"lywynwa xaxuts'ai xwiqekwukinwa xwiqewa kwu kehwi kyshsi"
"the whispers in your ear when the moment slows,"
lywyn -wa xaxuts'ai xwiqekwukin -wa xwiqe -wa kwu kehwi kysh- si
lə.wən -wa xa.xu.ts'ai xʷi.qɛ.kʷu.kin -wa xʷi.qɛ -wa kʷu kɛ.hʷi kəʃ- si
slow -3INAN moment recent -3INAN inside -3INAN PL exhalation 2S.GEN- ear
We see here some wonderful vocabulary in words like "kehwi", "xaxuts'ai", and "lywyn"; meaning "breath" or "exhalation", "moment", and "to slow". This line connotes a slow decline, and has an almost "creepy" feeling to it. "kehwi" is a word used mostly for shallow breaths, small puffs of air, or for faint whispers.
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Line [4]
"xwiqewa kixushiwy kwu kysht'ekesy"
"the haze inside your homes,"
xwiqe -wa kixushiwy kwu kysh- t'ekesy
xʷi.qɛ -wa ki.xu.ʃi.wə kʷu kəʃ- t'ɛ.kɛ.sə
inside -3INAN fog PL 2S.GEN- home
Obviously the tensions of the empire reached into every home in the valley, affecting the mental states and daily lives of thousands of innocent civilians. The writer here compares this constant tension to "kixushiwy" or "fog". During the winter months, the Sul Valley was often subject to rolling fog banks that cross the coastal hills and spill into the main valley. These dense clouds would sit in the low lying areas of the valley for days at a time, intensifying in the pre-dawn. Fog was a major source of water, and evidence of mist-catchers is well documented.
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 3:
POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF MEZZENAIN? CONFIRM WITH DEMI-BIO DEPT. BEFORE FILING.
UPDATE 3.1: EVIDENCE OF MEZZENAIN UNCONFIRMABLE. DO NOT FILE.
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Line [5]
"xwelkesy hekyhlainyn kyshhanhla xwiqewa ch'iqa qesh"
"that pain we feel in the center of your chest,"
xwelkesy hekyhlainyn kwush- hanhla xwiqe -wa ch'iqa qesh
xʷɛl.kɛ.sə hɛ.kə.ɬai.nən kʷuʃ- han.ɬa xʷi.qɛ -wa tʃi.qa qɛʃ
LOC center 1S.GEN- chest inside -3INAN pain 1.ACC
The usage of the word "hekyhlainyn" is telling and deserves comment. This word means "center" or "core", and is most often used in connection with body parts, masses of raw material such as stone or wood, and other voluminous objects, such as a large pot of soup, or empty crate. It is contrasted with "hlaikyl", which refers to the center point of a surface or flat object, such as the middle of a table, center of a map, a sheet of fabric, or the palm of ones hand. We also learn that the writer is male, as the word for chest is split by a male/female gender system, with "hanhla" for male torsos. Women's torsos have unique words for lower and upper segments, "xwa" for lower, "wexw" for upper.
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Line [6]
"tl'ykwaqy laqweqy kwikykasshy laqweshy wa"
"I know you feel it too."
tl'ykwa -qy laqwe -qy kwikykas -shy laqwe -shy wa
tɬ'ə.kʷa -qə la.qʷɛ -qə kʷi.kə.kas -ʃə la.qʷɛ -ʃə wa
equal -1S feel -1S know -1S feel -2S 3INAN.ACC
The more exact translation here is something more like, "i know you feel it, as equally I feel." This poem also makes frequent use of the Accusative pronouns, here the 3rd person Inanimate, "wa". These pronouns were more commonly used in day-to-day speech, but were avoided in academic, poetic, and "higher class" speech. This shows that the writer may have been from the outer city, or lower class, or was at least attempting to impersonate that accent for stylistic effect.
Line [7]
"wysaxwihlynyqwash kwyshny wysakw'elqwash ny"
"We fought It away for so long"
wy- saxwihlyny -qwash kwysh -ny wy- sakw'el -qwash ny
wə- sa.xʷi.ɬə.nə -qʷaʃ kʷəʃ -nə wə- sa.kʷ'ɛl -qʷaʃ nə
P- for_much_time -1P away -3B.S P- fight -1P 3B.ACC
We pivot our verb conjugation to the 3rd person, B tier again, though it is unclear as to why. The B tier is most often used to refer to subjects which are between human and inanimate, often used for animals, and active elements like fire or running water, and monstrous characters from Hakuan mythology. It had begun to fall out of use in many dialects by this time in history, replaced by the Inanimate marker, but it seems that the writer still used it in his idiolect.
ADDENDUM 4:
SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE
NOTE TO REDACTION SOLUTIONS DEPT. AND LINGUISTIC SOLUTIONS: ALTER GRAMMER TO COME IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS 3RD PERSON INANIMATE SUBJECT? VERY DIRECT MENTION OF S.I.T.E, BUT COULD BE EASILY ERASED THROUGH ABOVE ALTERATIONS.
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Line [8]
"wysakw'elqwash wawa halkylwa walq'anqen"
"we fought this deep horror,"
wy- sakw'el -qwash wawa halkyl -wa walq'anqen
wə- sa.kʷ'ɛl -qʷaʃ wawa hal.kəl -wa wal.q'an.qɛn
P- fight -1P DEM deep -3INAN horror
[CLEANED] [CLEANED] [CLEANED]
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 5:
SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE, WALQANQEN, SOUTHERN SEA, WAYL CLARY
CONTENTS CLEANED ON-SITE BY SWIFT RESPONSE TEAM. TIER 2 SCHOLARHOOD REQUIRED. SEE TOCCI SOREL PERSONALLY. COUNCIL APPROVAL REQUIRED. SCION APPROVAL REQUIRED.
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Line [9]
"qul kykwynyqwash"
"but we have become battle-worn,"
qul kykwyny -qwash
qul kə.kʷə.nə -qʷaʃ
CONJ2 battle_worn -1P
The term here translated as "battle worn" is a term that has its origins in the large, centralized Hakuan military which reached its highest power roughly 80 years before the writing of the Gospel. Hakuan military service was long and strict, and this self-contained culture led to a wealth of linguistic inventions, especially in vocabulary.
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Line [10]
"sanu t'yseqeqwash"
"we are so lonely,"
sanu t'yseqe -qwash
sa.nu t'ə.sɛ.qɛ -qʷaʃ
very alone -1P
One of two sad, short phrases in this poem. This matches the tlekene senynu poetry style that was common at the time among the younger Student Generation.
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Line [11]
"sanu natsanqwash"
"we are so tired."
sanu natsan -qwash
sa.nu na.tsan -qʷaʃ
very exhausted -1P
The second of the short, sad phrases.
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Line [12]
"se kikitsy xwiqétly qwys t'ynatsanny"
"But It does not become tired,"
se kikisty xwiqetly qwys t'y- natsan -ny
se ki.ki.tsə xʷi.qɛ.tɬə qʷəs t'ə- na.tsan -nə
but [] [] NEG HAB- tired -3B.S
An archaic phrase is used in this line, and research into its semantics has been unfruitful. The best we of Class 4 can surmise, the phrase "se kikitsy xwiqetly" is used as a interjection, used similarly to "nevertheless", or "despite what was done". We have translated it as a simple "but" here for simplification.
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 6:
SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE
SEE RECCOMENDATION IN ADDENDUM #4. IF NOT SUFFICIENT, EXCISE LINE.
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Line [13]
"qwys xalny"
"It does not rest"
qwys xal -ny
qʷəs xal -nə
NEG rest -3B.S
Another unexplained use of the 3rd person, B-tier pronoun. Is this indicative of a local dialect?
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 6:
SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE
SEE RECCOMENDATION IN ADDENDUM #4. IF NOT SUFFICIENT, EXCISE LINE.
​
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Line [14]
"qul wylaqweqwash wykwyshwa kwu kwushsuch'e kun kwushxwy"
"and now, as we feel our strength and our blood leave us,"
qul wy- laqwe -qwash wy- kwysh -wa kwu kwush- such'e kun kwush- xwy
qul wə- la.qʷɛ -qʷaʃ wə- kʷəʃ -wa kʷu kʷuʃ- su.tʃ'ɛ kun kʷuʃ- xʷə
CONJ2 P- feel -1P P- leave -3INAN PL 1P.GEN- strength CONJ 1P.GEN- blood
This line and the next both quote directly from the Sutlas, the Hakuan scripture which is etched into the exterior wall of the Temple. The Gospel was scratched over these sacred writings, yet quotes from them. The context of these quotes comes from the history of the Hero Wakainys, who is well known for having purged the Sul Valley of its previous occupants in order to make room for the Hakuan people. The quote is in fact the only known quote from one of these previous residents of the valley, and recounts his description of what he saw as the Hakuan military swept into his city. It is unclear why the writer chose to include these passages of scripture. Perhaps he felt that the tables had turned, and now the Hakuan people were the ones about the be swept off the face of history. If this was his intention, he was prophetically correct.
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Line [15]
"kun hlexwytsaiwa shen sen kwu q'ushxwexw kwu tuly"
"the hearts of all men turn and pierce themselves."
kun hlexwytsai -wa shen sen kwu q'ush- xwexw kwu tuly
kun ɬɛ.xʷə.tsai -wa ʃɛn sen kʷu q'uʃ- xʷɛxʷ kʷu tu.lə
CONJ1 betray -3INAN all man PL 3A.P.GEN- heart PL 3A.ACC
This line is the second half of the quote from the Sutlas. The word "xwexw" is a very old term for "heart", and is thought to be onomatopoeia for the sound of a heartbeat.
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Line [16]
"kw'ulhasyny shen kwu qesh laqweqy t'ylecheny"
"I feel It coming for us all"
kw'ulhasy -ny shen kwu qesh laqwe -qy t'y- leche -ny
kʷ'ul.ha.sə -nə ʃen kʷu qeʃ la.qʷɛ -qə t'ə- lɛ.tʃɛ -nə
against -3B.S all PL 1.ACC feel -1S HAB- come -3B.S
We close with a repetition of the first line of the poem, a common feature in Hakuan poetry across all generations. We once again return to the Tier-B pronouns
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 7:
SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE
SEE RECCOMENDATION IN ADDENDUM #2
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Line [17]
"kun tl'ykwaqy laqweqy kwikykasshy laqweshy wa"
"and I know you feel It too."
kun tl'ykwa -qy laqwe -qy kwikykas -shy laqwe -shy ny
kun tɬ'ə.kʷa -qə la.qʷɛ -qə kʷi.kə.kas -ʃə la.qʷɛ -ʃə nə
CONJ1 equal -1S feel -1S know -1S feel -2S 3B.ACC
We end in a classical repetition with a twinge of tlekene senynu styling. We thank you greatly for viewing this translation, and ask that you please direct any questions or scholarly inquiries to the office of Teacher Estelan Mori-So. We of Class 4 once again request further funding for the Translator's Apparatus in order to further the work of translation of this most distinguished of cultures.
POST SCRIPT ADDENDUM 8:
SUBJECT(S): SHADOW-IN-THE-EYE
SEE RECCOMENDATION IN ADDENDUM #2
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Lead by Teacher Estelan Mori-So
Translation and Research by Class 4 of the Ko Tark Branch of the Tark Unity College
Witness: Molli Saburicci
Witness: Li-A-Moccessi Mosca
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Dang if you ready all that, you must really like conlangs or something. Crazy. Anyway, thank you so very much for spending your precious attention on this post! I enjoy combining worldbuilding with my conlanging. If you couldn't tell, this post is meant to look like an In-Universe academic paper from my world, Aenar. The author of the paper is a class of scholars from the Tark Unity College, the most prestigious college on the continent. They are studying/translating a poem from Haku, an ancient city and empire long gone by the time of writing. Tarkan scholars are obsessed with Haku, partially as a cultural craze (similar to real life Egyptomania in the 1800s) and partially because of the discovery of powerful beings of dark magic who were associated with the Haku culture. The BOLD CAPITAL ADDENDUMS are added by an agent of the Academic Guild Council of Alchemical Engineering, a deep-state group dedicated to harnessing the powers that lay dormant in Haku, and suppress information about those powers from leaking out to the general public. Here, they have intercepted and edited an academic report that alludes to some of these secrets.
If you have any questions about the conlang or the world setting, I am more than happy to answer them!!! Again, thank you for reading!
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2024.01.16 06:43 adulting4kids Poetry

Let's delve into the world of obscure poetry techniques and the masters who wielded them with dazzling effect:
1. Katarevousa:
2. Tricolon:
3. Syllepsis:
4. Diazeugma:
5. Mimesis:
Bonus Technique:
These are just a few examples of the many obscure poetry techniques that have enriched and challenged readers throughout history. By exploring these devices and the works of the poets who mastered them, we can gain a deeper appreciation for the power and versatility of language in poetic expression.
Remember, the beauty of these techniques lies in their potential for surprise and innovation. So, don't be afraid to experiment and unleash your own creative voice through the lens of these lesser-known tools!
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2024.01.11 12:28 adulting4kids Poetry Prompts

  1. Golden Shovel:
    • Prompt: Build a Golden Shovel poem inspired by a line from a favorite song, transforming each word into the end word of a new line while maintaining the essence of the original.
    • Summary: Golden Shovel poetry uses words from an existing poem to create a new one with the same end-words in each line.
    • Example Writers: Terrance Hayes and Gwendolyn Brooks.
    • Quoted Work: "We Real Cool" - Gwendolyn Brooks
  2. Tetractys:
    • Prompt: Craft a Tetractys poem exploring the theme of growth, with each line expanding in syllabic count to symbolize progression and development.
    • Summary: Tetractys is a five-line poem with a specific syllable count for each line (1, 2, 3, 4, 10), often used to convey a concise yet impactful message.
    • Example Writers: Ray Stebbings and Amelia Troutman.
  3. Cavatina:
    • Prompt: Compose a Cavatina poem that reflects on a bittersweet moment, using the short stanzas to convey intense emotions within a compact form.
    • Summary: Cavatina poems consist of short stanzas, often expressing deep emotions or personal reflections.
    • Example Writers: James Scruton and Denise Levertov.
    • Quoted Work: "Now of that long pursuit / Comes on at hand the bruit" - James Scruton, "A Canticle of Love"
  4. Epistolary Poetry:
    • Prompt: Write an Epistolary poem addressed to a fictional or historical figure, exploring themes of love, loss, or self-discovery through the art of letter-writing.
    • Summary: Epistolary poetry takes the form of a letter, offering a personal and introspective approach to storytelling or expression.
    • Example Writers: Elizabeth Bishop and Anne Sexton.
    • Quoted Work: "The art of losing isn't hard to master" - Elizabeth Bishop, "One Art"
  5. Sound Poetry:
    • Prompt: Create a Sound poem that explores the sonic qualities of language, using onomatopoeia and rhythm to evoke emotions without relying on traditional meaning.
    • Summary: Sound poetry focuses on the phonetic sounds of words, creating aural experiences divorced from semantic content.
    • Example Writers: Hugo Ball and Kurt Schwitters.
    • Quoted Work: "zimzim urallala zimzim urallala zimzim zanzibar zimzalla zam" - Hugo Ball, "Gadji beri bimba"
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2024.01.09 01:46 adulting4kids Literary Devices

  1. Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
  2. Metaphor: Implied comparison between two unrelated things.
  3. Simile: Comparison using "like" or "as."
  4. Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human entities.
  5. Irony: Expression of meaning using language that signifies the opposite.
  6. Hyperbole: Exaggeration for emphasis.
  7. Symbolism: Use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
  8. Foreshadowing: Hints or clues about events to come.
  9. Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate natural sounds.
  10. Pun: Play on words with multiple meanings.
  11. Oxymoron: Contradictory terms used together.
  12. Allegory: Narrative with symbolic meaning.
  13. Euphemism: Substitution of a mild or less direct expression for one that's harsh or blunt.
  14. Cliché: Overused phrase or idea.
  15. Anaphora: Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
  16. Epiphany: Sudden realization or understanding.
  17. Juxtaposition: Placement of two things (usually contrasting) near each other.
  18. Satire: Use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock people or society.
  19. Allusion: Reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
  20. Parallelism: Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
  21. Antithesis: Opposition or contrast of ideas expressed in parallel structure.
  22. Chiasmus: Reversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses.
  23. Mood: Atmosphere or emotional tone in a work.
  24. Tone: Author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
  25. Cliché: Overused phrase or idea.
  26. Flashback: Scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence to depict something earlier.
  27. Hubris: Excessive pride or arrogance.
  28. Imagery: Use of vivid language to create mental images.
  29. Anachronism: Something out of its time period.
  30. Diction: Author's choice of words.
  31. Pathos: Appeal to emotion.
  32. Logos: Appeal to logic.
  33. Ethos: Appeal to ethics or credibility.
  34. Epic: Long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero.
  35. Foil: Character who contrasts with another character.
  36. Soliloquy: Speech by a character alone on stage, revealing thoughts.
  37. Monologue: Extended speech by one speaker.
  38. Dramatic Irony: Audience knows something characters do not.
  39. Tragic Flaw: Character trait leading to the downfall of a hero.
  40. Dystopia: Society characterized by human suffering.
  41. Utopia: Ideal society.
  42. Paradox: Statement that appears contradictory but may be true.
  43. Synecdoche: Part represents the whole.
  44. Metonymy: Substitution of the name of one thing with something closely associated with it.
  45. Cacophony: Harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
  46. Euphony: Harmonious and pleasing sounds.
  47. Motif: Recurring element with symbolic significance.
  48. Colloquialism: Informal or conversational language.
  49. Apostrophe: Direct address to an absent or imaginary person or entity.
  50. Archetype: Typical character, action, or situation.
  51. Rhetorical Question: Question not expecting an answer, used for effect.
  52. Connotation: Emotional or cultural association with a word.
  53. Denotation: Literal meaning of a word.
  54. In medias res: Story starts in the middle of the action.
  55. Parody: Imitation of a specific literary work or genre for comedic effect.
  56. Surrealism: Artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and irrational elements.
  57. Catharsis: Emotional release or purgation.
  58. Epistolary: Novel in the form of letters.
  59. Malapropism: Misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
  60. Doppelgänger: Ghostly double of a living person.
  61. Hubris: Excessive pride or arrogance.
  62. Fable: Short story with a moral lesson.
  63. Anagnorisis: Moment of critical discovery or recognition.
  64. Peripeteia: Sudden reversal of fortune.
  65. Elegy: Poem expressing lament for the dead.
  66. Enjambment: Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line.
  67. Cacophony: Harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
  68. Euphony: Harmonious and pleasing sounds.
  69. Diction: Author's choice of words.
  70. Pathos: Appeal to emotion.
  71. Logos: Appeal to logic.
  72. Ethos: Appeal to ethics or credibility.
  73. Epic: Long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero.
  74. Foil: Character who contrasts with another character.
  75. Soliloquy: Speech by a character alone on stage, revealing thoughts.
  76. Monologue: Extended speech by one speaker.
  77. Dramatic Irony: Audience knows something characters do not.
  78. Tragic Flaw: Character trait leading to the downfall of a hero.
  79. Dystopia: Society characterized by human suffering.
  80. Utopia: Ideal society.
  81. Paradox: Statement that appears contradictory but may be true.
  82. Synecdoche: Part represents the whole.
  83. Metonymy: Substitution of the name of one thing with something closely associated with it.
  84. Cacophony: Harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
  85. Euphony: Harmonious and pleasing sounds.
  86. Motif: Recurring element with symbolic significance.
  87. Colloquialism: Informal or conversational language.
  88. Apostrophe: Direct address to an absent or imaginary person or entity.
  89. Archetype: Typical character, action, or situation.
  90. Rhetorical Question: Question not expecting an answer, used for effect.
  91. Connotation: Emotional or cultural association with a word.
  92. Denotation: Literal meaning of a word.
  93. In medias res: Story starts in the middle of the action.
  94. Parody: Imitation of a specific literary work or genre for comedic effect.
  95. Surrealism: Artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and irrational elements.
  96. Catharsis: Emotional release or purgation.
  97. Epistolary: Novel in the form of letters.
  98. Malapropism: Misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
  99. Doppelgänger: Ghostly double of a living person.
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2023.10.30 16:02 Cody_Fox23 [CW] Smash 'Em Up Sunday: Mad Libs XVI

Welcome back to Smash ‘Em Up Sunday!

 

SEUSfire

 
On Sunday morning at 9:30 AM Eastern in our Discord server’s voice chat, come hang out and listen to the stories that have been submitted be read. I’d love to have you there! You can be a reader and/or a listener. Plus if you wrote we can offer crit in-chat if you like!
 

Last Week

 

Community Choice

 
  1. katpoker666 - “Forever by Her Side” -
  2. atcroft - “Closing the Harvest Festival” -
  3. Tregonial - “Free” -
 

Cody’s Choices

 
Not Enough Entries
 

This Week’s Challenge

 
Welcome to another 5th Sunday here at SEUS! This month I’m doing something a bit different and instead of reaching out to community members, I approached some semi-random folk in the real world to try and shake things up. I think there were some interesting choices, but others are real softballs this time around. I hope you enjoy!
 
Previous Mad Libs:
Mad Libs I Mad Libs II Mad Libs III Mad Libs IV Mad Libs V Mad Libs VI Mad Libs VII Mad Libs VIII Mad Libs IX Mad Libs X Mad Libs XI Mad Libs XII Mad Libs XIII Mad Libs XIV Mad Libs XV
 

How to Contribute:

 
Write a story or poem, no more than 800 words in the comments using at least two things from the three categories below. The more you use, the more points you get. Because yes! There are points! You have until 11:59 PM EDT 04 November 2023 to submit a response.
After you are done writing please be sure to take some time to read through the stories before the next SEUS is posted and tell me which stories you liked the best. You can give me just a number one, or a top 5 and I’ll enter them in with appropriate weighting. Feel free to DM me on Reddit or Discord!
 
Category Points
Word List 1 Point
Sentence Block 2 Points
Defining Features 3 Points
 

Word List

  • Offal
  • Seal
  • Drum
  • Bow
 

Sentence Block

  • The world breaks everyone.
  • You never had control, that’s the illusion!
 

Defining Features

  • In each paragraph, a sentence must be one word longer than the one that preceded it. (e.g. [Three word sentence][Five word sentence][Ten word sentence][11 word sentence]... and you restart the threshold on each new paragraph)
  • Someone play an instrument or an instrument is played
 

What’s happening at /WritingPrompts?

 
  • Nominate your favourite WP authors or commenters for Spotlight and Hall of Fame! We count on your nominations to make our selections.
  • Come hang out at The Writing Prompts Discord! I apologize in advance if I kinda fanboy when you join. I love my SEUS participants <3 Heck you might influence a future month’s choices!
  • Want to help the community run smoothly? Try applying for a mod position. We offer free protection from immortal invulnerable snails!
 

I hope to see you all again next week!

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2023.10.09 02:26 jsb1685 Going Down On The Beat: a New Tasty Flavour (Oi!)

This is a sample of D.B. Myrrha's excellent work, her latest at RENdezvous! Please visit for more: https://renegade328.wordpress.com/
October 6, 2023 Analysis
a lyrical analysis by D.B. Myrrha
Ren’s recent offering, Down on the Beat, featuring the deep-voiced Brighton rapper with pretty cheekbones, Viktus, is a clever, bar-rich hip-hop offering over a driving, bass-heavy, EDM beat.
As I’m neither a musician nor a producer, I’ll be mostly focusing here on the poetic form and wordplay, only briefly pointing out things I’ve noticed musically. This should take me a lot less time than my last dissertation. It might also have fewer dick references, but it probably won’t.
I’ll also be concentrating on my own interpretation of the lyrics, which means they will likely not be as comprehensive. I have watched several reactors, although I thought I might die if I watched sixty this time, so I only watched the sexiest ones. I welcome comments adding other interpretations, or nicely telling me I know fuck-all.
Now, on to the meat.
The Lyrics
(Hook) When I put it down on the beat I’mma make it sound so sweet When you hear the sound of the gun That’s a cue to run
When I put it down on the beat I’mma make it sound so sweet When you hear the sound of the gun That’s a cue to run (bla)
Immediately, the EDM beat kicks in. The vocals are flattened and distorted. Ren seems to be electronic-ifying his voice to make it part of the EDM sound itself (I’m pretty sure I just made up a word, but fuck it.) The sound is pretty cool and, when played loud, makes me want to take a bunch of ecstasy and dance in an abandoned car park waving glow-sticks.
Ren struts in with a flex on his tongue. He’s gonna spit some bars. When he tells you to run when you hear the gun, it means you’d better be prepared to try to catch up with him. What exactly is he putting down on the beat? It it simply the vocal track? Could it be detractors? Is this some sort of foreshadowing?
This here is the starting gun, and he’s about to Usain Bolt out of here: good luck catching up. It’s a race, a competition, a challenge to match his skill.
He is also intimating that he is the starting gun. He’s the instigator of the art, but also the one who’s in control. He reiterates this by repeating what he said again.
The bla! at the end of the verse is only one of many vocalized sounds Ren uses in the song to blend with the instrumentation. That boy is certainly good with his mouth. His pretty, pretty mouth. (At least that’s what your mom told me.)
(Verse) When I put it down on the beat I’mma make it sound so sweet Likkle men love to speak I don’t lose sleep in the whispers of sheep
In this first section of verse 1, Ren uses near end rhymes (beat, sweet , speak, sheep) to create a steady rhythm. Internally, he uses two types of rhyme. Down and sound are both internal rhymes that echo one another, while sleep joins the end rhymes aurally (and also orally, as they come out of Ren’s mouth.)
Here comes Ren’s initial attempt to confuse Americans with the use of a British colloquialism. He’s given up trying to pander to us, and left us to struggle, as we often do, with the English language. The word likkle means “little” and it’s a word borrowed from Jamaican patois. We already know Ren has a great appreciation for the Jamaican sound. For what it’s worth, Amy Winehouse uses the word in her song I’m No Good (“likkle carpet burns”) and no one complained about that.
Ren doesn’t lose sleep in the whispers of sheep. While he found himself miscounting them in Suicide, he is sleeping soundly now while “sheep” (little men, detractors and nay-sayers) are baaaah-ing their nonsense. He feels no need to follow the herd, either. He has his own things to say, as he goes on to tell us.
When you hear the sound of the gun Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat, that’s my tongue Spit like thunder come Drums in Moria, boom, boom, rum-rum-tum
This verse is simply exploding with onomatopoeia. Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat, boom, rum-rum-tum, all exploding sounds, warning of dangerous spitting to come (like thunder.) Simple end rhyme keeps the sounds contained. For now.
Ren’s giving us some more tongue-action in his rat-a-tat-tat-lickety-flickety rap style. He’s coming at us fast (I’m assuming “thunder come” isn’t another soup ingredient.) This thunder can be heard in the drums of Moria, the deep Dwarven realm in Lord of the Rings, the first film reference of many in this song.
Moria is the realm of the Balrog who, like Ren, is/spits fire. The competition needs to fuck right off: they shall not pass.
I’m a king, who’s the king? I’m a king, I’m the king of the ring, I’mma run this thing I’m a don, yan-ying on a ying-yang thing Jump upon that swing of the drum, vim-vim-vim
Continuing with the Lord of the Rings theme, Ren claims to be a king. In fact, he’s king of the ring (Sauron, the all-powerful?) It is also possible that the ring refers to his other two ring-based passions: the boxing ring (referred to in countless other songs) or the wrestling ring (Swanton bomb references are common, and Love Music, pt. 3 contains a juicy Hulk Hogan reference. –Apropos to nothing, Hulk Hogan and I share a birthday. Yay, Leos!) Technically, there could be another reference, to a ring he put his finger in like Frodo. I mean he seems to find joy in surprise anal penetration, which could definitely cause a competitor to lose focus. YOLO.
The repetition of the word king adds percussion to the flow, as well as punctuating the lines with internal rhyme. The beat also drops here (between “I’m the king” and “of the ring”) with a thumping bass that rises up from the basement.
He then calls himself a don again. If this were a boxing reference, he could be referring to Don King, the famous American boxing promoter. Maybe he is throwing us a Toblerone after all. Of course, a don is the “kingpin” of any mafia family, and Ren is definitely part of a close-knit “family.”
Here, though, Ren flips the switch into a new scheme with a verbal upset. Yan Ying was a Chinese philosopher, a contemporary of the better-known philosopher Confucius, described as “by far the most creative thinker of the Chunqiu age”. So, I guess it didn’t matter what Confucius said when Yan Ying was around. Ren flips the name into yin-yang, the Chinese concept of opposite but interconnected forces, Chinese concepts being Yan Ying’s “thing”. The idea of the yin-yang, of all things containing both dark and light, is a common refrain in Ren’s personal philosophy, as well as being one of the main themes of “Hi, Ren.” He seems to be saying that he is a master of both good and evil, dark and light, and he’s gonna jump on that rhythm like he jumped in the back seat with your girl on the back streets of Brighton.
Incidentally, there is also a hip-hop duo called the Yin-Yang Twins. Just a fact for funsies.
As Ren jumps on the vim-vim-vim of the drum, he swings us into the next quatrain.
Voom-voom, blat, come through like that I’m not new to rap on a Zulu cap And I do do tracks, and I do make stacks What do you do, lad? are you true to that?
Voom-voom, more onomatopoeia, drums down upon the beat of a verse containing a nice set of internal to external rhymes. In fact, this quatrain contains double internal rhymes because Ren’s just a king like that.
voom/ through, blat/ that new/ Zulu, rap/ cap do do/ do, tracks/ stacks you do/ you true, lad/ that
This is some fancy writing, lad, I’m not going to lie. Ren has laid down a challenge to all comers. He’s not new to rap, and he can kick your likkle bum back to wherever it is you came from. The Zulu may refer to the mastery of Black OG rappers in referring obliquely to Shaka, the king of the Zulu nation, known for his ass-kicking military prowess. By using the term cap which in slang refers to something fake or dishonest, it can be assumed he’s letting the likkle sheep know he’s not trying to be anything he’s not. He’s no wannabe.
After all, what has he been doing? He’s making tracks, one after the other, and he’s becoming more successful, and he’s (perhaps) exaggerating his income, because he’s a rapper and he’s gotta make stacks (And I’m sure he does have a stack of 34 common house potatoes somewhere. That counts, right?)
When he refers to the recipient of his flex, he calls him “lad,” as if he’s a kid. I know British youth refer to their mates as lads, but in this context, it seems as if he’s talking down to him. What do you do? Are you as devoted to it as I am? Are you as good as I am? I doubt it. He’s the king, and everyone else is a peasant.
On this beat I’m fat like a sumo My name’s Ren and I know my judo Candlestick killer, kill them like Cluedo Numero duo? Numero uno.
This song, which switches flow in this section, has a lot of fat beats, especially with the throbbing bass line. Ren is also “phat”, a ’90s rap slang term meaning “excellent” (when not referring to a woman, wherein it usually meant “hot as phuck”. ) A Japanese sumo wrestler, of course, is professionally fat and lauded for it, as they are also strong and can steamroll (literally, if they wanted) over their opponents.
Ren tells us what his name is in several songs: Hi Ren, What You Want, Sixteen Bar Challenge, and Love Music pt. 2. Perhaps he’s afraid we’ll forget, or perhaps he’s just asserting dominance, putting his name out there like an O.G. Yeah, you still know me.
The real question people want to know, though, is, “Does Ren really know judo?” Taking into account his skills at basketball and boxing, we may have reason to doubt this claim, but since Ren is king, he can say anything he fucking wants to, and we’re intimidated. Judo, like Sumo, is a Japanese art, so it fits the theme as well as the scheme.
The game Cluedo is called Clue in the United States, which is why some reactors just thought it was a funny rhyme when it was really, again, just English. In the game of Clue/do, one of the potential murder weapons is a candlestick. There was also a real murderer who killed someone with a candlestick in 1958, but that was a gay hate crime, so I’m pretty sure Ren isn’t referring to that. He is getting back into that sexy Murderer vibe, though.
Clue was also a movie starring Tim Curry, who is English and took the role even though the title was spelled wrong. A true martyr for the Crown. Snake Venom V, one of the most awesome reactors out there, pointed out that a lot of Ren’s references are movies, and whether or not they were conscious (Ren does love movie references) it’s worth pointing them out.
Lastly, he queries, “Numero duo? Numero uno.” I’m not number two, I’m number one. And I’m extra sexy because I speak Spanish. If, as I suspect, Ren is directly or indirectly challenging someone, he has directly relegated them to the number two spot, and no one wants to be Number Two.
The verse starts a lovely repetitive lean on the vowels u-o, with sumo, judo, cluedo, numero, duo, uno. That last line is a doozy, with four u-os in a row. It leads us into the next quatrain, which could really just be seen as a continuation of the last one.
You know, speak so frank like Bruno Hey- Cera he loves Juno, Hugo Boss man drip with a new flow— true though Sharingan killer, they call me Naruto
Here go the u-os: you know/ Bruno/ Juno/ Hugo/ New flow/ true though/ Naruto. Not all of these are perfectly true to the u-o scheme in an exact sense, but they scan aurally, and everyone appreciates good aural.
On the superficial movie tip, Bruno, Juno, and Hugo are all films, and there are several anime movies in the Naruto series.
Digging a likkle deeper, though, there are a lot more obvious references to be found.
“Speak so frank like Bruno” is a good example. Lots of people immediately jumped to the movie Bruno (also known by the mock title Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt) , and its titular character played by Sacha Baron Cohen. Bruno is pretty frank, saying basically any outrageous shit he wants. However, the reference more likely points to Frank Bruno, a British boxer with a 95% knockout-to-win ratio. He lost to Mohammed Ali twice, and was a popular celebrity even after he retired. He was known for being very open about his battles with mental health.
We love how the next line opens with Hey– Cera which reminds us of “Que Sera”, which might be a coincidence, but its a nice mental resonance. Fans of Arrested Development (which we might say is a problem Ren battled in Love Music pt. 4), will know Michael Cera, who was, of course in the movie Juno with Eliot Page. Cera’s character plays Paulie, Juno’s BFF/ babydaddy/ boyfriend.
Hugo Boss is a fashion empire started by boss man Hugo Boss in Germany in 1923. His career really took off after he started producing sexy uniforms for the Nazis. Still, he’s dead now, and his house still creates some boss fashion and cologne. Ren is not a Nazi, but he is a boss, and his drip (cool and fashionable ) flow is undeniable. Ren is the boss man, dripping with a stylin’ new flow.
Ren may be the flow OG, but as he has shown us numerous times, even in this offering, he is a huge nerd. After the Lord of the Rings bars, he tops it with a dollop of anime. Naruto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto was created as a one-shot manga in 1995, but soon became an important pop culture figure in the late ’90s and 2000s. There are 72 volumes of Naruto manga in the series. Enough to binge for at least two weeks, probably.
The Sharingan killer reference puts Ren back into the role of ruthless and inescapable murderer. In Naruto manga and anime, the Sharingan is an ability that allows a ninja to copy, by mere sight, their opponents’ techniques while gaining incredible reflexes and perceptive abilities. So Ren is flexing that he can learn anyone’s skill and reflect it back better and stronger. So, if you don’t think he’s the master rapper, he’s saying, fuck y’all. He’s Naruto.
(Hook)
Verse 2
Verse two opens up with a new voice (which somehow some reactors missed–I mean, Ren does change his voice a lot, but it’s a totally different accent, guys!) It’s Viktus, the Brighton lad with the rich deep tone and great cheekbones (as pointed out by outrageously flirtatious/ horny Canuck “The Wolf” Johnson.)
When I put it down on the beat I’mma keep the ground on my feet I don’t wear no crown on the street But you still know me
All of a sudden we realize that Ren’s posturing might not have just been for show to his general public, but focused on a more local target. Even if the bars weren’t pointed directly at Viktus, the younger rapper seems to have taken offense at Ren’s claim to superiority. There is a challenger to the king.
Viktus, then, would be the “lad” referred to by Ren in the previous verse; the one warned to “run” when Ren fires his thunderous tongue-gun.
Internal verse-by-verse flexing battles are no new thing. It’s a game played in character. Here, Ren is the boss man confronted by a cheeky newcomer who seems prepared to challenge Ren for the title of sovereign.
It’s Viktus’s turn to put it down on the beat, and by this perhaps he means to put his rival down to the beat of the verse (for isn’t that what he perceives Ren just did to him?) It’s also, of course, just his turn to master a verse and put the king/murderer in his place like in some Shakespearean tragedy.
However, Viktus claims he has no need to brag about his sovereignty. He keeps his feet on the ground and doesn’t need to parade around with a crown to show his status. Everyone, at least in Brighton, still knows who he is.
And here he dips into the Forgot About Dre reference that Ren used in Love Music pt. 4: scooping it up from right under him. “You still know me.”
Vik has his own command of internal/external rhyme with down/ beat, ground/ feet, crown/ street, not to mention the end word me, a near rhyme that segues into the next stanza with
Still the same old V Still the same old house on the same old street With a brand new flow on a same old beat And it turns to gold every time I speak
“Still the same old V ” echoing “Still the same O.G.” quoted by Ren in Love Music pt. 4. This suggests that he and Ren know one another. Vik proposes that Ren has changed, become inflated in his ego, while Vik has stayed down to earth; no less known or regarded, except by Ren, his rival.
Viktus is still a home boy in the literal sense. He still lives in his same house in his same street. He is a neighborhood fixture, and everyone knows him. His flow, though, is new, suggesting that he is fresh, ready to take on the self-proclaimed King and assimilate his territory. (Is resistance futile? Who knows what we will find out by the end of the song.) Viktus does proclaim that his words turn to gold with his new flows, so its obviously he is taking up/presenting a challenge.
The scheme is similar to some of Ren’s above with the repetition of the word old: old V, old house, old street, new flow (breaks up the monotony), old beat. Flow near-rhymes with old, and the “new flow” shows that not everything is exactly the same in the old neighborhood.
If the characters Vik and Ren espouse in the song grew up in the same estate (estate= British housing projects) then this plays out as a musical turf-war, like it might in any ‘hood in the U.S. Two rappers head-to-head, fighting for local, if not worldwide, supremacy. Vik seems determined to show himself equal to Ren.
Look me in the eye, bro, thriller like Michael Wait, delete that, I made a typo. Michael Myers, Halloween psycho Light them fires, arsonist, pyro
The freaking bass, man. It seems to be turned up to eleven here, just to underscore Vik’s deep tone, and it hits hard.
Viktus goes hard, jumping into a Michael Jackson bar, then spinning the Thriller into a new scheme.
Oops, he says, “I made a typo”, He referenced the wrong Michael, and the wrong type of thriller. He’s talking hardcore horror, man, not just MTV zombies. Michael Myers is the psychotic killer in thirteen Halloween movies (movie references are not just one sided in this battle, I guess.)
Vik is flexing that he is dangerous, insane, maybe a worse murderer than Ren because he’s a ruthless psycho. He’s an arsonist, compelled and ready to light fires: make things hot, fire up (initiate/instigate) a competition, cause controversy (hot topics) He’s a pyro, he can’t help setting things aflame.
The rhyme scheme here (eye bro/ mi-chael/ ty-po/ my-ers/ psy-cho/fi-res/ py-ro…leading into spy–ro and Frodo) depends on a two-syllable rhythm with an I-o emphasis. Vik’s accent allows the near rhyme of “Michael” blend in almost effortlessly. Myers and fires are a little farther outfield, but they mirror one another and with the I-uh scan, they can easily get caught up in the flow.
Spyro dragon, I’m Frodo baggin’ All the shit you’re chatting, your teeth get smashed in Extracting like dentist grafting Nitrous oxide gas, no laughing
While Spyro and Frodo mirror the rhymes in the previous quatrain, the scheme changes to the second word in each phrase, ending with -in. Internal/external rhymes include dragon/baggin‘ and grafting/laughing (which rhyme perfectly when accent is taken into account.)
Spyro dragon is a video game reference to a late 90’s Playstation game. Spyro is cute and purple, he looks harmless, but he has fire for breath, so once again, Spyro Vik is the arsonist coming from the sky. Don’t underestimate the newcomer.
Viktus spins Ren’s LOTR reference into a diss. “I’ll be ‘Frodo Baggin’ the teeth I’ve just smashed out of your shit-talking mouth. The teeth right out your mouth, bitch.” Apparently someone has heard Life is Funny.
“After your mouth meets my fist,” he claims, “you’ll need oral surgery, and even with laughing gas, it’s gonna seriously hurt.” (Guess life’s not that funny, after all.)
Vik is making it clear he’s no joke.
When I put it down on the beat I’mma lay her down in the sheets Take her to the circus, she’s a freak Vegan girl, she still likes my meat
Now Vik really starts talking shit right back at Ren. Ren starts into the chorus, but Vik interrupts. He’s upping the ante here by taking it to a personal level. He’s gonna put his rhymes down on the beat, and what’s more, he’s laying a girl down in the sheets where they are gonna make a new beat together.
Apparently this young lady is quite a freak in these sheets, willing to do whatever Vik, and now we, to be honest, are vividly imagining. She’s likely gonna both condone the bone and eat it like Toblerone.
Apparently, Viktus’ penis is not triangular, however, as he refers to it as some type of “meat” which happens to be appetizing even to a vegan girl. Perhaps it looks like a veggie sausage? Regardless, they are obviously going to grind something, and it’s not impossible burger.
Feed the girl ’cause it’s time to eat Toes curl when I’m in too deep Fucked your girl, and now you really wanna beef Oh, shit! He’s knocking on the front door, leave!
Oh, it ‘s time to eat? We now have an inkling how this is going down, so to speak. Apparently Vik is good at laying down the beat as her toes are curling, which is a positive sign. And he didn’t even have to lock her in the basement. But what? It’s Ren’s girl? (We didn’t see this coming, did we?) Of course, now he’s rubbing it in Ren’s face (the facts, not his proverbial meat stick) that he got his woman freaking down in his sheets. Now Ren wants beef? More like Viktus is the one calling for war.
And who’s that at the door? Better get out of here, girl!
Interestingly, this scene brings to mind the possible response Screech might have had to Patrick if only he had known…
This is also a karmic twist to Ren’s actions in Right Here, Right Now where he banged his friend’s girl, then had to go Usain Bolt when her brother showed up at the door. Interestingly, Ren handed Vik a Stella and gave him some brotherly love in that same video; the last person he interacted with before saying he’s gonna go undercover with someone’s lover. Maybe this is some sort of payback? That Ren. He’s a naughty boy.
Viktus just played him a dirty hand, nonetheless. The rhyming continues in a similar internal/external scheme with girl/eat, curl/deep, girl/beef and then the final “Leave!”
Ahhh, what the fuck?
Ren doesn’t sound pleased. He probably just saw his half-dressed girlfriend fleeing the scene. This little fuck-boi just crossed the line. It’s time for Ren to go beast-mode.
Verse 3
Step back, sucker, fuck up the scene Tuck my socks up, chop chop I’m a millipede on my feet Mohammed Ali with my reach Biting double D’s in my teeth
Uh oh, Ren’s back, pissed and ready to fight, with his Adidas socks tucked up (over his tracksuit bottoms? I swear, he’s the only human in the world who can make that look cool.)
Internal rhymes are once again used to figuratively “punch up” the stanza: sucke fuck up, socks up/ chop chop. Then there’s the Ali/ double Ds , and the end rhymes -pede/ feet/ reach/ teeth (ee/ea sound.)
A millipede has hundreds of feet (most species have about 300 legs), so Ren is both stable and steady. It’s not easy to knock him off kilter, even if you’ve just Tobler-boned his girl. Chop, chop, better run, boy.
Obviously, with 300 feet, Ren can get where he needs to go and move swiftly back and forth, which will aid in his Muhammad Ali “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” act (Ali and/or boxing are referenced in nearly a dozen songs as I pointed out in the last analysis.) Not only was Ali known for his quick reflexes and ability to dodge O.P.P. (other people’s punches), but for his awesome reach when he, in turn, punched people. Also reach could easily be a reference to the fact that Ren is getting recognition everywhere; his reach extends worldwide, while Vik is still local. It’s a little tap in the face.
As a woman, the line about biting double D’s in his teeth is a bit terrifying and seems a bit extreme. I made a desperate attempt to discern an alternate meaning for this line and sadly, found little help on the interwibbles. Perhaps this is why his girlfriend was looking for another option. Of course, if she’s a freak in the sheets, who knows what she likes. A “double D” is also, apparently, a Pilates exercise, but even though Ren claims to be a “P.T.” in the next stanza, I don’t think these two are exchanging workout tips.
I’m a freak, I’m a goated PT on the beat You’re a neek, you’re a little fuckboy, you’re a geek Let me speak, I’mma cut like Troy when I preach I’m a beast, I’mma come Loch Ness, unleashed, preach!
Oh, see? He admits he’s also a freak, so that biting thing makes sense. Maybe he and his girl met on FetLife?
We know Ren is the G.O.A.T., and of course he has to remind this little upstart of his standing. The meaning of P.T., however, is not really clear in this context.
According to my academic resources, P.T. can refer to: physical therapist, a popular but discontinued Japanese psychological Horror Game (published in 2014 by Konami for Playstation), play time (sex), post text, public thot, pussy twitch (a guy so hot he makes girls twitch), Pacific Time, a pint of codeine and promethazine with a seal on top, P.T. Barnum (the famous circus dude and purveyor of “freaks”), public transport, “penis twerk”, or “pound town”. Several of these might fit Ren’s repeated themes, but I like to think he means “pussy twitch” because he is reasserting his sexual dominance. Either that or the Murderous video game or the Freak Master. He’s the king of both fucking and killing, so watch out.
He goes on to call Viktus a mere fuckboy: an easy, callous lay, a jerk, or a worthless weak-ass wonton worth nothing. For what it’s worth, fuckboy has over 300 definitions in the Urban Dictionary, but “cheap lay,” is the basic gist. Vik might of fucked his girl, but it doesn’t make him anything better than a quick trick.
Not only is Vik a sexual empty set, he is also a neek. Neek is a word that blends the words nerd and geek. I know where Ren is trying to go with this, but isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black, considering Ren’s multiple reference to certain movies and video games? Never mind. He’s the murderer, he gets to say whatever he wants.
The word geek implies a weak, harmless, boring person with no social skills who is low on the popularity totem pole. Once again, Ren is telling Vik that he is nothing in comparison to Ren’s swagger and popularity. A geek was also originally a term referring to a type of circus performer who entertained the audience with gross acts like biting off and swallowing chicken heads. I guess we’re all freaks here, only some are apparently sexier than others.
Ren is certainly a wordsmith with a tongue like a weapon (as mentioned in Genesis, as well as in the first verse of this song.) In this case, it’s a knife and it’s about to slice Viktus to shreds. Troy is another movie reference. This movie is about the battle of Troy, a city in ancient Greece. The Trojan war was waged over a devastating decade of massive bloodshed. It was also a battle over a woman.
Speaking of ruthless women, Ren now invokes Nessie, the Loch Ness monster. Ren is a monster rising from the depths…he’s huge and will easily overwhelm any geeky little fuckboy.
Ren is here to preach. He’s about to tell the truth, lay it down for reals, blud.
Personally, this might be my favorite part of the song. Not only are the rhymes skillfully syncopated, but they are actually sung if you listen closely. It’s rare, though not impossible, for a rap cadence to have a melody. Here it feels almost incidental, as if Ren can’t help it because the bars lend themselves to a certain musicality.
The repeated assonance using the ee sound is slithery as an eel. freak/ P.T. (that’s two!)/ beat/ neek/ geek/ speak/ preach/ beast/ unleashed/ preach! Both the first and last lines have three rhyming words, while the middle two have two ee rhymes and an oy rhyme. This secondary rhyme, fuckboy/ Troy is mirrored visually by goated and Loch, even though they don’t rhyme aurally.
Who’s that boy who moves like a raver Oi, oi, oi, a new tasty flavour Anakin flow, I glow like a saber No sweat, bro, I’m loving the labour
Back to a simpler rhyme scheme, Ren’s obviously referring to himself as the raver, waving his glow sticks in the air, and as a tasty treat.
A hot young chav yelling “Oi” is yes, a new tasty flavor. A mating call for all the freaks, for sure. Personally, I’d happily take a bite of that house potato. He knows he’s hot. There’s always another girl ready and waiting. It’s no longer about his (likely) ex- anyway, it’s just the insult/challenge Viktus laid down that’s the problem now.
Anakin flow is an obvious reference to Star Wars (who were you calling a neek, again?) Anakin, as we all know, is evil, so Ren’s (not surprisingly) channeling the Dark Side, (Murderer) and glowing like a lightsaber. Thanks again to Snake Venom for pointing out that a light saber is really just a giant (yet lethal) glow stick. We must not forget, either, that Ren glows with energy, radiance, and fame. Of course everyone sees him and wants to bask in his light. Vik is obviously one of those.
No lie, he loves this work: all he has to do is be who he is and look how far he’s come. He’s the king.
Work, work, work, a work workaholic She twerk, twerk, twerk, she’s twerking right on it One on the backseat, one on the bonnet Grabbing my William, this is my sonnet.
Is Ren the workaholic referred to here, “loving the labour” as seen in the last stanza (aside: my American keyboard does not love the flavour of the English language) or does this line refer to the twerker who is putting all of her focus on “twerking right on it” (obviously a play on “working on it.”)
Obviously girls are aplenty around here, as Ren has one in the backseat and Vik has one on the bonnet (“hood” for you hapless U.S.ers) of the car. Obviously, while they may be beefing, it’s not so bad that they can’t be “beefing” in/on the same car simultaneously.
Geez, Ren, all this automobile intercourse is giving me flashbacks. I can’t see how that can be comfortable, bruv. However, if it comes down to it, I’d rather be in the backseat than on the bonnet, at least in public… I’ll have to think about it. A lot. Alone. Late at night.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter since you had to bring William Shakespeare into the mix. I’m pretty sure he’s be amused at your ribald willie joke, after all, he’d totally get it on with your mum if he could. Your (presumably new) girl’s grabbing of your William has become your new love poem. You, sick boi, are the height of romance.
Mirroring the repetition of “oi, oi, oi” in the previous stanza, Ren keeps chopping the beat up with “work, work, work, a work workaholic” and “twerk, twerk, twerk, she’s twerking right on it.” I think we can assume what “it” is.) Following up –aholic and on it with bonnet and sonnet completes the scheme. Backseat and bonnet (two syllables, b-t, b-t) offer a nice mirror-image between them, especially since Ren and Vik each take one part of the line.
I’m that fella sipping Stella we call that an in-ter-stellar I’m a rapping Cinderella, serve it like its mozzarella Acapella, say it better, bend a beat like Uri Gellar Go getter, trend setter , on your feet like David Guetta
Stella Artois is a delicious and popular beer in the U.K. (As I pointed out earlier, Ren hands Vik a Stella before going off to bone some other guy’s girl in Right Here, Right Now.) So does interstellar just refer to a Stella in the belly? Interstellar also means “in between the stars”, perhaps referring to the fact that he’s a rising star, or up among the stars. (Interstellar is also a movie, for those counting up the film titles.)
Cinderella happens to be cockney rhyming slang for fella (thank you, English person whose name I’ve forgotten who mentioned this. ) It is, of course, also a fairy tale (he sure does love his children’s literature!) The question is: does he turn into a pumpkin at midnight? (Shout out to Ray Vibes for the inquiry.) Or is it simply that his success is like a fairy tale, magical and coming out of nowhere? (Never mind that Cinderella only succeeded through the help of others. I don’t see Ren naming his fairy godmother. Rude!)
He’s about to serve his rhyme now like it’s mozzarella. Cheese will be referred to again several times, as it’s a slang reference to money, but here it could be a different type of cheese, as mozzarella could refer to anything fine, pleasant, attractive, or sexy, like his phat bars.
Acapella means no music, so, when rhyming acapella, what one says really stands out. One has to “say it better,” as they can’t hide behind the music. Ren also bends a beat like Uri Gellar, a magician and mesmerist who claimed he could bend spoons with his mind. (Probably still does, as he’s still alive and commented on the video, grateful for the shout-out.)
David Guetta, for those who aren’t aware, is a famous French D.J. and music producer; he makes the audience “get on their feet” to dance.
Once again Ren plays it up with the machine-gun rhymes, the rat-a-tat-tat tongue he bragged about in verse one. (fella/ Stella/ stella Cinderella/ mozzarella/acapella/ betteGellagettesetteGuetta.) If you include some of the preceding words, too, you will see he is also utilizing syllabic quadruplets in the first three lines (and in the last with “David Guetta”), which carry the flow along at a staccato pace. He then alters the central syllables in the last line to smoothly carry the rhythm into the following stanza.
Better and better, I serve it letter for letter The alphabet upsetter, I make the cheese, I make cheddar I got the berrrrrrrrrrrrrrretta vendetta , I’m spitting pepper When I skrrrrrrrt impeccable rhythms, the rap Mecca on the beat.
Ren claims that he is is getting better with every word/bar he spits. Each letter counts; he is serving it up and it is supreme.
–etta is the main rhyme ending used in this stanza (bette lette alphabet(ta)/ upsette chedda Beretta/ vendetta/ peppe …pecca…/ Mecca.) Ren’s accent leans into this scheme which wouldn’t work the same without it. Note how he adds an extra -uh syllable on to the end of alphabet just like he does in Illest of Our Time with “alphabetti spaghetti” (Although “Alphabetti Spaghetti” is a real thing in the U.K., so it really chaps my buttocks that the printed lyrics just say “alphabet.”) Once again, his tongue takes on the role of weapon, trilling the R on berrrrrrretta (which is a gun, as all Americans would obviously know.)
The architect of alphabet, Ren again scatters the letters and reconstructs them into mozzarella. And also cheddar. He makes money. Lots of money and even more money. This bitch could buy a lifetime supply of wonton soup if he had to.
Deep into his Berretta vendetta, he’s obviously not done with Vik, despite banging girls simultaneously on the same motor vehicle. Can’t let sleeping chicks lie, apparently. Ren wants to make it clear that what he’s spitting (pepper) is as hot as anything Vik can put out.
Skrrrrrt is a sound used in EDM and trap. It indicates a hard turn or drift with an automobile, getting to a place fast, so here he is referring to his ability to rap fast, change schemes and flows on a dime. A flex.
Mecca is a holy place where Muslims make pilgrimage (Muhammad Ali performed haaj in 1972.) Of course, Ren is the creator of bars others can only pay homage to with reverence.
He wouldn’t be the first king who thought he was God.
Hook/Outro
The song concludes with several repetitions of the hook flowing into the outro. These vary in style, with sounds replacing more and more of the words as the outro progresses, leaving the rap behind as it melds into the electric dance beat to lead us out.
Final Thoughts:
This song is catchy and ultimately danceable. I could easily hear it bumping on a dance floor in a club I could not get into.
Viktus’s interplay with Ren is delightful, and he definitely holds his own. Although his style of rap is not the same as Ren’s, it’s good stuff (go check it out and give Vik some love at @Itsviktus on YouTube and @its_viktus on Instagram.) I have no doubt he’s going to go far.
Who knew Brighton would be the upcoming rap center of Britain, and maybe the world? At the very least, it will be the center of rappers battling out in the backseat and on the bonnet.
Until next time, Oi, Renegades!
c. 2023 D.B. Myrrha.
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2023.08.07 15:22 Afoolfortheeons I was told this wasn't a relapse, but a bump

Oh thank Spider-Man, I'm allowed to write with good grammar and spelling and not be forced to act like a complete moron at all times! Well, I'm still going to do that last bit because damn does this brain got some skills at playing super crazy by using my actual crazy and enhancing it through a perspective setting lens. Look, I pooped over there on the carpet! It's my magnum opus for sure! And what of the Matrix, what is it doing? It's planning on tearing me a new butthole with a rusty hook?! Great Bangladesh bazookas, save me The Crimson Chin! Save me!
Oh well, no superhero coming, guess I deserve it. Pissed my money away on drugs and got ripped off hard core. Fuck me I guess. I'm just trying to avoid indulging in my Benadryl bullshit, which I slipped up with recently due to my roommate moving out and me being as predictable as a kid eating candy. I just feel so helpless to it. I try to fill my life with meaningful things, but it never makes me feel free from the constant pull of those damn pink pills on my psyche. Just gotta down a handful, and then I'll be arm wrestling with my willy for the better part of a day or night.
So shameful. Do you know how much I hate my sexuality? I don't want to cut anything off, but when I get caught in the whirlwind of getting caught in the hold of my worst addiction, I feel like just slicing the whole kit and kaboodle off. It's not like I'm using it anyway. It just causes me problems with soiling myself a few times a month in my sleep, so I consciously choose to break from the peace I've found in true celibacy in order to stay sanitary.
Still, those couple of five-minute episodes in the bathroom do nothing to trigger a return of lust; everything is simply off ninety-nine point nine percent of the time, and that makes me happy. I'm in control; of no one but myself. It feels good having won this front of the war, but I need to figure out how I'm going to stay off these fucking OTC demon tablets when I'm alone for good when I get housing.
First answer that pops to mind is my ability to network. If I have a strong support system, I'll be strong enough to carry myself through those times where I'm weak. I mean, I already have friends and family; most of them are just a phone call or a message away, but how few friends I have in person. This has to change! I need to break out from my habit of being a shy loner and start coming out of my shell more. That's hard, mainly because I'm at peace with where I'm at. I'm not exactly lonely in any sense of that word. Haven't been since my crazy spiritual odyssey reprogrammed me. It's nice being this liberated, but it also sucks because where is the motivation to step outside my comfort zone?
I'm sure I'll think of something. But, besides that, there has to be something that I feel wholly good about doing. This would be my writing. Good news: I'm learning how to let my standards fall to the wayside using an alt to deliberately write badly. Bad news: that doesn't fill me with the joy I know from cranking out solid gold. The solution I'm stuck on? Drugs. Better drugs than Benadryl; in my opinion, at least. Sigh…if it's not one thing it's another, but I know this is not sustainable, nor is it healthy, nor is it wise. Still, just knocking away all of my sexuality for like three days for a small investment in crystals seems like such a perfect solution.
Then there's juggling. I gotta do that more. I barely do it at all anymore. I'm genuinely afraid that I'm not good enough at being a social creature with the proper levels of correct attention coordination algorithms for me to be out there without being bombarded by synchronicities like the wrath of God is raining down like hell fire. Now, having said that, I've got to give myself more credit than I am; I'm far more casual in this dense city setting than I was just a month ago. I believe that I can manage to do this, so I'm going to do it. But, what do I do? Wazzat brain? Mix juggling and poetry into one big show? Oh that's brilliant, if only I had the cojones to pull it off.
Meh, I know trying would be the biggest thing I could do. Maybe I can juggle for tips, and if someone donates or says something to me, I can ask if they want to hear a poem. I expect problems with this, but it shouldn't be unfixable. As long as I got hope, I got the will, and with that I know I can do anything. So I hope with all the light that rests in my head, heart, and soul.
Hmmm…speaking of souls, perhaps I need to branch out and get into a church or something. I had such a good time volunteering with Night Strike that I want to do it every week, and maybe I can go to the church that organizes it on Sunday. If not them, I'm sure there are other places that I would fit in well enough with. I mean, I'm a non-euclidean peg in a world full of square and round holes, so there's going to be some misfit-itus anywhere. Fuck it, let's learn actual Buddhism instead of the boiled down marketable version I tout about like an asshole every chance I get.
big breath
Ok, I feel a bit better now. I mean, I feel like someone is going to come up and literally stab me at any given moment I am outside, but I'm beginning to not worry about the oh God I almost forgot about the impending doomsday clock ticking down. I always forget about that one. I mean, it's ever-looming but I've defaulted to believing that God's given us enough time to prepare, as well as setting us up for our success through endless burning bushes guiding the way, plus there's the entire possibility that there is no doomsday scheduled for us, and God is just using that lingering fear as a programming tool. It certainly motivates me to keep trying and be my best. That alone fills me with confidence, because my best is pretty damn good.
Yea, I got this! I got this! I got this like a pelvis! And rotate! Ball and socket joint! Now push dear! It's a baby! The hips are how they could tell Lucy, the first known human ancestor, was a lady. Gotta push a softball and a meatloaf through that fucker! And now my talking is done! 💚🤪💚
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2023.08.02 13:00 recycling72 Chance me - delusional international student (please help)

Intended Major: Engineering Physics
Demographics: - Female, East Asian - Residing in Canada - Annual family income: $200k+ - Not applying for financial aid - Competitive public school
SAT: 1570 superscore (800 math, 770 reading)
GPA: - 90 average: 79 to 94 to 98 grade 9 was a lovely year, COVID amongst other things took a toll on my mental health…going to have to explain the bizarre upward trend in the additional comments - IB program: HL math (most likely predicted 7), physics (predicted 7), economics (predicted 7), SL English 7, chemistry 7, French (predicted 6 or 7) - School does not calculate GPA or rank
Awards: tears! - School Academic Excellence Award (90+ average), grades 10 and 11 - Provincial Ethics Bowl Championship Finalists, grade 11 - Pascal Math Contest Distinction (top 3.8% internationally), grade 9 - Is it worth mentioning that my poems are published in the school anthropology? It’s very random - I also plan to take the Canadian Senior Math Contest, results come out before the regular decision deadline
Extracurriculars: - Internship with a professor at a well known Canadian university, research the applications and implications of AI on education, this summer continuing into grade 12 - Founder of a philanthropic non-profit, originally in response to the pandemic, that holds monthly charitable initiatives, 4 years - Finance executive at a STEM non-profit that runs conferences, workshops, and camps, reached 1500+ youth from 5 different countries, 3 years - Founder and president of the innovation/engineering/entrepreneurship club at school, 1 year - Member of the leadership team of the philosophy club at school, 3 years, member of the Ethics Bowl Team (cue award), 1 year - REP hockey player of 7 years, 9 years total (unfortunately had to stop in grade 11 due to time commitment) - Select softball player of 2 years, 4 years total, currently U23 (age up) - Skating and hockey coach at a prestigious hockey academy, part-time during the school year, 2 years - Working on an astronomy app for fun and hopping to release it soon!
LORs: Physics teacher: I did really well in his course and I think I presented the best version of myself. He was also the supervisor for the schools robotics team, so we interacted outside of class too. However, he is a little bit quirky, so I’m not sure how he’ll write it (risky?). 6-10/10
Chemistry teacher (backup): I had her for a full year, so she witnessed my progress and the hard work I put in. She is also really expressive, so I know she adores me, but I think I gave her a rather stressed and anxious impression. 8/10
Math teacher: I always asked her questions and she knows that I helped my peers in class and tutored younger students after school. However, she did have some exceptionally strong students who will probably also be asking her for recommendations. 6/10
Guidance counsellor: Super sweet man with a lot of experience. Downside is he’s constantly busy and is responsible for all IB students’ admissions and LofRs. 7/10
Schools: ED (first, second): Cornell, Harvey Mudd EA: UMich (attended a summer program) RD: Olin, Berkeley, Caltech Cambridge
Note these are all reaches, my targets and safeties are in Canada. If anyone has any feedback or advice, especially for schools, I would wholeheartedly appreciate it!
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2023.07.26 13:32 SpyduckAhiru HoloAdvent - Knowing their names.

These are just preliminary findings based on their visual design and names. There is bound to be more information that only the talents themselves can reveal, whether directly or indirectly.
(Wordplay is more often than not, never addressed)

Nerissa Ravencroft (ネリッサ レイヴンクロフト), The Demon of Sound
Nerissa's name is derived from Greek mythos - Nereids. Her name is also representative of sea nymphs, of which Nereids are known as. Nereids are known for their melodious singing, which matches her title. Nerissa itself, is also a name for sea nymphs.
Furthermore upon revelation, Nerissa's outfit is decked with musical symbols, of which the most prominent is the golden "Bass Clefs" - it is in her white feather trail, her belt and her hair pin. Further inclusions are a "Quarter Rest" hanging on a metal loop, the "repeats" in her collars and "staff" in her white blouse, only vertical instead of horizontal. Animation also reveals she has an ornate tuning fork that seems to morph into a microphone-like state.
Her surname Ravencroft is a hint at her avian characteristic and fashion - jet black feathers, which are often a mark of ravens, and just a lot of black wear.
Unconfirmed: Ravencroft has a Scottish history to the name. No idea what croft could mean to her (it's a unit of farmland...) so... , we'll need more information about her besides just her name. The other funny detail is the sound ravens make - often like a "kraw". "Ravenkraw"oft?

Koseki Bijou (古石 ビジユー), Jewel of Emotions
Her name has a Japanese meaning for Ore (Kōseki 鉱石), and her surname Bijou (pronounced without a hard "J" as "Bee-zhoo") has two meanings between French (small, exquisite jewel), and wordplay in Japanese, Bijin (美人) - in this case, 美 (bi), 女 (jousei) - Bijō (beautiful girl)
Her name Koseki, ties in to her lore of being forged into human form under pressure. It's also very close to the name for gems - Hōseki (宝石), which like most metamorphic rocks (and ore), are formed by intense heat/pressure.
Only instead of geological, we're talking about magical.
PS: I just learned that she has kanji in her surname - 古石. Apart from 石 which we already know as "rock", the keyword seems to be "古". This character suggests something that is aged or old. But a more accurate meaning seems to be "inishie" - which refers to something of antiquity, or ancient.
How does this tie in her background? For minerals in general to metamorphosize, it takes a reallllllly long time for it to happen, and I think "time" is the concept they're pointing to.
And... "Ko", is a descriptive prefix for something that is small (小), and also a term for something young (子), in this case, her physical appearance. It's a deceptively clever double-pun.
石 can be read as "ishi" or "seki", so it brings you back to "Koseki" Bijou - a small gemstone.

Fuwawa Abyssgard, The Fluffy One (older (blue) sister)
Mococo Abyssgard, The Fuzzy One (younger (pink) sister)
Using onomatopoeias, fuwa fuwa (ふわふわ) and moco moco (モコモコ) are words to describe fluffiness, appropriate for these canine twins.
What's interesting is their surname, Abyssgard. However, it draws the name from Norse mythos instead - where "gard" is a representative suffix for a realm (Asgard or Midgard for eg). Abyssgard does not exist in the "Nine Realms", and given their titles as Demonic Guard Dogs and motifs, we can infer that Abyssgard is also technically, Hell.
Which realm does their surname come from? It depends on where you look. Niflheim describes a dark, dead abyss. While Helheim is an icy cold, land of the dead - guarded by a monster hound - Garmr. It could be a mix of both as inspiration to their name.
Their mentor Pero (full name: Perroccino), is also an onomatopoeia for "licking", like what canines commonly do.
Disclaimer: This is not to say they're an incarnation of Cerberus, but rather, their lore is analogous to Cerberus.

Shiori Novella (シオリ ノヴェラ), The Archiver
Shiori's name bears multiple Japanese meanings, of significance is their link to books and texts. First, there is an important keyword - 織 (ori - to weave). To weave, is also to impart into something.
This ties into two other meanings - 詩織 & 史織 - both of which are pronounced shiori and broken down into poems (詩) & history (史). The weaving of poems and history as records.
Shiori's name is also representative of bookmarks - 栞.
Her surname Novella is likely a deliberate choice for a feminine name, as the other close term is "novel". Whether the difference between novel and novella matters will remain to be seen. But the book in her hand, can be considered relatively small enough to consider it novella-sized.
Both bookmarks and stories tie into her lore as a person who "saves her favourite stories and memories, into bookmarks" - Shiori Novella
Interestingly as well, her thick sleeve lining features a fabric weave that's reminiscent of Victorian era upholstery - of study/library room chairs.
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2023.06.21 16:45 RazorOfSimplicity The Definitive Number [Etymology]

No. COMPLETE FILE -PIECE OF MEMORIES-

Etymology/Translation Corner
This is a list of translated Japanese names for all of the cards in No. Complete File - Piece of Memories -. See below for further notes.
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Any questions or issues you may have about the translations are welcome.
  1. Numbers 1: Gate of Numeron - Ekam
  2. Numbers 2: Gate of Numeron - Dve
  3. Numbers 3: Gate of Numeron - Trini
  4. Numbers 4: Gate of Numeron - Catvari
  5. Numbers 5: Lifeless Dragon of Obscurity - Death Chimera Dragon
  6. Numbers 6: OOPArts Atlantal / Numbers 6: Prehistoric Heritage - Atlantal
  7. Numbers 7: Lucky Stripe
  8. Numbers 8: Heraldic King - Genome Heriter
  9. Numbers 9: Sky-Covering Star - Dyson Sphere
  10. Numbers 10: Shimmering White Knight - Illuminator
  11. Numbers 11: Big Eye
  12. Numbers 12: Armor Ninja Crimson Shadow
  13. Numbers 13: Cain's Devil
  14. Numbers 14: Sarameya the Greed
  15. Numbers 15: Gimmick Puppet - Giant Killer
  16. Numbers 16: Sovereign of Colors - Shock Ruler
  17. Numbers 17: Leveiss Dragon
  18. Numbers 18: Heraldic Progenitor - Plain Coat
  19. Numbers 19: Freezerdon
  20. Numbers 20: Giganto Brilli-Ant / Numbers 20: Rock-Soil Ant - Brilli-Ant
  21. Numbers 21: Lady Justice the Frozen
  22. Numbers 22: Franken / Numbers 22: Undecaying Ken
  23. Numbers 23: Lancelot, Ghostly Knight of the Netherworld
  24. Numbers 24: Dragulas the Vampiric Dragon
  25. Numbers 25: Full-Metal Photoglide - Focus Force / Numbers 25: Heavy-Optics Movie Camera - Focus Force
  26. Numbers 26: Dimensional Breachway - Octobypass
  27. Numbers 27: Dreadnought Battleship - Dreadnoid
  28. Numbers 28: Titanic Moth
  29. Numbers 29: Mannequin Cat
  30. Numbers 30: Acid Golem of Annihilation
  31. Numbers 31: Abel's Devil
  32. Numbers 32: Chomping Sea Dragon - Shark Drake
  33. Numbers 33: OOPArts - Super-Weapon Machu=Mak / Numbers 33: Prehistoric Heritage - Super-Weapon Machu=Mak
  34. Numbers 34: Computer Beast - Tera-Byte
  35. Numbers 35: Ravenous Tarantula
  36. Numbers 36: OOPArts - Super-Engine Fork=Huyuk / Numbers 36: Prehistoric Heritage - Super-Engine Fork=Huyuk
  37. Numbers 37: Hope-Woven Dragon - Spider Shark
  38. Numbers 38: Hope-Harbinger Dragon - Titanic Galaxy
  39. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope
  40. Numbers 40: Gimmick Puppet - Heaven's Strings
  41. Numbers 41: Drunken Demon Beast of Drowziness - Bagooska
  42. Numbers 42: Starship Galaxy Tomahawk
  43. Numbers 43: Soul-Puppeteering Ogre - Soul Marionetter
  44. Numbers 44: Winged White Horse - Sky Pegasus
  45. Numbers 45: Prophet of Downfall - Crumble Logos
  46. Numbers 46: Divine Shadow Dragon - Dragluon
  47. Numbers 47: Nightmare Shark
  48. Numbers 48: Shadow Lich
  49. Numbers 49: Bird of Secrets - Fortune Tune
  50. Numbers 50: Black Corn-Go
  51. Numbers 51: Finish Hold the Incredible Arm
  52. Numbers 52: Diamond Crab King
  53. Numbers 53: Fake-Bodied God - Heart-eartH
  54. Numbers 54: Lionheart the Rebellious Fighter
  55. Numbers 55: Gogogo Goliath
  56. Numbers 56: Gold Rat
  57. Numbers 57: Fumingly Swift Dragon - Tresragoon
  58. Numbers 58: Evil Spirit of Fiery Pressure - Burner Visor
  59. Numbers 59: Back the Cook / Numbers 59: Rebellious Chef
  60. Numbers 60: Dugares the Timeless
  61. Numbers 61: Volcasaurus
  62. Numbers 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon / Numbers 62: Photonic Dragon Emperor with Galactic Eyes
  63. Numbers 63: Oshamoji Soldier
  64. Numbers 64: Sandayu the Old-Timer Tanuki
  65. Numbers 65: Demon of Slicing Judgment - Judge Buster
  66. Numbers 66: Beetle of the Supreme Key - Master Key Beetle
  67. Numbers 67: Paradicemasher
  68. Numbers 68: Fiendish Skyscraper Prison - Sandalphon
  69. Numbers 69: God Medallion - Coat of Arms / Numbers 69: God of Heraldry - Coat of Arms
  70. Numbers 70: Deadly Sin
  71. Numbers 71: Levarian Shark
  72. Numbers 72: Line Monster Chariots Rook
  73. Numbers 73: God of the Raging Waterfalls - Abyss Splash
  74. Numbers 74: Magical Clown - Missing Sword
  75. Numbers 75: Gossip Shadow of Bewilderment
  76. Numbers 76: Photochromic Perfumer of Harmonious Melodies - Gradière
  77. Numbers 77: The Seven Sins
  78. Numbers 78: Numbers Archive
  79. Numbers 79: Burning Knuckler - Kaiser the Nova
  80. Numbers 80: Supreme Overlord the Maniacal Armor - Rhapsody in Berserk
  81. Numbers 81: Super-Dreadnought Turret Train - Superior Dora
  82. Numbers 82: Heartlandraco
  83. Numbers 83: Galaxy Queen
  84. Numbers 84: Pain Gainer
  85. Numbers 85: Crazy Box
  86. Numbers 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomiant
  87. Numbers 87: Beautiful Goddess of Snow, Moon, and Flowers - Queen of Nights
  88. Numbers 88: Gimmick Puppet - Destiny Leo
  89. Numbers 89: Diablosis the Digital-Brained Beast
  90. Numbers 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord / Numbers 90: Photonic Lord with Galactic Eyes
  91. Numbers 91: Thunder Spark Dragon
  92. Numbers 92: Fake-Bodied God Dragon - Heart-eartH Dragon
  93. Numbers 93: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Kaiser
  94. Numbers 94: Princess of Absolute Ice - Crystal Zero
  95. Numbers 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark-Matter Dragon
  96. Numbers 96: Black Mist
  97. Numbers 97: Dragon Shadow God - Dragravion
  98. Numbers 98: Emperor of Despair - Hopeless
  99. Numbers 99: Dragon Emperor of Wishes - Hope Dragoon
  100. Numbers 100: Numeron Dragon
  101. Numbers 101: Silent Honors Ark Knight / Numbers 101: S·H·Ark Knight
  102. Numbers 102: Holy Lightning - Glorious Halo / Numbers 102: Luminous Angel - Glorious Halo
  103. Numbers 103: Zero Maiden of the Gods' Funeral - Ragna Zero
  104. Numbers 104: Masquerade Magician Shining / Numbers 104: Dancing Masked Mage - Shining
  105. Numbers 105: Burning Knuckler - Cestus the Shooting Star
  106. Numbers 106: Gigantic Rock Palm - Giant Hand
  107. Numbers 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon / Numbers 107: Spatiotemporal Dragon with Galactic Eyes
  108. Chaos Numbers 1: Gate of Chaos Numeron - Shinyunya
  109. Chaos Numbers 5: Lifeless Dragon of Obscurity - Chaos Chimera Dragon
  110. Chaos Numbers 6: OOPArts Chaos Atlantal / Chaos Numbers 6: Prehistoric Heritage - Chaos Atlantal
  111. Chaos Numbers 9: Sky-Covering Ominous Star - Chaos Dyson Sphere
  112. Chaos Numbers 15: Gimmick Puppet - Serial Killer
  113. Chaos Numbers 32: Chomping Sea Dragon - Shark Drake Veiss
  114. Chaos Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Ray
  115. Chaos Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Ray V
  116. Chaos Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Ray Victory
  117. Chaos Numbers 40: Gimmick Puppet - Devil's Strings
  118. Chaos Numbers 43: Soul-Puppeteering Ogre God - Chaos Marionetter
  119. Chaos Numbers 65: Demon King of Slicing Judgment - Judge Devil
  120. Chaos Numbers 69: Death Medallion - Chaos of Arms / Chaos Numbers 69: Death God of Heraldry - Chaos of Arms
  121. Chaos Numbers 73: Torrential God of the Raging Waterfalls - Abyss Supra
  122. Chaos Numbers 80: Supreme Overlord the Funeral Armor - Requiem in Berserk
  123. Chaos Numbers 88: Gimmick Puppet - Disaster Leo
  124. Chaos Numbers 92: Fake-Bodied Void Dragon - Heart-eartH Chaos Dragon
  125. Chaos Numbers 96: Black Storm
  126. Chaos Numbers 101: Silent Honors Dark Knight / Chaos Numbers 101: S·H·Dark Knight
  127. Chaos Numbers 102: Unholy Lightning - Noble Demon / Chaos Numbers 102: Luminous Fallen Angel - Noble Demon
  128. Chaos Numbers 103: Zero Maiden of the Gods' Funeral - Ragna Infinity
  129. Chaos Numbers 104: Masquerade Magician Umbral / Chaos Numbers 104: Dancing Masked Mage - Umbral
  130. Chaos Numbers 105: Burning Knuckler - Caestus the Comet
  131. Chaos Numbers 106: Molten Rock Palm - Giant Hand-Red
  132. Chaos Numbers 107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon / Chaos Numbers 107: Spatiotemporal Dragon with Supergalactic Eyes
  133. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Roots
  134. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Beyond the Hope
  135. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Double
  136. Shining Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope ONE
  137. Shining Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope the Lightning
  138. Shining Numbers 0: Hope Zexal
  139. Future Numbers 0: Emperor of the Future - Hope
  140. Future Numbers 0: Emperor of the Future - Hope -Future Slash-
  141. Future Numbers 0: Dragon Emperor of the Future - Hope
Etymology and other trivia:
  • Some of the Numbers are numbered based on goroawase ("phonetic matching")—an especially common form of Japanese wordplay whereby homophonous words are associated with a given series of letters, numbers, or symbols. (Japanese numbers have multiple possible readings, making this type of wordplay extremely potent). The wordplay sometimes involves the numbers' English transliterations as well.
  • The Gates of Numeron are named after the Sanskrit words for "one," "two," "three," and "four," respectively.
  • 6 (roku) may have been chosed due to its phonetic similarity in Japanese to the word "rock." Atlantal comes from Atlantis.
  • 7 is commonly regarded as being a lucky number. Lucky Stripe is named after a cigarette brand that appeared in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, a parody of the real-world brand Lucky Strike. The escaped prisoner who smoked that brand also had 777 tattooed across his forehead.
  • The number 8 shares a resemblance to the double-helix structure of DNA. Genome Heriter is a corruption of hérite (French for "to inherit"), likely having the intended meaning of "successor."
  • The Japanese word for 9 (kyū) shares its pronunciation with the one for "sphere." A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure that completely encompasses a star and captures a large percentage of its power output.
  • Numbers 10, 20, and 30 were all used by Kaito Tenjo in the anime (in that order). It is thought his last name containing "Ten" to be the reason why they're all pure multiples of ten.
  • Illuminator could be 10 because the Japanese word for "white" (shiro) is goroawase for 46 ("4" can be read as shi, and "6" as ro), and 4 + 6 = 10. This is also the origin of Dragluon's number (46).
  • Big Eye's number is likely from the fact the Roman numeral for 1 looks like the English letter I (a homophone for "eye").
  • Crimson Shadow is a reference to Akakage (lit. "red shadow"), a fictional Japanese superhero from the Masked Hero Akakage series. It first appeared in Episode 12 of ZEXAL.
  • Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis. The brothers made sacrifices to God, each of his own produce, but God favored Abel's sacrifice instead of Cain's. Cain then murdered Abel, whereupon God punished Cain by condemning him to a life of wandering. Cain's number is 13 due to it being an unlucky number in superstition, and its original depiction in the manga had a negative effect toward its owner. Abel's Devil had the same effect in the manga, so its number was just the inverse of Cain's Devil.
  • Numbers 14, 21, 28, 35, 70, 77, and 84 are all references to the seven deadly sins, and their numbers are each divisible by 7.
  • In Hindu mythology, the Sarameya are the sons of Sarama (a dog belonging to Indra and other devas), who serve as watch dogs for Yama (the lord of death).
  • Giant Killer may have its number be 15 due to the fact if you convert 1 and 5 into Roman numerals, they spell out IV ("Four"), referring to this card's original owner in the ZEXAL anime.
  • 16 is goroawase for iro (lit. "color"). Shock Ruler is a play on the Japanese counter for colors being pronounced shoku. It being a ruler of colors is a reference to the different colors of the card types it's able to restrict.
  • Leveiss is a portmanteau of Leviathan, Weiß (German for "white"), and vice. Its original appeareance in the manga depicted the monster as completely white; its color scheme was changed for unknown reason when it appeared in the anime.
  • A plain coat is a coat of arms used by the head of a family, to be inherited by his first son upon his death. 18 might thus be goroawase for chichi ("father").
  • 19 rotated 180 degrees is 61, referring to these two monsters' similar characteristics, and the fact they were used together during the same Duel in the anime.
  • The kanji used to write out Giganto ("gigant") are the kanji for "ant," "rock," and "soil."
  • Lady Justice the Frozen (Hyōketsu no Redī Jasutisu) is a pun on the fact the Japanese words for "freezing"/"frozen" and "verdict" are homophones (both pronounced hyōketsu). Justice can also be interpreted as "just ice."
  • 22 might be goroawase for funi, possibly referring to funiku (lit. "carrion" or "decaying flesh"). Franken is a reference to both Frankenstein's monster and a Ken doll.
  • 23 might be goroawase for tsumi ("sin"), as it was also played by Kyoji Yagumo in the ZEXAL manga, who initially possessed all the other Numbers based on the seven deadly sins.
  • 24 is goroawase for fushi (lit. "immortal"). Dragulas may be a combination of dragon and Dracula.
  • 25 is goroawase for niko ("bright smile"), probably referring to people smiling before getting their pictures taken. It may also be a reference to Nikon, a Japanese corporation famous for its cameras and other optical goods.
  • 26 is goroawase for tsūro (Japanese for "pathway"). Octobypass is a portmanteau of octopus and bypass.
  • 27 is goroawase for tsutsu ("gun barrel"). Dreadnoid is based on the HMS Dreadnought Royal Navy battleship.
  • 28 is goroawase for tsuya ("youthfulness" or "love"), possibly referring to Kaito's and Haruto's childhood memories, since it was used by Haruto in the ZEXAL manga.
  • 29 might be goroawase for niku, referring to nikukyū (the sole of a paw). Mannequin Cat is a play on manekineko (lit. "beckoning cat")—a figure of a cat with one paw raised, usually depicted on porcelain cat figurines.
  • Acid Golem having the number 30 is probably because "acid" in Japanese is pronounced san, the same as the number three.
  • 31 is goroawase for santo ("saint"), a reference to Abel being called a saint after having been murdered by his brother.
  • 32 is goroawase for both mitsu (referring to the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni) and mizu (Japanese for "water"). Chomping Sea Dragon (Kaikōryū) can be interpreted as a homophone for Sea Emperor Dragon in Japanese.
  • 33 is a reference to III, the character who first used this Numbers in the anime. It may also be goroawase for san (as in "sun"), a reference to Machu Picchu's Temple of the Sun. Machu=Mak is likely a twist on Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel.
  • Tera-Byte comes from terabyte, a unit of digital information which equals approximately one trillion bytes. 34 might thus be a reference to 1 TB = 103*4 B.
  • Ravenous Tarantula is based on the sin of gluttony.
  • 36 might be goroawase for sanroku ("sun rock"), referring to how this monster functions as an engine built into Machu=Mak. Fork=Huyuk comes from Çatalhöyük, which was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia. Its name is made up of the Turkish words for "fork" and "tumulus."
  • 37 is goroawase for mina (a corruption of minna, which is Japanese for "everyone"), a reference to how this monster symbolized all of the ZEXAL manga's characters joining forces after the main antagonist was revealed. The Woven part is read as shiki, most likely an attempt to make it sound similar to "Shark."
  • 38 is goroawase for michi ("path"), probably symbolizing how this monster is meant to open up a path to hope. The Harbinger part of Titanic Galaxy's name is written with a kanji that's read as kai, a reference to Kaito, this monster's user in the manga.
  • 37 and 38 were also specifically chosen to be two and one numbers below 39.
  • 39 is goroawase for sankyū ("thank you")—commonly used in Japanese as a casual way to say thanks. It can also be goroawase for miku ("future"). Emperor of Wishes is actually better translated as Emperor of Hope; it is translated differently to avoid repetition.
  • 40 is probably a reference to IV, this card's initial user in the anime.
  • 41 is goroawase for yoi ("drunkenness"). Drunken Demon Beast of Drowziness (Deisuimajū) is a play on several Japanese words: deisui ("dead drunk"), suima ("drowziness"), and majū ("demon beast"). Bagooska is a corrupted portmanteau of baku (Japanese for "tapir") and gusuka (an idiom for "sleeping like a log").
  • 42 might be a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a comedy science fiction franchise in which 42 is given as "The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything." Starship Galaxy Tomahawk is based on the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, a semi-retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft.
  • 43 is goroawase for Yomi, the realm of the dead in Shinto mythology.
  • 44 might be goroawase for shishi (a Japanese term for idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation), referring to Durbe, the one connected to this Legendary Numbers in the ZEXAL anime.
  • 45 is goroawase for shigo (which in this can be interpreted as meaning either "after death" or "dead language"/"obsolete word"). Logos means "the word of God, the logic that makes up the world" in Christology.
  • 46 is goroawase for shiro ("white"). Dragluon is a portmanteau of dragon and gluon (an elementary particle that acts as the exchange particle for the strong force between quarks).
  • 47 is goroawase for yona, which in this case comes from yonaka ("the dead of night"), referring to the Nightmare in this card's name.
  • 49 is goroawase for yoku ("wing"). Fortune Tune (Fōchun Chun) is a play on the Japanese onomatopoeia chunchun ("chirp").
  • Black Corn-Go is a play on Kongō (lit. "Indestructible Diamond")—a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War I and World War II. The Gō used in this card's name is a common suffix used to denote a ship's name. 50 might thus be goroawase for go-ō.
  • 51 is goroawase for gowan, which is nearly the same as gōwan ("strong arm" in Japanese).
  • 52 is the number of cards in a standard deck of playing cards, excluding the two Jokers.Diamond Crab King seems to be a refernce to playing cards, as its Japanese name can also be interpreted as Diamond Club King ("diamond" and "club" being two of the suits among playing cards).
  • 53 is goroawase for gomi ("trash" or "garbage"). The character who used it in the anime, Dr. Faker, played a Garbage Deck, for context. This is also why it's called a Fake-Bodied God.
  • 55 is simply goroawase for gogo (to go along with the rest of the Gogogo in the name).
  • Gold Rat is meant to be a play on gold rush (a discovery of gold that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune) and rat. 56 might have been chosen since go ("five") and roku ("six") match the initials of Gold Rat.
  • 57 is goroawase for kona ("powder" or "dust"). Tresragoon is a portmanteau of tres (Spanish for "three"), trace (referring to its ATK-copying effect), and dragoon. Fumingly Swift Dragon (Funjinryū) uses the funjin that means "a stirring dash forward," but it's a phonetic pun on the Japanese word for "mineral dust" (funjin).
  • 59 is goroawase for koku, which is similar to kokku ("cook").
  • 60 is a reference to this being a common number for measuring time, as in there being 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. Dugares is based on duodecim (the Latin word for "twelve" and referring to the twelve numbers on a clock face) and the demon Agares, sometimes described as an old man riding upon a crocodile and carrying a hawk on his fist.
  • The 62 written with Astral digits is the same as 39 (Hope's number) upside-down. It might also be goroawase for muni ("peerless" or "matchless").
  • 63 is goroawase for mumi ("lacking taste"), referring to this card's holder in the manga, who was unable to cook good-tasting dishes until this card's powers overcame that problem. Oshamoji is a polite-speak rendition of shamoji ("rice paddle")—a large wooden spoon used to scoop or stir rice.
  • 64 is likely goroawase for roshi (similar to rōshi, meaning "old sage"). Sandayu is named after Sandayu Momochi—a name commonly associated with one of the three Iga ninja leaders of the Warring States period. He is best known for defying Nobunaga during the riots in Iga. The phrase Old-Timer Tanuki (Furudanuki) is a Japanese idiom for a veteran or old-timer in a certain field.
  • 65 is likely goroawase for mugo (referring to mugoi—"cruel" or "merciless"). Shredder Demon of Judgment (Saidanmajin) is a pun on the fact saidan is a homonym in Japanese for both "cutting" and "judgment."
  • 66 is possibly a pun on roku ("six" in Japanese) sounding the same as the Japanese transliteration of lock.
  • 67 likely represents this monster's effect of changing the highest-possible die result in the game (6) to a 7. This is a reference to an early chapter from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, in which Dark Yugi splits his opponent's die in two to change their die result to 7. Paradicemasher is a portmanteau of paradise, dice, and smasher.
  • 68 is goroawase for roya (similar to rōya—"jail" in Japanese). Sandalphon is an archangel in Jewish and Christian writings, considered by some sources to be the twin brother of Metatron.
  • 69 might have been an attempt to represent the yin-and-yang symbol. It might also be goroawase for muku(i) ("punishment" or "retribution"), as it was initially used by Tron in the ZEXAL anime, who was motivated by his desire for revenge.
  • 70 was chosen as a reference to the seven deadly sins, as well as its name (Deadly Sin) itself.
  • 71 is the inverse of 17, referring to this monster clearly being based on Numbers 17: Leveiss Shark. 71 is also a reference to Rank-Up Magic - The Seventh One, which this card's second effect is meant to be used with. Levarian is a portmanteau of re- (referring to its revival effect), Leveiss, and Varian (referring to Nasch from the ZEXAL anime, who got reborn in the Varian World and originally used Numbers 17).
  • 72 likely gets its number from the shogi term Sleeve Rook (sodebisha in Japanese)—a Static Rook opening in which the rook is moved to the third file if played by Black or the seventh file if played by White (specifically to the 7-2 square, hence this monster's number).
  • 73 is goroawase for nami ("wave").
  • 74 is goroawase for nanashi (lit. "nameless," referring to its stealthy-looking appearance).
  • 75 comes from the Japanese proverb, "People's rumors last for 75 days," meaning that rumors and gossip are never long-lasting.
  • 76 might be goroawase for nanairo ("seven colors"), referring to the seven colors of the rainbow, or nari ("ringing" or "sound"). Gradière is a portmanteau of gradient and lumière (French for "light"). Photochromic Perfumer of Harmonious Melodies (Kaichōkōshi) is a Japanese portmanteau of kaichō ("harmonious melody"), chōkō ("photochromic"), and chōkōshi ("perfumer").
  • 77 is again a callback to the seven deadly sins.
  • 78 is goroawase for number (nan-ba). Its design is inspired after the Emperor's Key (from the ZEXAL anime) in its ship form.
  • 79 is goroawase for naku, which sounds similar to the first two syllables of nakkuru (knuckle transliterated into Japanese).
  • 80 is goroawase for haō ("overlord"). The Maniacal Armor part (Kyōsō) is a pun on kyōsōkyoku (Japanese for capriccio—a lively piece of music, typically one that is short and free in form). The English part of its name instead refers to a rhapsody—a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character—which is commonly confused with the capriccio.
  • 81 is possibly goroawase for tsuchi ("earth") or tsutsu ("gun barrel"), or it could be a reference to the caliber of the Schwerer Gustav, which was about 80 cm. Dora is the name of the second interation of the Schwerer Gustav railway gun, used briefly during World War II.
  • 82 is goroawase for ha-tsu ("hearts"). Heartlandraco is a portmanteau of Heartland (the city which is the primary setting of the ZEXAL anime and manga) and draco.
  • 83 is a reference to March 8th (International Women's Day and celebrated as Mother's Day in some countries), referring to how this Numbers resembled the mother of the character who first used it in the ZEXAL anime. It could also be goroawase for yami ("darkness").
  • 84 might be goroawase for chishi ("lethal" or "fatal") or the similar-sounding chishu ("spider").
  • 85 is goroawase for hako ("box").
  • 86 is goroawase for yari ("spear"). Rhonogmiant or Rhongomyniad was the spear of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends.
  • 87 is goroawase for hana ("flower"). Beautiful Goddess of Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekkabishin) is a Japanese portmanteau of setsugekka (lit. "snow, moon, and flowers")—a Japanese expression and theme in art and design originating from a poem by Tang-dynasty poet Bai Juyi and a figure of speech for beautiful sceneries in nature—and gekkabijin, the Japanese name for the Dutchman's pipe cactus—a species of cactus also known as queen of the night.
  • 88 might have been chosen due to August beeing the eighth month of the year and Leo the constellation governing a period of time that mainly falls in August.
  • 89 is goroawase for haku, which is similar to hakku (the Japanese transliteration of the IT term "hack").
  • 91 might be goroawase for kui (as in kuikku/"quick").
  • 92 is goroawase for kuzu ("waste" or "garbage"), for the same reason as Numbers 53.
  • 93 was chosen to be the inverse of 39.
  • 95 might be goroawase for kūgō (the kalpa of nothingness and the final eon of the universe). Dark matter is a theoretical nonluminous material that is postulated to exist in space and that could take any of several forms including weakly interacting particles (cold dark matter) or high-energy randomly moving particles created soon after the Big Bang (hot dark matter).
  • 96 is goroawase for kuro ("black").
  • Dragravion is named after dragon and graviton—the hypothetical quantum of gravity, an elementary particle that mediates the force of gravity. Its title, Dragon Shadow God, is a reordering of Dragluon's title of Divine Shadow Dragon, and the font used for 97 makes the number look very similar to 46 when flipped.
  • 98 might be goroawase for kuya (as in kuyaku, a Buddhist term for hardship and misfortune).
  • 99 is a reference to Yuma Tsukumo, the protagonist of ZEXAL. The kanji in his last name can be literally translated as ninety-nine.
  • 101 is the sum of 39 and 62, Yuma's and Kaito's signature Numbers, respectively, tying them together to Shark, who used this Numbers in the anime.
  • Ragna Zero and Ragna Infinity are puns on Ragnarok (Ragunaroku in Japanese)—in Norse mythology, a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous great Norse mythological figures will perish. Roku can be interpreted as the number six in Japanese, and in their case it's been replaced with the numbers zero and infinity to get the names Ragna Zero and Ragna Infinity. Zero Maiden of the Gods' Funeral (Shinsōreijō) is another reference to Ragnarok and also a play on the Japanese phrase shinsō no reijō (lit. "daughter of the secluded room")—a term for woman born into a high-ranking family and raised with great care.
  • Shining and Umbral are a reference to the character Rei Shingetsu from the ZEXAL anime, who used both Shining and Umbral Decks before and after the reveal that he was part of the Seven Varian Emperors, respectively. The Masquerade part of their names is a reference to his good-guy act prior to the reveal.
  • A cestus is a leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal, commonly used in Roman gladiatorial events. Caestus is the Latin root of the word.
  • Gigantic Rock Palm (Kyōganshō) and Molten Rock Palm (Yōganshō) sound similar to each other in Japanese, and the ganshō part is a homophone for magma in Japanese. Hand-Red is a pun on hundred, referring to it being an Over-Hundred Numbers.
  • Shinyunya (Shin-yoon-ya) is a corruption Śūnya (lit. "zero" or "empty" in Sanskrit).
  • Chaos Chimera Dragon uses a different kanji for "dragon" than the one Death Chimera Dragon uses.
  • Shark Drake Veiss is named similarly to Leveiss Dragon, another Numbers used by Shark in the ZEXAL anime and manga. Veiss is likely a double entendre on the German Weiß ("white") and vice.
  • The V in Hope Ray V stands for Varian, since it was Summoned with Rank-Up Magic - Limited Varian's Force in the anime. It could also be a play on the phrase vain hope.
  • Supra (Sūpura) is a Latin word meaning "above" or "superior." In Japanese, it sounds similar to the transliteration of splash (supurashhu).
  • Funeral Armor (Sōsō) is a play on sōsōkyoku (the Japanese term for a funeral march—a slow march in a "simple duple" meter, imitating the solemn pace of a funeral procession). A requiem is a a piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
  • Disaster Leo is likely named that way due to the word disaster coming from a Latin term meaning "bad star," and thus would represent the constellation Leo becoming unlucky or an ill omen.

No. COMPLETE FILE -PIECE OF MEMORIES- Bonus Cards

  1. Chaos Numbers 1000: Illusory God of Emptiness - Numeronius
  2. Chaos Imaginary Numbers 1000: Illusory Light God of Emptiness - Numeronius Numeronia
  3. Numeron Chaos Ritual
Etymology:
  • The Illusory part of their names (Mugen) is a homophone for "infinity" in Japanese. Based on their Summon chants in the anime, they're based on the Japanese four-character idiom tenjōmukyū ("as eternal as heaven and earth"), and their titles refer to how Don Thousand called the dreams of man an eternal illusion.

No. COMPLETE FILE -PIECE OF MEMORIES- Special Cards

  1. Creator of Hope
  2. Winning Formula
  3. Creator of Miracles
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Etymology/Translation Corner
This is a list of translated Japanese names for all of the cards in No. Complete File - Piece of Memories -. See below for further notes.
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  1. Numbers 1: Gate of Numeron - Ekam
  2. Numbers 2: Gate of Numeron - Dve
  3. Numbers 3: Gate of Numeron - Trini
  4. Numbers 4: Gate of Numeron - Catvari
  5. Numbers 5: Lifeless Dragon of Obscurity - Death Chimera Dragon
  6. Numbers 6: OOPArts Atlantal / Numbers 6: Prehistoric Heritage - Atlantal
  7. Numbers 7: Lucky Stripe
  8. Numbers 8: Heraldic King - Genome Heriter
  9. Numbers 9: Sky-Covering Star - Dyson Sphere
  10. Numbers 10: Shimmering White Knight - Illuminator
  11. Numbers 11: Big Eye
  12. Numbers 12: Armor Ninja Crimson Shadow
  13. Numbers 13: Cain's Devil
  14. Numbers 14: Sarameya the Greed
  15. Numbers 15: Gimmick Puppet - Giant Killer
  16. Numbers 16: Sovereign of Colors - Shock Ruler
  17. Numbers 17: Leveiss Dragon
  18. Numbers 18: Heraldic Progenitor - Plain Coat
  19. Numbers 19: Freezerdon
  20. Numbers 20: Giganto Brilli-Ant / Numbers 20: Rock-Soil Ant - Brilli-Ant
  21. Numbers 21: Lady Justice the Frozen
  22. Numbers 22: Franken / Numbers 22: Undecaying Ken
  23. Numbers 23: Lancelot, Ghostly Knight of the Netherworld
  24. Numbers 24: Dragulas the Vampiric Dragon
  25. Numbers 25: Full-Metal Photoglide - Focus Force / Numbers 25: Heavy-Optics Movie Camera - Focus Force
  26. Numbers 26: Dimensional Breachway - Octobypass
  27. Numbers 27: Dreadnought Battleship - Dreadnoid
  28. Numbers 28: Titanic Moth
  29. Numbers 29: Mannequin Cat
  30. Numbers 30: Acid Golem of Annihilation
  31. Numbers 31: Abel's Devil
  32. Numbers 32: Chomping Sea Dragon - Shark Drake
  33. Numbers 33: OOPArts - Super-Weapon Machu=Mak / Numbers 33: Prehistoric Heritage - Super-Weapon Machu=Mak
  34. Numbers 34: Computer Beast - Tera-Byte
  35. Numbers 35: Ravenous Tarantula
  36. Numbers 36: OOPArts - Super-Engine Fork=Huyuk / Numbers 36: Prehistoric Heritage - Super-Engine Fork=Huyuk
  37. Numbers 37: Hope-Woven Dragon - Spider Shark
  38. Numbers 38: Hope-Harbinger Dragon - Titanic Galaxy
  39. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope
  40. Numbers 40: Gimmick Puppet - Heaven's Strings
  41. Numbers 41: Drunken Demon Beast of Drowziness - Bagooska
  42. Numbers 42: Starship Galaxy Tomahawk
  43. Numbers 43: Soul-Puppeteering Ogre - Soul Marionetter
  44. Numbers 44: Winged White Horse - Sky Pegasus
  45. Numbers 45: Prophet of Downfall - Crumble Logos
  46. Numbers 46: Divine Shadow Dragon - Dragluon
  47. Numbers 47: Nightmare Shark
  48. Numbers 48: Shadow Lich
  49. Numbers 49: Bird of Secrets - Fortune Tune
  50. Numbers 50: Black Corn-Go
  51. Numbers 51: Finish Hold the Incredible Arm
  52. Numbers 52: Diamond Crab King
  53. Numbers 53: Fake-Bodied God - Heart-eartH
  54. Numbers 54: Lionheart the Rebellious Fighter
  55. Numbers 55: Gogogo Goliath
  56. Numbers 56: Gold Rat
  57. Numbers 57: Fumingly Swift Dragon - Tresragoon
  58. Numbers 58: Evil Spirit of Fiery Pressure - Burner Visor
  59. Numbers 59: Back the Cook / Numbers 59: Rebellious Chef
  60. Numbers 60: Dugares the Timeless
  61. Numbers 61: Volcasaurus
  62. Numbers 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon / Numbers 62: Photonic Dragon Emperor with Galactic Eyes
  63. Numbers 63: Oshamoji Soldier
  64. Numbers 64: Sandayu the Old-Timer Tanuki
  65. Numbers 65: Demon of Slicing Judgment - Judge Buster
  66. Numbers 66: Beetle of the Supreme Key - Master Key Beetle
  67. Numbers 67: Paradicemasher
  68. Numbers 68: Fiendish Skyscraper Prison - Sandalphon
  69. Numbers 69: God Medallion - Coat of Arms / Numbers 69: God of Heraldry - Coat of Arms
  70. Numbers 70: Deadly Sin
  71. Numbers 71: Levarian Shark
  72. Numbers 72: Line Monster Chariots Rook
  73. Numbers 73: God of the Raging Waterfalls - Abyss Splash
  74. Numbers 74: Magical Clown - Missing Sword
  75. Numbers 75: Gossip Shadow of Bewilderment
  76. Numbers 76: Photochromic Perfumer of Harmonious Melodies - Gradière
  77. Numbers 77: The Seven Sins
  78. Numbers 78: Numbers Archive
  79. Numbers 79: Burning Knuckler - Kaiser the Nova
  80. Numbers 80: Supreme Overlord the Maniacal Armor - Rhapsody in Berserk
  81. Numbers 81: Super-Dreadnought Turret Train - Superior Dora
  82. Numbers 82: Heartlandraco
  83. Numbers 83: Galaxy Queen
  84. Numbers 84: Pain Gainer
  85. Numbers 85: Crazy Box
  86. Numbers 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomiant
  87. Numbers 86: Beautiful Goddess of Snow, Moon, and Flowers - Queen of Nights
  88. Numbers 88: Gimmick Puppet - Destiny Leo
  89. Numbers 89: Diablosis the Digital-Brained Beast
  90. Numbers 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord / Numbers 90: Photonic Lord with Galactic Eyes
  91. Numbers 91: Thunder Spark Dragon
  92. Numbers 92: Fake-Bodied God Dragon - Heart-eartH Dragon
  93. Numbers 93: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Kaiser
  94. Numbers 94: Princess of Absolute Ice - Crystal Zero
  95. Numbers 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark-Matter Dragon
  96. Numbers 96: Black Mist
  97. Numbers 97: Dragon Shadow God - Dragravion
  98. Numbers 98: Emperor of Despair - Hopeless
  99. Numbers 99: Dragon Emperor of Wishes - Hope Dragoon
  100. Numbers 100: Numeron Dragon
  101. Numbers 101: Silent Honors Ark Knight / Numbers 101: S·H·Ark Knight
  102. Numbers 102: Holy Lightning - Glorious Halo / Numbers 102: Luminous Angel - Glorious Halo
  103. Numbers 103: Zero Maiden of the Gods' Funeral - Ragna Zero
  104. Numbers 104: Masquerade Magician Shining / Numbers 104: Dancing Masked Mage - Shining
  105. Numbers 105: Burning Knuckler - Cestus the Shooting Star
  106. Numbers 106: Gigantic Rock Palm - Giant Hand
  107. Numbers 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon / Numbers 107: Spatiotemporal Dragon with Galactic Eyes
  108. Chaos Numbers 1: Gate of Chaos Numeron - Shinyunya
  109. Chaos Numbers 5: Lifeless Dragon of Obscurity - Chaos Chimera Dragon
  110. Chaos Numbers 6: OOPArts Chaos Atlantal / Chaos Numbers 6: Prehistoric Heritage - Chaos Atlantal
  111. Chaos Numbers 9: Sky-Covering Ominous Star - Chaos Dyson Sphere
  112. Chaos Numbers 15: Gimmick Puppet - Serial Killer
  113. Chaos Numbers 32: Chomping Sea Dragon - Shark Drake Veiss
  114. Chaos Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Ray
  115. Chaos Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Ray V
  116. Chaos Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Ray Victory
  117. Chaos Numbers 40: Gimmick Puppet - Devil's Strings
  118. Chaos Numbers 43: Soul-Puppeteering Ogre God - Chaos Marionetter
  119. Chaos Numbers 65: Demon King of Slicing Judgment - Judge Devil
  120. Chaos Numbers 69: Death Medallion - Chaos of Arms / Chaos Numbers 69: Death God of Heraldry - Chaos of Arms
  121. Chaos Numbers 73: Torrential God of the Raging Waterfalls - Abyss Supra
  122. Chaos Numbers 80: Supreme Overlord the Funeral Armor - Requiem in Berserk
  123. Chaos Numbers 88: Gimmick Puppet - Disaster Leo
  124. Chaos Numbers 92: Fake-Bodied Void Dragon - Heart-eartH Chaos Dragon
  125. Chaos Numbers 96: Black Storm
  126. Chaos Numbers 101: Silent Honors Dark Knight / Chaos Numbers 101: S·H·Dark Knight
  127. Chaos Numbers 102: Unholy Lightning - Noble Demon / Chaos Numbers 102: Luminous Fallen Angel - Noble Demon
  128. Chaos Numbers 103: Zero Maiden of the Gods' Funeral - Ragna Infinity
  129. Chaos Numbers 104: Masquerade Magician Umbral / Chaos Numbers 104: Dancing Masked Mage - Umbral
  130. Chaos Numbers 105: Burning Knuckler - Caestus the Comet
  131. Chaos Numbers 106: Molten Rock Palm - Giant Hand-Red
  132. Chaos Numbers 107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon / Chaos Numbers 107: Spatiotemporal Dragon with Supergalactic Eyes
  133. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Roots
  134. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Beyond the Hope
  135. Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Double
  136. Shining Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope ONE
  137. Shining Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope the Lightning
  138. Shining Numbers 0: Hope Zexal
  139. Future Numbers 0: Emperor of the Future - Hope
  140. Future Numbers 0: Emperor of the Future - Hope -Future Slash-
  141. Future Numbers 0: Dragon Emperor of the Future - Hope
Etymology and other trivia:
  • Some of the Numbers are numbered based on goroawase ("phonetic matching")—an especially common form of Japanese wordplay whereby homophonous words are associated with a given series of letters, numbers, or symbols. (Japanese numbers have multiple possible readings, making this type of wordplay extremely potent). The wordplay sometimes involves the numbers' English transliterations as well.
  • The Gates of Numeron are named after the Sanskrit words for "one," "two," "three," and "four," respectively.
  • 6 (roku) may have been chosed due to its phonetic similarity in Japanese to the word "rock." Atlantal comes from Atlantis.
  • 7 is commonly regarded as being a lucky number. Lucky Stripe is named after a cigarette brand that appeared in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, a parody of the real-world brand Lucky Strike. The escaped prisoner who smoked that brand also had 777 tattooed across his forehead.
  • The number 8 shares a resemblance to the double-helix structure of DNA. Genome Heriter is a corruption of hérite (French for "to inherit"), likely having the intended meaning of "successor."
  • The Japanese word for 9 (kyū) shares its pronunciation with the one for "sphere." A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure that completely encompasses a star and captures a large percentage of its power output.
  • Numbers 10, 20, and 30 were all used by Kaito Tenjo in the anime (in that order). It is thought his last name containing "Ten" to be the reason why they're all pure multiples of ten.
  • Illuminator could be 10 because the Japanese word for "white" (shiro) is goroawase for 46 ("4" can be read as shi, and "6" as ro), and 4 + 6 = 10. This is also the origin of Dragluon's number (46).
  • Big Eye's number is likely from the fact the Roman numeral for 1 looks like the English letter I (a homophone for "eye").
  • Crimson Shadow is a reference to Akakage (lit. "red shadow"), a fictional Japanese superhero from the Masked Hero Akakage series. It first appeared in Episode 12 of ZEXAL.
  • Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis. The brothers made sacrifices to God, each of his own produce, but God favored Abel's sacrifice instead of Cain's. Cain then murdered Abel, whereupon God punished Cain by condemning him to a life of wandering. Cain's number is 13 due to it being an unlucky number in superstition, and its original depiction in the manga had a negative effect toward its owner. Abel's Devil had the same effect in the manga, so its number was just the inverse of Cain's Devil.
  • Numbers 14, 21, 28, 35, 70, 77, and 84 are all references to the seven deadly sins, and their numbers are each divisible by 7.
  • In Hindu mythology, the Sarameya are the sons of Sarama (a dog belonging to Indra and other devas), who serve as watch dogs for Yama (the lord of death).
  • Giant Killer may have its number be 15 due to the fact if you convert 1 and 5 into Roman numerals, they spell out IV ("Four"), referring to this card's original owner in the ZEXAL anime.
  • 16 is goroawase for iro (lit. "color"). Shock Ruler is a play on the Japanese counter for colors being pronounced shoku. It being a ruler of colors is a reference to the different colors of the card types it's able to restrict.
  • Leveiss is a portmanteau of Leviathan, Weiß (German for "white"), and vice. Its original appeareance in the manga depicted the monster as completely white; its color scheme was changed for unknown reason when it appeared in the anime.
  • A plain coat is a coat of arms used by the head of a family, to be inherited by his first son upon his death. 18 might thus be goroawase for chichi ("father").
  • 19 rotated 180 degrees is 61, referring to these two monsters' similar characteristics, and the fact they were used together during the same Duel in the anime.
  • The kanji used to write out Giganto ("gigant") are the kanji for "ant," "rock," and "soil."
  • Lady Justice the Frozen (Hyōketsu no Redī Jasutisu) is a pun on the fact the Japanese words for "freezing"/"frozen" and "verdict" are homophones (both pronounced hyōketsu). Justice can also be interpreted as "just ice."
  • 22 might be goroawase for funi, possibly referring to funiku (lit. "carrion" or "decaying flesh"). Franken is a reference to both Frankenstein's monster and a Ken doll.
  • 23 might be goroawase for tsumi ("sin"), as it was also played by Kyoji Yagumo in the ZEXAL manga, who initially possessed all the other Numbers based on the seven deadly sins.
  • 24 is goroawase for fushi (lit. "immortal"). Dragulas may be a combination of dragon and Dracula.
  • 25 is goroawase for niko ("bright smile"), probably referring to people smiling before getting their pictures taken. It may also be a reference to Nikon, a Japanese corporation famous for its cameras and other optical goods.
  • 26 is goroawase for tsūro (Japanese for "pathway"). Octobypass is a portmanteau of octopus and bypass.
  • 27 is goroawase for tsutsu ("gun barrel"). Dreadnoid is based on the HMS Dreadnought Royal Navy battleship.
  • 28 is goroawase for tsuya ("youthfulness" or "love"), possibly referring to Kaito's and Haruto's childhood memories, since it was used by Haruto in the ZEXAL manga.
  • 29 might be goroawase for niku, referring to nikukyū (the sole of a paw). Mannequin Cat is a play on manekineko (lit. "beckoning cat")—a figure of a cat with one paw raised, usually depicted on porcelain cat figurines.
  • Acid Golem having the number 30 is probably because "acid" in Japanese is pronounced san, the same as the number three.
  • 31 is goroawase for santo ("saint"), a reference to Abel being called a saint after having been murdered by his brother.
  • 32 is goroawase for both mitsu (referring to the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni) and mizu (Japanese for "water"). Chomping Sea Dragon (Kaikōryū) can be interpreted as a homophone for Sea Emperor Dragon in Japanese.
  • 33 is a reference to III, the character who first used this Numbers in the anime. It may also be goroawase for san (as in "sun"), a reference to Machu Picchu's Temple of the Sun. Machu=Mak is likely a twist on Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel.
  • Tera-Byte comes from terabyte, a unit of digital information which equals approximately one trillion bytes. 34 might thus be a reference to 1 TB = 103*4 B.
  • Ravenous Tarantula is based on the sin of gluttony.
  • 36* might be goroawase for sanroku ("sun rock"), referring to how this monster functions as an engine built into Machu=Mak. Fork=Huyuk comes from Çatalhöyük, which was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia. Its name is made up of the Turkish words for "fork" and "tumulus."
  • 37 is goroawase for mina (a corruption of minna, which is Japanese for "everyone"), a reference to how this monster symbolized all of the ZEXAL manga's characters joining forces after the main antagonist was revealed. The Woven part is read as shiki, most likely an attempt to make it sound similar to "Shark."
  • 38 is goroawase for michi ("path"), probably symbolizing how this monster is meant to open up a path to hope. The Harbinger part of Titanic Galaxy's name is written with a kanji that's read as kai, a reference to Kaito, this monster's user in the manga.
  • 37 and 38 were also specifically chosen to be two and one numbers below 39.
  • 39 is goroawase for sankyū ("thank you")—commonly used in Japanese as a casual way to say thanks. It can also be goroawase for miku ("future"). Emperor of Wishes is actually better translated as Emperor of Hope; it is translated differently to avoid repetition.
  • 40 is probably a reference to IV, this card's initial user in the anime.
  • 41 is goroawase for yoi ("drunkenness"). Drunken Demon Beast of Drowziness (Deisuimajū) is a play on several Japanese words: deisui ("dead drunk"), suima ("drowziness"), and majū ("demon beast"). *Bagooska is a corrupted portmanteau of baku (Japanese for "tapir") and gusuka (an idiom for "sleeping like a log").
  • Starship Galaxy Tomahawk is based on the the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, a semi-retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft.
  • 43 is goroawase for Yomi, the realm of the dead in Shinto mythology.
  • 44 might be goroawase for shishi (a Japanese term for idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation), referring to Durbe, the one connected to this Legendary Numbers in the ZEXAL anime.
  • 45 is goroawase for shigo (which in this can be interpreted as meaning either "after death" or "dead language"/"obsolete word"). Logos means "the word of God, the logic that makes up the world" in Christology.
  • 46 is goroawase for shiro ("white"). Dragluon is a portmanteau of dragon and gluon (an elementary particle that acts as the exchange particle for the strong force between quarks).
  • 47 is goroawase for yona, which in this case comes from yonaka ("the dead of night"), referring to the Nightmare in this card's name.
  • 49 is goroawase for yoku ("wing"). Fortune Tune (Fōchun Chun) is a play on the Japanese onomatopoeia chunchun ("chirp").
  • Black Corn-Go is a play on Kongō (lit. "Indestructible Diamond")—a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War I and World War II. The Gō used in this card's name is a common suffix used to denote a ship's name. 50 might thus be goroawase for go-ō.
  • 51 is goroawase for gowan, which is nearly the same as gōwan ("strong arm" in Japanese).
  • 52 is the number of cards in a standard deck of playing cards, excluding the two Jokers.Diamond Crab King seems to be a refernce to playing cards, as its Japanese name can also be interpreted as Diamond Club King ("diamond" and "club" being two of the suits among playing cards).
  • 53 is goroawase for gomi ("trash" or "garbage"). The character who used it in the anime, Dr. Faker, played a Garbage Deck, for context. This is also why it's called a Fake-Bodied God.
  • 55 is simply goroawase for gogo (to go along with the rest of the Gogogo in the name).
  • Gold Rat is meant to be a play on gold rush (a discovery of gold that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune) and rat. 56 might have been chosen since go ("five") and roku ("six") match the initials of Gold Rat.
  • 57 is goroawase for kona ("powder" or "dust"). Tresragoon is a portmanteau of tres (Spanish for "three"), trace (referring to its ATK-copying effect), and dragoon. Fumingly Swift Dragon (Funjinryū) uses the funjin that means "a stirring dash forward," but it's a phonetic pun on the Japanese word for "mineral dust" (funjin).
  • 59 is goroawase for koku, which is similar to kokku ("cook").
  • 60 is a reference to this being a common number for measuring time, as in there being 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour.Dugares is based on duodecim (the Latin word for "twelve" and referring to the twelve numbers on a clock face) and the demon Agares, sometimes described as an old man riding upon a crocodile and carrying a hawk on his fist.
  • The 62 written with Astral digits is the same as 39 (Hope's number) upside-down. It might also be goroawase for muni ("peerless" or "matchless").
  • 63 is goroawase for mumi ("lacking taste"), referring to this card's holder in the manga, who was unable to cook good-tasting dishes until this card's powers overcame that problem. Oshamoji is a polite-speak rendition of shamoji ("rice paddle")—a large wooden spoon used to scoop or stir rice.
  • 64 is likely goroawase for roshi (similar to rōshi, meaning "old sage"). Sandayu is named after Sandayu Momochi—a name commonly associated with one of the three Iga ninja leaders of the Warring States period. He is best known for defying Nobunaga during the riots in Iga. The phrase Old-Timer Tanuki (Furudanuki) is a Japanese idiom for a veteran or old-timer in a certain field.
  • 65 is likely goroawase for mugo (referring to mugoi—"cruel" or "merciless"). Shredder Demon of Judgment (Saidanmajin) is a pun on the fact saidan is a homonym in Japanese for both "cutting" and "judgment."
  • 66 is possibly a pun on roku ("six" in Japanese) sounding the same as the Japanese transliteration of lock.
  • 67 likely represents this monster's effect of changing the highest-possible die result in the game (6) to a 7. This is a reference to an early chapter from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, in which Dark Yugi splits his opponent's die in two to change their die result to 7. Paradicemasher is a portmanteau of paradise, dice, and smasher.
  • 68 is goroawase for roya (similar to rōya—"jail" in Japanese). Sandalphon is an archangel in Jewish and Christian writings, considered by some sources to be the twin brother of Metatron.
  • 69 might have been an attempt to represent the yin-and-yang symbol. It might also be goroawase for muku(i) ("punishment" or "retribution"), as it was initially used by Tron in the ZEXAL anime, who was motivated by his desire for revenge.
  • 70 was chosen as a reference to the seven deadly sins, as well as its name (Deadly Sin) itself.
  • 71 is the inverse of 17, referring to this monster clearly being based on Numbers 17: Leveiss Shark. 71 is also a reference to Rank-Up Magic - The Seventh One, which this card's second effect is meant to be used with. Levarian is a portmanteau of re- (referring to its revival effect), Leveiss, and Varian (referring to Nasch from the ZEXAL anime, who got reborn in the Varian World and originally used Numbers 17).
  • 72 likely gets its number from the shogi term Sleeve Rook (sodebisha in Japanese)—a Static Rook opening in which the rook is moved to the third file if played by Black or the seventh file if played by White (specifically to the 7-2 square, hence this monster's number).
  • 73 is goroawase for nami ("wave").
  • 74 is goroawase for nanashi (lit. "nameless," referring to its stealthy-looking appearance).
  • 75 comes from the Japanese proverb, "People's rumors last for 75 days," meaning that rumors and gossip are never long-lasting.
  • 76 might be goroawase for nanairo ("seven colors"), referring to the seven colors of the rainbow, or nari ("ringing" or "sound"). Gradière is a portmanteau of gradient and lumière (French for "light"). Photochromic Perfumer of Harmonious Melodies (Kaichōkōshi) is a Japanese portmanteau of kaichō ("harmonious melody"), chōkō ("photochromic"), and chōkōshi ("perfumer").
  • 77 is again a callback to the seven deadly sins.
  • 78 is goroawase for number (nan-ba). Its design is inspired after the Emperor's Key (from the ZEXAL anime) in its ship form.
  • 79 is goroawase for naku, which sounds similar to the first two syllables of nakkuru (knuckle transliterated into Japanese).
  • 80 is goroawase for haō ("overlord"). The Maniacal Armor part (Kyōsō) is a pun on kyōsōkyoku (Japanese for capriccio—a lively piece of music, typically one that is short and free in form). The English part of its name instead refers to a rhapsody—a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character—which is commonly confused with the capriccio.
  • 81 is possibly goroawase for tsuchi ("earth") or tsutsu ("gun barrel"), or it could be a reference to the caliber of the Schwerer Gustav, which was about 80 cm. Dora is the name of the second interation of the Schwerer Gustav railway gun, used briefly during World War II.
  • 82 is goroawase for ha-tsu ("hearts"). Heartlandraco is a portmanteau of Heartland (the city which is the primary setting of the ZEXAL anime and manga) and draco.
  • 83 is a reference to March 8th (International Women's Day and celebrated as Mother's Day in some countries), referring to how this Numbers resembled the mother of the character who first used it in the ZEXAL anime. It could also be goroawase for yami ("darkness").
  • 84 might be goroawase for chishi ("lethal" or "fatal") or the similar-sounding chishu ("spider").
  • 85 is goroawase for hako ("box").
  • 86 is goroawase for yari ("spear"). Rhonogmiant or Rhongomyniad was the spear of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends.
  • 87 is goroawase for hana ("flower"). Beautiful Goddess of Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekkabishin) is a Japanese portmanteau of setsugekka (lit. "snow, moon, and flowers")—a Japanese expression and theme in art and design originating from a poem by Tang-dynasty poet Bai Juyi and a figure of speech for beautiful sceneries in nature—and gekkabijin, the Japanese name for the Dutchman's pipe cactus—a species of cactus also known as queen of the night.
  • 88 might have been chosen due to August beeing the eighth month of the year and Leo the constellation governing a period of time that mainly falls in August.
  • 89 is goroawase for haku, which is similar to hakku (the Japanese transliteration of the IT term "hack").
  • 91 might be goroawase for kui (as in kuikku/"quick").
  • 92 is goroawase for kuzu ("waste" or "garbage"), for the same reason as Numbers 53.
  • 93 was chosen to be the inverse of 39.
  • 95 might be goroawase for kūgō (the kalpa of nothingness and the final eon of the universe). Dark matter is a theoretical nonluminous material that is postulated to exist in space and that could take any of several forms including weakly interacting particles (cold dark matter) or high-energy randomly moving particles created soon after the Big Bang (hot dark matter).
  • 96 is goroawase for kuro ("black").
  • Dragravion is named after dragon and graviton—the hypothetical quantum of gravity, an elementary particle that mediates the force of gravity. Its title, Dragon Shadow God, is a reordering of Dragluon's title of Divine Shadow Dragon, and the font used for 97 makes the number look very similar to 46 when flipped.
  • 98 might be goroawase for kuya (as in kuyaku, a Buddhist term for hardship and misfortune).
  • 99 is a reference to Yuma Tsukumo, the protagonist of ZEXAL. The kanji in his last name can be literally translated as ninety-nine.
  • 101 is the sum of 39 and 62, Yuma's and Kaito's signature Numbers, respectively, tying them together to Shark, who used this Numbers in the anime.
  • Ragna Zero and Ragna Infinity are puns on Ragnarok (Ragunaroku in Japanese)—in Norse mythology, a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous great Norse mythological figures will perish. Roku can be interpreted as the number six in Japanese, and in their case it's been replaced with the numbers zero and infinity to get the names Ragna Zero and Ragna Infinity. Zero Maiden of the Gods' Funeral (Shinsōreijō) is another reference to Ragnarok and also a play on the Japanese phrase shinsō no reijō (lit. "daughter of the secluded room")—a term for woman born into a high-ranking family and raised with great care.
  • Shining and Umbral are a reference to the character Rei Shingetsu from the ZEXAL anime, who used both Shining and Umbral Decks before and after the reveal that he was part of the Seven Varian Emperors, respectively. The Masquerade part of their names is a reference to his good-guy act prior to the reveal.
  • A cestus is a leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal, commonly used in Roman gladiatorial events. Caestus is the Latin root of the word.
  • Gigantic Rock Palm (Kyōganshō) and Molten Rock Palm (Yōganshō) sound similar to each other in Japanese, and the ganshō part is a homophone for magma in Japanese. Hand-Red is a pun on hundred, referring to it being an Over-Hundred Numbers.
  • Shinyunya (Shin-yoon-ya) is a corruption Śūnya (lit. "zero" or "empty" in Sanskrit).
  • Chaos Chimera Dragon uses a different kanji for "dragon" than the one Death Chimera Dragon uses.
  • Shark Drake Veiss is named similarly to Leveiss Dragon, another Numbers used by Shark in the ZEXAL anime and manga. Veiss is likely a double entendre on the German Weiß ("white") and vice.
  • The V in Hope Ray V stands for Varian, since it was Summoned with Rank-Up Magic - Limited Varian's Force in the anime. It could also be a play on the phrase vain hope.
  • Supra (Sūpura) is a Latin word meaning "above" or "superior." In Japanese, it sounds similar to the transliteration of splash (supurashhu).
  • Funeral Armor (Sōsō) is a play on sōsōkyoku (the Japanese term for a funeral march—a slow march in a "simple duple" meter, imitating the solemn pace of a funeral procession). A requiem is a a piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
  • Disaster Leo is likely named that way due to the word disaster coming from a Latin term meaning "bad star," and thus would represent the constellation Leo becoming unlucky or an ill omen.

No. COMPLETE FILE -PIECE OF MEMORIES- Bonus Cards

  1. Chaos Numbers 1000: Illusory God of Emptiness - Numeronius
  2. Chaos Imaginary Numbers 1000: Illusory Light God of Emptiness - Numeronius Numeronia
  3. Numeron Chaos Ritual
Etymology:
  • The Illusory part of their names (Mugen) is a homophone for "infinity" in Japanese. Based on their Summon chants in the anime, they're based on the Japanese four-character idiom tenjōmukyū ("as eternal as heaven and earth"), and their titles refer to how Don Thousand called the dreams of man an eternal illusion.

No. COMPLETE FILE -PIECE OF MEMORIES- Special Cards

  1. Creator of Hope
  2. Winning Formula
  3. Creator of Miracles
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2023.05.28 22:05 Dyl8Reddit I’ve been collecting the Bing Word of the Day for an entire year now!

On the day that I posted this, 5-28-2023, it would have been an entire year since I started collecting the daily word that Bing offers every day. For those of you don’t know, if you search for “Word of the day” on Bing, you will find a unique vocabulary word that is specific to each day. That’s what I’ve been documenting for the past year.
I started collecting the words back on May 29, 2022. I kept them in a plain text document that I named word-of-the-day.txt. This document was going to store my words in a specific format, which you will see below. I appended to this document every day in the summer using Windows Notepad, until I eventually moved the document to my Google Drive. This allowed me to hook up multiple automations to it, like a Siri Shortcut that would get the latest word and allow me to append it. Once April of 2023 (or even earlier) came around, I decided to change to only updating it every 6 days since my life was getting a bit busier then. And when I wasn’t automating, I would manually add the daily word as part of my MicrosoftRewards routine (sometimes, but only when I had the extra time for it)
Doing this isn’t as easy as going back to add all 365 words right before I published this. That is because there is a limit to how far back one can go in the daily words — after 7 days a word disappears from the end of the list and is lost forever. This meant that I had to stay on top of the word list, which I did do pretty consistently until I missed on day on June 30th. But that’s ok, as we all make mistakes.
While I was keeping track of the words that Bing offered every day, I learned some interesting things. Discovering a new word every day slowly strengthened my vocabulary to be more eclectic. I used these words in various things like stories, or just to confuse people that had never heard of the words. And with more words, what started as a hobby to collect the words became a project to archive the WOTD for an entire year.
A lot can happen in a single year. When I started, I didn't even have a Reddit account, and it was late May around the time where everyone gets out of school that I started making the list. Now it’s the end of another school year. I am completely different person.
So with that context and reflection, I would say that it is about time to show you the list that I’ve been collecting:*
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~2022~

[001] May 29 - tenacious - tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely [002] May 30 - empathy - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another [003] May 31 - prate - talk foolishly or at tedious length about something [004] June 01 - cerulean - deep blue in color like a clear sky [005] June 02 - redolent - strongly reminiscent or suggestive of [006] June 03 - diaphanous - (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent [007] June 04 - sillage - the degree to which a perfume's fragrance lingers in the air when worn [008] June 05 - desultory - lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm [009] June 06 - mercurial - (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind; of or containing the element mercury [010] June 07 - fawn - a young deer in its first year; a light yellowish-brown color [011] June 08 - estuary - the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream [012] June 09 - mellifluous - (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear: [013] June 10 - zippy - bright, fresh, or lively [014] June 11 - lush - (of vegetation) growing luxuriantly [015] June 12 - bucolic - relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life [016] June 13 - verdant - of the bright green color of lush grass [017] June 14 - regal - of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified [018] June 15 - pyrrhic - (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor [019] June 16 - picturesque - visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style [020] June 17 - myriad - a countless or extremely great number [021] June 18 - gleaming - (of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished [022] June 19 - deafening - (of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else [023] June 20 - aberration - a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome [024] June 21 - pleonasm - the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes), either as a fault of style or for emphasis [025] June 22 - Instigate - bring about or initiate (an action or event) [026] June 23 - dubious - hesitating or doubting [027] June 24 - noxious - harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant [028] June 25 - calumny - the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander [029] June 26 - abscond - leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft [030] June 27 - predilection - a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something [031] June 28 - equivocal - open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous [032] June 29 - pernicious - having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way [033] June 30 - ??? [034] July 01 - languor - the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia [035] July 02 - obsolete - no longer produced or used; out of date [036] July 03 - ambiguous - (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning [037] July 04 - patriotism - the quality of being patriotic; devotion to and vigorous support for one's country [038] July 05 - carouse - drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way [039] July 06 - insurgent - a rebel or revolutionary [040] July 07 - oligarchy - a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution [041] July 08 - loyalist - a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt [042] July 09 - veracity - conformity to facts; accuracy [043] July 10 - rescind - revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement) [044] July 11 - malarkey - meaningless talk; nonsense [045] July 12 - epoch - a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics [046] July 13 - abrogate - repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement) [047] July 14 - laconic - (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words [048] July 15 - prepossessing - attractive or appealing in appearance [049] July 16 - sonorous - (of a voice) imposingly deep and full [recovered, assumed] [050] July 17 - bombinate - buzz; hum [051] July 18 - altruistic - showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish [052] July 19 - upbraid - find fault with (someone); scold [053] July 20 - maelstrom - a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river [054] July 21 - illusory - based on illusion; not real [055] July 22 - lethargy - lack of energy and enthusiasm [056] July 23 - ethereal - extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world [057] July 24 - syzygy - a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun [058] July 25 - phosphene - a ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light [059] July 26 - vacuous - having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless [060] July 27 - oleaginous - rich in, covered with, or producing oil; oily or greasy [061] July 28 - ignominious - deserving or causing public disgrace or shame [062] July 29 - parsimonious - unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal [063] July 30 - treachery - betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature [064] July 31 - verisimilitude - the appearance of being true or real [065] August 01 - luminescence - the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence [066] August 02 - susurration - whispering, murmuring, or rustling [067] August 03 - accost - approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively [068] August 04 - clamor - a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently. [069] August 05 - mendacious - not telling truth, lying [070] August 06 - dilly-dally - waste time through aimless wandering or indecision [071] August 07 - neophyte - a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief [072] August 08 - purist - person who insists on absolute adherence to traditional rules or structures, especially in a language or style [073] August 09 - bellicose - demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight [074] August 10 - duplicity - deceitfulness; double-dealing [075] August 11 - deus ex machina - an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel. [076] August 12 - supine - (of a person) lying face upward [077] August 13 - nebulous - in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy [078] August 14 - viscosity - the state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal friction [079] August 15 - lampoon - publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm [080] August 16 - fatuous - silly and pointless [081] August 17 - effervescence - bubbles in a liquid; fizz [082] August 18 - defenestration - the action of throwing someone out of a window [083] August 19 - acumen - the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain [084] August 20 - tempest - a violent windy storm [085] August 21 - repartee - conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies [086] August 22 - chuffed - very pleased [087] August 23 - iridescent - showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles [088] August 24 - archetypal - Very typical of a certain kind of person of thing [089] August 25 - forbearance - patient self-control; restraint and tolerance [090] August 26 - stoic - a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining [091] August 27 - officious - assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters [092] August 28 - maudlin - self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness [093] August 29 - oblivion - the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening [094] August 30 - scintillating - sparkling or shining brightly [095] August 31 - lithe - (especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful [096] September 01 - superfluous - unnecessary, especially through being more than enough [097] September 02 - zenith - the time at which something is most powerful or successful [098] September 03 - evocative - bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind [099] September 04 - cobbler - a person who mends shoes as a job [100] September 05 - vitriolic - filled with bitter criticism or malice [101] September 06 - stolid - (of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation [102] September 07 - eurhythmic - (especially of architecture or art) in or relating to harmonious proportion. [103] September 08 - fallacious - based on a mistaken belief [104] September 09 - multifarious - many and of various types [105] September 10 - rhapsody - an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling [106] September 11 - cogent - (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing [107] September 12 - gregarious - (of a person) fond of company; sociable [108] September 13 - vilify - speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner [109] September 14 - toady - a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important [110] September 15 - deride - express contempt for; ridicule [111] September 16 - rapturous - characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm [112] September 17 - bibliophile - a person who collects or has a great love of books [113] September 18 - fugacious - tending to disappear; fleeting [114] September 19 - lollygag - spend time aimlessly; idle [115] September 20 - bae - a person's boyfriend or girlfriend (often as a form of address) [116] September 21 - jovial - cheerful and friendly [117] September 22 - sycophant - a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage [118] September 23 - wayward - difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior [119] September 24 - maverick - an unorthodox or independent-minded person [120] September 25 - vociferous - (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous [121] September 26 - eclectic - deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources [122] September 27 - bane - a cause of great distress or annoyance [123] September 28 - pedant - a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning [124] September 29 - writhe - make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body [125] September 30 - foliage - plant leaves collectively [126] October 01 - eerie - strange and frightening [127] October 02 - bogeyman - an imaginary evil spirit or being, used to frighten children [128] October 03 - catacomb - an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans [129] October 04 - cryptozoology - the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated [130] October 05 - kafkaesque - characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive or nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka's fictional world [131] October 06 - cipher - a secret or disguised way of writing; a code [132] October 07 - morbid - characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease [133] October 08 - eldritch - weird and sinister or ghostly [134] October 09 - superstition - excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings [135] October 10 - omen - an event regarded as a portent of good or evil [136] October 11 - miasma - a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor [137] October 12 - poltergeist - a ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances such as loud noises and objects thrown around [138] October 13 - harridan - a strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman [139] October 14 - serpentine - of or like a serpent or snake [140] October 15 - incarnadine - a bright crimson or pinkish-red color [141] October 16 - pallor - an unhealthy pale appearance [142] October 17 - apparition - a ghost or ghostlike image of a person [143] October 18 - abhorrent - inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant [144] October 19 - banshee - (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house [145] October 20 - dismal - depressing; dreary [146] October 21 - labyrinth - a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze [147] October 22 - sarcophagus - a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece [148] October 23 - twilight - the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the refraction and scattering of the sun's rays from the atmosphere [149] October 24 - bizarre - very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement [150] October 25 - foreshadow - be a warning or indication of (a future event) [151] October 26 - fiend - an evil spirit or demon [152] October 27 - lycanthrope - a werewolf [153] October 28 - scythe - a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles [154] October 29 - lusus naturae - a freak of nature [155] October 30 - wraith - a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death [156] October 31 - jack-o'-lantern - a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween [157] November 01 - logophile - a lover of words [158] November 02 - eloquent - fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing [159] November 03 - sesquipedalian - (of a word) polysyllabic; long [160] November 04 - irony - the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect [161] November 05 - homophone - each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling [162] November 06 - homograph - each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins. [163] November 07 - elegy - a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead [164] November 08 - palindrome - a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward [165] November 09 - antithesis - a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else [166] November 10 - bookish - (of a person or way of life) devoted to reading and studying rather than worldly interests [167] November 11 - phenomenon - a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question [168] November 12 - denouement - the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved [169] November 13 - woe - great sorrow or distress [170] November 14 - blithe - showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper [171] November 15 - trouvaille - a lucky find [172] November 16 - empirical - based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic [173] November 17 - trite - (of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness [174] November 18 - diction - the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing [175] November 19 - hubris - excessive pride or self-confidence [176] November 20 - motif - a decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern [177] November 21 - anachronism - a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned [178] November 22 - gourmand - a person who enjoys eating and often eats too much [179] November 23 - recant - say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical [180] November 24 - erudite - having or showing great knowledge or learning [181] November 25 - omniscient - knowing everything [182] November 26 - novella - a short novel or long short story [183] November 27 - metaphor - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable [184] November 28 - anagram - a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another [185] November 29 - expunge - obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant) [186] November 30 - sough - (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc.) make a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound [187] December 01 - advent - the arrival of a notable person or thing [188] December 02 - gelidity - the quality or condition of being extremely cold or icy [189] December 03 - niveous - snowy or resembling snow [190] December 04 - awe - a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder [191] December 05 - Scrooge, Ebenezer - a miserly curmudgeon in Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (1843) [192] December 06 - levity - humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect [193] December 07 - tranquility - the quality or state of being tranquil; calm [194] December 08 - ephemeral - lasting for a very short time [195] December 09 - surfeit - an excessive amount of something [196] December 10 - staid - sedate, respectable, and unadventurous [197] December 11 - ubiquitous - present, appearing, or found everywhere [198] December 12 - virtuoso - a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit [199] December 13 - winsome - attractive or appealing in a fresh, innocent way [200] December 14 - Grinch - a mean-spirited person who spoils the enjoyment of others; a spoilsport or killjoy [201] December 15 - mirth - amusement, especially as expressed in laughter [202] December 16 - quirky - having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects: [203] December 17 - toboggan - a long, light, narrow vehicle, typically on runners, used for sliding downhill over snow or ice [204] December 18 - evanescent - soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing [205] December 19 - zephyr - a soft gentle breeze [206] December 20 - hearth - the floor of a fireplace [207] December 21 - tidings - news; information [208] December 22 - garland - a wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung as a decoration [209] December 23 - cornucopia - a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn [210] December 24 - crackle - make a rapid succession of short sharp noises [211] December 25 - Yuletide - archaic term for Christmas [212] December 26 - fervor - intense and passionate feeling [213] December 27 - whimsy - playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor [214] December 28 - kith - one's friends, acquaintances, and relations [215] December 29 - equanimity - calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation [216] December 30 - insidious - proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects [217] December 31 - revel - enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing

~2023~

[218] January 01 - clinquant - glittering with gold and silver; tinseled [219] January 02 - Elysian - relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise [220] January 03 - coterie - a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people [221] January 04 - eke - make an amount or supply of something last longer by using or consuming it frugally [222] January 05 - vestibule - an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building [223] January 06 - lucid - expressed clearly; easy to understand [224] January 07 - livid - furiously angry [225] January 08 - perspicuous - clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid [226] January 09 - vex - make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters [227] January 10 - puerile - childishly silly and immature [228] January 11 - splendour - magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur [229] January 12 - wistful - having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing [230] January 13 - capybara - a South American mammal that resembles a giant long-legged guinea pig. [231] January 14 - martyr - a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs [232] January 15 - gimmick - a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade [233] January 16 - brood - a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth [234] January 17 - malady - a disease or ailment [235] January 18 - zeal - great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective [236] January 19 - hamartia - a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine [237] January 20 - supernova - a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass. [238] January 21 - celestial - positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy [239] January 22 - peart - lively; cheerful [240] January 23 - serendipity - the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way [241] January 24 - blatherskite - a person who talks at great length without making much sense [242] January 25 - constellate - form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together [243] January 26 - recalcitrant - having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline [244] January 27 - waif - a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child [245] January 28 - moulder - slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect [246] January 29 - limpid - (of a liquid) completely clear and transparent [247] January 30 - travesty - a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something [248] January 31 - quixotic - extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical [249] February 01 - eidolon - an idealized person or thing [250] February 02 - desideratum - something that is needed or wanted [251] February 03 - ensorcell - enchant; fascinate [252] February 04 - aurora - a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers in the sky near the northern or southern magnetic pole. [253] February 05 - jaded - bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something [254] February 06 - limerence - the state of being infatuated with another person, typically experienced involuntarily [255] February 07 - obfuscate - make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible [256] February 08 - idle - (of a person) avoiding work; lazy [257] February 09 - peart - lively; cheerful [258] February 10 - scintilla - a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling [259] February 11 - gangling - (of a person) tall, thin, and awkward in movements or bearing [260] February 12 - sublime - of very great excellence or beauty [261] February 13 - ineffable - too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words [262] February 14 - moonstruck - unable to think or act normally, especially as a result of being in love [263] February 15 - nostalgia - a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past [264] February 16 - panacea - a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases [265] February 17 - razz - tease (someone) playfully [266] February 18 - kin - one's family and relations [267] February 19 - melodious - relating to or characterized by melody [268] February 20 - fractious - (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome [269] February 21 - idiosyncratic - relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual [270] February 22 - spurious - not being what it purports to be; false or fake [271] February 23 - quandary - a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation [272] February 24 - pulchritude - beauty [273] February 25 - rhetoric - the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques [274] February 26 - naturalism - (in art and literature) a style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail [275] February 27 - histrionic - excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style [276] February 28 - onomatopoeia - the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named [277] March 01 - gawky - nervously awkward and ungainly [278] March 02 - akin - of similar character [279] March 03 - garrulous - excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters [280] March 04 - lofty - of imposing height [281] March 05 - pugnacious - eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight [282] March 06 - relative - considered in relation or in proportion to something else [283] March 07 - liminal - relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. [284] March 08 - gratuitous - done without good reason; uncalled for [285] March 09 - solicitous - characterized by or showing interest or concern [286] March 10 - quaint - attractively unusual or old-fashioned [287] March 11 - inane - lacking sense or meaning; silly [288] March 12 - pert - (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky [289] March 13 - esoteric - intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest [290] March 14 - schadenfreude - pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune [291] March 15 - odious - extremely unpleasant; repulsive [292] March 16 - numinous - having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity [293] March 17 - loquacious - tending to talk a great deal; talkative [294] March 18 - impecunious - having little or no money [295] March 19 - sanguine - optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation [296] March 20 - pungent - having a sharply strong taste or smell [297] March 21 - charming - very pleasant or attractive [298] March 22 - soliloquy - an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play [299] March 23 - penurious - extremely poor; poverty-stricken [300] March 24 - jamboree - a large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one [301] March 25 - rapacious - aggressively greedy or grasping [302] March 26 - incontrovertible - not able to be denied or disputed [303] March 27 - promulgate - promote or make widely known (an idea or cause) [304] March 28 - opportunist - person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle [305] March 29 - gallivant - go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment [306] March 30 - iconoclast - a person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions [307] March 31 - pinprick - a prick caused by a pin [308] April 01 - petrichor - a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather [309] April 02 - ungainly - (of a person or movement) awkward; clumsy [310] April 03 - abject - (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree [311] April 04 - lurid - unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect: [312] April 05 - spire - a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower [313] April 06 - proclivity - a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing [314] April 07 - convivial - (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable [315] April 08 - unfeigned - genuine; sincere [316] April 09 - penchant - a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something [317] April 10 - sanctimonious - making a show of being morally superior to other people [318] April 11 - inimical - tending to obstruct or harm [319] April 12 - taut - stretched or pulled tight; not slack [320] April 13 - rue - bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone [321] April 14 - pithy - (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith [322] April 15 - impetuous - acting or done quickly and without thought or care [323] April 16 - disperse - distribute or spread over a wide area [324] April 17 - sinuous - having many curves and turns [325] April 18 - plethora - a large or excessive amount of something [326] April 19 - meadow - a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay [327] April 20 - persnickety - placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details [328] April 21 - rusticate - suspend (a student) from a university as a punishment [329] April 22 - dichotomy - a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different [330] April 23 - bardolatry - excessive admiration of Shakespeare [331] April 24 - halcyon - denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful [332] April 25 - gad - go from place to place in the pursuit of pleasure [333] April 26 - collusion -secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others [334] April 27 - ration - a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime [335] April 28 - clergy - the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church [336] April 29 - mitigate - make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful [337] April 30 - paradigm - a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or mode [338] May 01 - May Day - 1 May, celebrated in many countries as a traditional springtime festival or as an international day honouring workers [339] May 02 - denouement - the final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved [340] May 03 - voracious - wanting or devouring great quantities of food [341] May 04 - sciamachy - sham fighting for exercise or practice [342] May 05 - vindicate - clear (someone) of blame or suspicion [343] May 06 - panegyric - a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something [344] May 07 - indomitable - impossible to subdue or defeat [345] May 08 - sedulous - (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence [346] May 09 - baby boomer - a person born in the years following the Second World War, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate [347] May 10 - plaudit - an expression of praise or approval [348] May 11 - audacious - showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks [349] May 12 - intrepid - fearless; adventurous [350] May 13 - multifarious - many and of various types [351] May 14 - eclectic - deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources [352] May 15 - evanescent - soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing [353] May 16 - normative - establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of behaviour [354] May 17 - lucent - glowing with or giving off light [355] May 18 - erudite - having or showing great knowledge or learning [356] May 19 - encomium - a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly. [357] May 20 - husbandry - the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals [358] May 21 - meticulous - showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise [359] May 22 - niche - a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment: [360] May 23 - lugubrious - looking or sounding sad and dismal [361] May 24 - magnanimity - the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity [362] May 25 - cornucopia - a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn. [363] May 26 - nascent - (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential [364] May 27 - pulchritudinous - beautiful [365] May 28 - contingent - subject to chance
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I’m not in control of this list, you there might be some duplicates. Just enjoy the post, as I’m sure that this is something contrasting from the Bing Ai that a lot of people are posting about. I saw that the moderators commented on my post thinking that it was relating to Bing AI.
You can ask me a question about this project in the comments below:
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2023.05.18 20:46 DiscoverDurham Things to Do in Durham this Weekend (May 18-21)

Check out our full Durham events calendar.
If you'd like to add an event to our calendar, submit an event here. Please check with the event organizers to see if events change due to weather. Have a great weekend!

Venue Weekend Schedules

Events at DPAC
Events at The Carolina Theatre
Events at The Pinhook
Events at The Fruit
Events at Motorco Music Hall
Live Music at Blue Note Grill
Events at Moon Dog Meadery
Live Music at Sharp 9 Gallery
Events at Arcana
Events at Rubies on Five Points
Events at Durty Bull Brewing Company
Live Comedy at Mettlesome
Events at Glass Jug Beer Lab in RTP
Events at Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham

Local Sports

Durham Bulls Home Stand at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
NCAA Division 1 Regional Softball Tournament at Duke Softball Stadium
Carolina Flyers at Durham County Memorial Stadium

Thursday, May 18

Thirsty Thursdays at Dashi
Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works
Boulders & Brews Meetup at Triangle Rock Club - Durham
Al Strong Presents: Jazz on the Roof at The Durham Hotel
Trivia Night w/Big Slow Tom at Clouds Brewing Brightleaf Square

Friday, May 19

Tasting at Ten at Counter Culture Coffee
Conscious Cosmos Festival at Durham Central Park
Third Friday Durham Art Walk & Gallery Crawl in Downtown Durham
Third Friday at the Durham Arts Council
Third Friday at Golden Belt Campus
Art Market at Outer Loop Arts
Indigo Dyed Scarf Make-&-Take PLUS Amy Wetsch “AMALGAMATION” at Liberty Arts
Bachata Fixation at Luna Night Club

Saturday, May 20

Durham Farmers’ Market at Durham Central Park
South Durham Farmers' Market at Greenwood Commons Shopping Center
parkrun Durham at Southern Boundaries Park
CreativeMornings RDU: Teachers on Creativity in Education at Boxyard RTP
Crafternoons at Gizmo Brew Works
PEN Write Now: Your South, Our South at Rofhiwa Book Cafe
Durham Blues and Brews Festival at Durham Central Park
Jambalaya Soul Slam Meeting at the Crossroads: Ode to the Ancestors Poetry Slam at Hayti Heritage Center

Sunday, May 21

Al Strong Presents Jazz Brunch at Alley Twenty Six
Public Tour at Duke Chapel
Trivia at Navigator Beverage Co.
Rap and Wrestling 12 - Bull City Beat Down at Hi-Wire Brewing
DEADLOCK Pro-Wrestling at the Durham Convention Center

Running Art Exhibits

Patrimonio Heritage at John Hope Franklin Center Gallery
In Ecstasy, I Call Your Name So I Won’t Forget By Kennedi Carter at Pop Box Gallery
Exhibits at 21c Museum Hotel
“Extra-Spectral” at the Durham Art Guild Truist Gallery
Donna Stubbs, Featured Artist at 5 Points Gallery
Chieko Murasugi & Renzo Ortega at Craven Allen Gallery
Spirit in the Land at the Nasher
Andy Warhol: You Look Good in Pictures at the Nasher
Art of Peru at the Nasher
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2023.05.18 19:15 MAGarry Li Ye's "送韓揆之江西": anatomy of a Tang poem translation.

EDIT: Before you work your way through it, this attempt at translation turned out to be... let's call it "overly ambitious". For the how and why I went wrong, please take a look at rankwally's excellent analysis in the comments.
相看指楊柳，別恨轉依依。 萬里江西水，孤舟何處歸。 湓城潮不到，夏口信應稀。 唯有衡陽雁，年年來去飛。 
相看指楊柳，
"to point out the willows to one another"
I'll let the infinitive "to point out" just sit there for the moment, leaving it without a mood or tense.
別恨轉依依。
"恨", although I guess it's technically possible to regret something that is yet to happen, it's safe to assume people regret things that have already happened, so we can mentally place the first verse in a past and maybe even nudge it into a subjunctive mood a little.
"依依" gives me the option of using it as an onomatopoeia for "young leaves stirring gently in the wind". With trees being mentioned so prominently in the first verse, I don't think this is a coincidence.
"別" has a "leave/part/divide" reading, but to use the onomatopoeia it needs to be read as the imperative/admonishing contraction of "不要". I'm unsure if this latter use was current during the Tang era, but getting a conclusive answer would likely involve real scholarship and in the context of the current poem it would be a little coincidental for that usage not to have existed then, so I'll just assume it and move on.
"轉" is related to turning and revolving. It's not hard to use it for walking or ambling about: two people pointing out things to each other, then going towards that thing, then pointing out another thing, etc.
"I musn't regret ambling about the young leaves stirring gently in the wind".
But what if someone doesn't pick up on the onomatopeia?
"依依" can also mean "to regret leaving", again a little too coincidental to be a coincidence. "別恨" can mean something close to "leaving regret".
So if you take "轉" as "turned into" or "moved to be", and you squint a little you can get something like: "my solitary regret has turned into the regret of being solitary." which I feel is a very graceful degradation if one skips out on "依依" as an onomatopoeia.
萬里江西水，孤舟何處歸
"Vast are the waters of Jiangxi. To what place can a lonely boat return?"
"歸" as "return to" has a sense of returning to a place where one would logically or emotionally belong.
湓城潮不到，
"The water flows next to the city walls, the current never ceasing."
It's nice to note that where in the previous verses we're presented with the wide vista of an observer on a boat, where, from his point of view, everything changes except for the boat he's on and the water he's travelling on, and in this next verse we're presented with the view of a city wall: solid, unmoving and imposing, where little moves and changes, except for the water moving by.
In a way it's juxtaposing the adventure and freedom of travel with the safety and boredom of the city.
_The crux of the matter: _ 
夏口信應稀
"口", kǒu, does a lot of work here. It represents a gateway, an entrance to cross over into something. That something here is "夏", summer, which I take to represent adolescence and young adulthood, the period right after spring which in this parrallel would be "childhood".
So we have a picture of young love, two people infatuated with one another: a scenario where truthful/realistic answers being rare, "信應稀", isn't hard to imagine: maybe promises were made that turned out to be impossible to keep, and they drifted apart.
Apart from its impromptu "gateway" meaning, "口" in its straightforward meaning of mouth still helps underline the notion of spoken words/promises.
I don't think we're talking about malicious lies but maybe overzealous promises and a general inexperience of what being an adult in society means.
唯有衡陽雁，
"only Hengyang has geese".
I doubt only the place of Hengyang has geese. To illustrate my understanding of this verse with a more modern example: say there's a restaurant chain named Rick's with a lot of locations, but you and another person always used to meet at the same Rick's. If you would write to that person, "Only Casablanca has a Rick's" I think it's obvious that it's not a factual statement but tries to convey that the Rick's in Casablanca is the only one that matters in the context of the personal relationship between yourself and the person you are addressing.
年年來去飛。
"Year after year the geese come and leave."
"The many years come and go as if they had wings."
Seeing how many of the geese in China are migratory from the far north of Mongolia and beyond to banks of the Yangtze river in Hunan province, these readings come very close to each other in meaning.
I think we now have a pretty decent context from which this poem was composed: a now mature poet writes to another person with which they had an adolescent mutual infatuation, and reminisces about that relationship. I don't feel the poem is assigning blame, but I do feel the poet is poking a little at Han Kui (韓揆) and maybe her own naïveté at that time.
So yes, the translation. If you followed along you should have a pretty good idea of the story I think the poem tells, which I feel is more important than the picking of the appropriate English words, but still:
"Oh, how we used to point out the trees to one another. I will not regret our walks under young leaves gently stirring in the wind."
"Vast are the waters of Jiangxi. To what place could your lonely boat have returned?"
"The water flows next to the city walls, the current never ceasing. A young summer's heart may not always reflect the truth."
"Only in Hengyang our geese landed. The many years came and went as if they had wings."
Extra:
Li Ye is not a very famous Tang poet, with only 18 extant poems.
In none of the sources about Li Ye accessible to me is there a mention of the place of Hengyang. If my understanding of the poem is not too far off, it's likely that the young woman left behind is Li Ye herself, which places her in Hengyang around what would likely be her teenage years.
Also, seeing how Li Ye turned into a Daoist nun later in life, this very poem could easily describe a formative experience that put her on that road, so this poem might actually be important to filling in some details of Li Ye's life, much of which is unknown.
DISCLAIMER: These translations are part of my effort to learn classical/literary Chinese. In that regard nothing I write should be interpreted as being any sort of correct, so it's probably best to mentally insert "I think" or "I feel" should you feel I'm playing too quickly and loosely with some of the constructs.
In that spirit I'd also like to ask you that if you see mistakes, or would like to point out the error of some of the deductions/implications I made, please do so.
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2023.04.29 00:56 next3days Looking for Something To Do This Weekend? Here's some local events you can enjoy....

As the spring semester wraps up, there's a lot of events happening in town and around the NRV (more than 70) this weekend if you're looking for something to do.
Here's 34 of this Weekend's Events: 1. Poetry Open Mic Night Blacksburg Books, Blacksburg Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free This open mic is open to all. Come to listen or come to speak. Musicians, are welcome to do solo sessions or jam with the poets. Jack Callan will facilitate, but the content is up to you. Read your own poems or one of your favorites from another poet. The Open Mic will do rounds so that everyone who wants to speak / play will be able to. No advance registration required, just show up. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696594
2. Little Texas in Concert Edwards Hall (New River Community College), Dublin Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:30 - 10:00 PM General Admission: $30.00, Reserved Seating: $40.00 New River Community College Concert Series presents Little Texas. With its debut album, Little Texas burst onto the scene with songs written, recorded, and performed exclusively by the members themselves, quickly becoming one of the top vocal bands of the decade with top hits like "God Blessec Texas", “What Might Have Been”, “My Love" and "Kick a Little". Thousands of shows and 8 albums later with over 7 million units sold)and celebrating the 30th year of its debut appearance on the country music charts, it’s easy to understand why the group earned the moniker "Hardest Working Band in Country Music". During its heyday, Little Texas racked up 12 Top 20 singles (with 7 Top 10s and 3 No. 1s) and received multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM nominations, winning the ACM for Top Vocal Group of 1993. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696515
3. An Evening with Co-Founder of Watcher and Host of Buzzfeed Unsolved Ryan Bergara Graduate Life Center Auditorium, Virginia Tech Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:30 - 9:00 PM Virginia Tech Students: $8.00, General Public: $10.00 The Virginia Tech Asian American Student Union (AASU) presents An Evening with Co-Founder of Watcher and Host of Buzzfeed's "Unsolved" Ryan Bergara as their annual guest speaker. Ryan Bergara is the creator and host of the BuzzFeed Unsolved franchise which has amassed over 988 million views and 187 million hours (over 2,140 decades) watched. Ryan now creates/hosts for Watcher with shows like Are You Scared?, Top 5 Beatdown, and Spooky Small Talk. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696623
4. The Dave Matthews Tribute Band in Concert Pulaski Theatre, Pulaski Friday, April 28, 2023, 8:00 - 10:00 PM Advance Tickets: $20.00, At the Door: $25.00 For nearly 20 years, the band has been performing sold out shows around the world, playing over 1,500 dates in 46 states and 8 countries. Many go to their live shows with reservations, high expectations, and the burning question, "Do these guys sound like the real Dave Matthews Band?". Almost always the answer is, "Yes"! Since 2004, The DMTB is the only nationally touring tribute to the Dave Matthews Band. This five-piece ensemble strives to pay homage to their famous counterparts by matching the excitement, energy, intensity and intimacy of a DMB live show. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697265
5. Wave Nite featuring 15 Performers The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Friday, April 28, 2023, 8:00 PM - 01:45 AM Ages 21 & Up: $10.00, Ages 18-20: $12.00 Sine Wave Surfers presents the next installment of Wave Nite with 15 performers. Featuring PartyWithDJs legends, Morasso and Slowdrip, the legendary duo, Sirius B and CreativeDrewP and local favorite Yaco. Join them for cool waves and great vibes along with a new and improved visual show from Swellboy. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697298
6. Spring Craft & Vendor Fair with Hot Dog and Bake Sale Blacksburg Christian Church, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admission: Free The Blacksburg Christian Church Disciples Women’s Ministry presents their Spring Craft & Vendor Fair with Hot Dog and Bake Sale. Shop 20 different vendors featuring handmade jewelry, woodworking, specialty cookies, children's books, plants, clothing, Color Street, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple, Tie Dyed Creations and more. There will also be door prizes every hour. All proceeds fund the group's donations to 18 New River Valley non-profit organizations. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697299
7. Jeeps of the Valley Vendor Show and Show & Shine New River Valley Fairgrounds, Dublin Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Vendor Show Admission: $5.00, Vehicle Entry Fee for Show & Shine: $15.00 Jeepworks partnered with the New River Valley Jeep Club presents Jeeps of the Valley Vendor Show and Show & Shine. Shine up your jeep and enter the Show and Shine Contest from 12-3 PM, enjoy the jeeps on display, browse multiple vendors and enjoy a day dedicated to jeeps. Trophies will be awarded in four categories for the Show and Shine. There will be a 50/50 Raffle with all proceeds donated to Cancer Kids and Christmas. Multiple food vendors will be on-site including Taco Tolley, 6 Pack BBQ and Dough Dees. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697300
8. 2023 Y Fabulous 4 Miler and Y Fun Run Lancaster House, Blacksburg and Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 - 11:00 AM 4 Miler: Individual: $18.00, Couple: $30.00, Families (Includes up to 5 family members): $45.00, Fun Run: Free The YMCA at Virginia Tech presents the 2nd Annual Y Fabulous 4 Miler and Y Fun Run as part of YMCA Healthy Kids Day. The Y Fabulous 4 miler, which takes in the beauty of Stadium Woods and the Huckleberry Trail, starting and finishing outside the YMCA Lancaster House. Proceeds from the Fabulous 4Miler will benefit YMCA at Virginia Tech community service programs. Bring out the family and take a walk, run, skip, hop, jog or dance along our One Mile Fun Run route starting and finishing outside the YMCA Lancaster House. The route meanders through the Stadium Woods, around Lane Stadium and Cassel Coliseum. T-shirts will be awarded to the first 50 children registered. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696472
9. 2023 Blacksburg Drive-Thru Shred-A-Thon Blacksburg Community Center / Recreation Center, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Admission: Free The Town of Blacksburg presents the 2023 Blacksburg Drive-Thru Shred-A-Thon. This free event is an opportunity to recycle unneeded household documents, records and more. Please bring your documents in a box, plastic tote or paper bag. There is a limit of 5 containers per vehicle. This is a drive-thru event only. Please stay in your car. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697260
10. 2023 Annual Bob and Sue Duncan Memorial 5K Virginia Tech Cross Country Course, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Participants Ages 13 & Up: $25.00, Participants Ages 12 & Under: $10.00, College Students: $20.00, Canines: $5.00 Note: The original date was Saturday, April 1st, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) and the VMCVM Student Chapter of the American College Of Veterinary Pathologists present the 16th Annual Bob and Sue Duncan Memorial 5K to honor Bob Duncan, a beloved veterinary college professor who passed away in May of 2007 and his wife who passed away this past October. Both walkers and runners are welcome. Leashed dogs are welcome too with a proof of rabies vaccination and signed waiver required. Following the 5k, participants can enjoy raffles, music, freebies, lawn games and food trucks at the Veterinary Medicine Instruction Addition. The entire run will be on the Virginia Tech Cross Country Course. Water will be available at the finish and at the halfway marker. T-shirts are guaranteed for those who register by March 24th. For those who register after, shirts will be available on a first come, first serve basis. All profits from the race benefit the Bob Duncan Memorial Diagnostic Veterinary Pathology Scholarship which awards a fourth-year veterinary student for a commitment and zeal for diagnostic veterinary pathology. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=685940
11. 2023 Mayapple School Plant Sale and Paint-a-Pot Fundraiser Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Price will vary by place and participation in paint a pot event. The Mayapple School presents their annual Plant Sale and Paint-a-Pot Fundraiser. This is your chance to buy vegetables and native plants grown by our local farmers at Glade Road Growing and the students at The Mayapple School. Not only will your purchase be supporting our nature-based preschool, but you’ll also have a perfect start to your garden this spring. They will also be hosting a paint-a-pot event from 12:00-2:00 PM. Painting supplies and designated painting area will be provided with the purchase of a pot. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696361
12. Arts NRV Market 2023 Montgomery Museum of Art & History, Christiansburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Admission: Free The Arts Love NRV Market is a celebration of creativity and community art, showcasing over 30 of the most talented artists and crafters from the New River Valley and Roanoke Valley region. In addition to live demonstrations from en plein air painters, stone carvers, stained glass with Niki Pynn, and Fire and Sky Pottery Studio and Art Center pottery demonstrations, the Arts NRV Market will feature a wide range of handmade crafts, jewelry, pottery, and more. This free community event will also feature food trucks including Aloha Eddie, Sam's Hot Dog Stand Blacksburg, and Cabo Fish Taco. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=684360
13. Library of Virginia Event Meadowbrook Public Library, Shawsville Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admission: Free The Library of Virginia (LVA) is celebrating 200 years this year. They are celebrating with LVA on the Go and visiting each region of Virginia with a series of events and programs. The Library of Virginia will bring expert help, genealogy assistance, children’s storytime, and presentations to help community members engage with local history, and more. The event will feature an array of special guests for all ages, including Precious Valley Farms Petting Zoo, author Daniel Thorp, tours of the Meadowbrook Museum, and MFRL's Mobile Library, along with information from Christiansburg Institute. With genealogy help, reference tutorials, library card registration, oral history recordings, and children's activities, there will be something for everyone. During the event, visitors can engage with valuable resources like "Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative" database and VirginiaChronicle.com, which provides access to over a million newspaper pages. At noon, Virginia Tech Associate Professor Daniel Thorp will discuss the history of Black communities in Eastern Montgomery County. There will be drawings for door prizes happening every hour including autographed books by Cece Bell. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to engage with your community's rich history. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696636
14. Indie Bookstore Day Blacksburg Books, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Admission: Free Join Blacksburg Book for celebrations all day long. They will have typewriter poetry, balloon animals, snacks, sales & specials, and exclusive merchandise. They will also have one "Golden Ticket" hidden somewhere in the store. Whoever finds it will win twelve FREE audiobooks from Libro.fm. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696595
15. 2023 Spring Up Wolf Creek Bike Ride Event Ragsdale Field, Narrows Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 AM - TBD Single Rider: $30.00, Family of Four: $55.00 The Pearisburg Lions Club presents the 2023 Spring Up Wolf Creek Bike Ride with all rides starting between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM and starting and ending at Ragsddale Field. The Spring up Wolf Creek is an annual bike ride with all proceeds supporting our local community. Proceeds from the ride will go to support sight conservation, provide glasses for the needy, and help our community. Take your pick of approximately a 20 mile, 32 mile or a 40 mile round trip ride, or you can ride as much of the course that you want. Enjoy the Spring foliage and the serene ride along Wolf Creek nestled in the Alleghany Mountains. In person registration is available the day of the event at the information desk before the start of the ride. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697297
16. Knitting Workshop: Knitting a Dishcloth Southpaw Cafe & Community Space, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sliding Scale: $15.00-$30.00 Learn how to knit a cotton dishcloth. All materials included and all ages are welcome. The cost is based on a sliding scale from $15.00-$30.00 depending on the student's financial situation. All proceeds made at the cafe are directly invested back into the community, funding mutual aid programs, community projects, and more. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696346
17. Yoga on Tap Long Way Brewing, Radford Saturday, April 29, 2023, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Admission: $15.00 Join Kady Lafferty of Big Body Yoga at Long Way Brewing for no-experience-necessary yoga classes every other Saturday on Long Way's outdoor patio. Expect an upbeat playlist, laid back atmosphere and all-levels yoga class followed by a fresh cold beer. A ticket to the event covers the yoga class and your beer after. Be sure to pre-register for each class you plan to attend. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=684786
18. Try-It Pottery Wheel Class for Ages 12 & Up Paint n' Fun (New River Valley Mall), Christiansburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12:00 - 2:00 PM Admission: $35.00 Join Paint n' Fun for a two-hour wheel class where you will learn how to center your clay on the wheel and create a bowl/vessel. Try it classes are great for all levels. Class includes instruction, demonstration and the basics for beginning to use the wheel. You will prepare your clay and learn to properly clean and care for the wheel. Please dress for a mess and bring a towel for your lap. Note: Firing your piece is NOT included in the $35 price. You can make as many pieces as you like in the allotted time. There is a $20.00 firing/glazing fee for each piece. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697218
19. Virginia Vineyard Month: Budbreak JBR Vineyards LLC, Pearisburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12:00 - 5:00 PM and Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 - 5:00 PM Admission: Free Tastings: $5.00, Glasses of Wine: $5.00, Bottles of Wine: $10.00-$20.00 This is the last weekend of Virginia Vineyard month. The vines have awakened from dormancy known as budbreak. Come see the new cycle of life and browse through the vineyard with a glass of wine. Featuring wines rarely grown in Virginia. Kids and dogs welcome. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697266
20. Native at Virginia Tech Spring 2023 Pow Wow Graduate Life Center Lawn, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free The American Indian and Indigenous Community Center along with Native at Virginia Tech presents their 6th Annual Spring Pow Wow. This year's powwow will include two head dancers, an arena director, drum groups from both northern and southern traditions, and a master of ceremonies. The community will have an opportunity to participate in various activities, purchase Native-made items, interact with vendors & artisans selling arts and crafts, enjoy food from food trucks, and enjoy music, drumming, dancing and a cooking demonstration. Powwow honors traditional Native gatherings by incorporating Indigenous values such as respect, tradition, and generosity, offering an opportunity for the university community to experience Indigenous culture firsthand. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697268
21. 2023 Radford University International Guitar Festival Performance Hall (Covington Center), Radford University Friday, April 28, 2023, 3:00 - 9:30 PM, Saturday, April 29, 2023, 1:00 - 9:30 PM Admission: Free The 22nd annual International Guitar Festival is a celebration of guitar music that offers two days of concerts, masterclasses and workshops and brings internationally noted guitarist performers to the sonic splendor of the campus of Radford University. Musicians with roots in Peru, Turkey, Romania and Spain will bring a variety of guitar styles and techniques to Davis Performance Hall. Among the performers is Jorge Caballero, a renowned guitarist who has garnered several international awards from the age of 19. In addition to performing classical guitar compositions and his own work, Caballero is famous for adapting orchestra and piano compositions for guitar. Radford University's Dr. Robert Trent organizes this event each year and will also be among the performers and workshop leaders. All events are free and open to the public. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697242
22. College Softball: #6 Clemson vs. #21 Virginia Tech (Regular Season Series Finale) Tech Softball Park, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Watch the Virginia Tech Softball team compete against ACC conference opponent Clemson University in their final three-game home series starting on Friday against a top ten opponent. No tickets are required for Hokie Softball games. Parking is available behind the outfield at Tech Softball Park and enter along the right field side of the stadium. Stands open one hour prior to the start of the game. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696326
23. 2023 Battle In The Burg (Skateboard Contest) Blacksburg Skate Park, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Skateboard Contest Entry: $10.00, Spectators: Free Greenhouse and Blacksburg Parks and Recreation Department presents the annual skateboard contest "Battle In The Burg". Watch the local skateboard talent of all levels compete with lots of prizes on the line. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded for each event. Each contestant will receive a free t-shirt. Music will be provided by DJ CSharp and Virginia Tech's Digging in the Crates. All proceeds benefit the future expansion of the skatepark. Entry is cash only. All skill levels and ages are welcome. Helmets are required and will be provided. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697288
24. Virginia's Lost Appalachian Trail Book Presentation with Mills Kelly Floyd Country Store, Floyd Saturday, April 29, 2023, 3:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Mills Kelly is a professor of history at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where he is also the Director of the award-winning Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. A lifelong hiker on the Appalachian Trail, Mills is the host of "The Green Tunnel Podcast", a podcast on the history of the Appalachian Trail and the author of "Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail" (The History Press, 2023). He has won numerous state, national, and international awards for his teaching and his research on teaching and learning, most recently the Gutenberg Teaching Award from the University of Mainz (Germany). Mills has been a volunteer on the Appalachian Trail for many years and currently is the maintainer of the Manassas Gap shelter in Linden, Virginia, one of the most historic shelters on the entire trail. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697291
25. Amelia Empson in Concert Moon Hollow Brewing, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 5:00 - 7:30 PM Admission: Free It's Moon Hollow's first live music event of the year. Amelia Empson will be performing and food will be available for purchase from the Bootleg BBQ Food Truck. Amelia Empson plays a variety of Indie-Folk and Americana covers and originals from the Appalachian Mountains with talent far beyond her years. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697295
26. Breakfast at Noon in Concert Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Breakfast at Noon is a Southern Rock and Americana band that is local to Blacksburg, VA. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696428
27. College Baseball: UNC vs. Virginia Tech English Field, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7:00 PM, Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 PM Adults: $10.00, Youth Ages 6-18: $5.00, Youth Ages 5 & Under: Free Watch the Virginia Tech Baseball Team compete against ACC conference opponent the University of North Carolina in a three-game series starting on Friday. The Hokies won Friday's afternoon game. Gates and ticket booths at English Field will open 90 minutes before first pitch on gamedays. Fans accessing English Field on gameday are encouraged to use free parking in Lot 16 ("The Cage"). Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696448
28. Cécile McLorin Salvant in Concert Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7:30 - 9:00 PM Adult Tickets (based on seat location): $20.00-$45.00 Students with ID and Youth 18 & Under: $10.00 MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy Award winner, singer, and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant brings historical perspective, a renewed sense of drama, and a clear-eyed take on jazz standards and her own original compositions. Classically trained; steeped in jazz, blues, and folk; and drawing from musical theatre and vaudeville, Salvant embraces a wide-ranging repertoire with her rich, powerful voice, broadening the possibilities for live performance. "Salvant, regularly and rightly, is considered one of the greatest jazz singers of her generation..." -- Rolling Stone Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=678176
29. Terrakosma in Concert The Beast of Blacksburg Pizzeria & Bar, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 - 11:00 PM Admission: No Cover Enjoy music, pizza and fun and Terrakosma's last show of the semester. Terrakosma is a Blacksburg, VA based band jamming, performing covers and more. Must be ages 18 and older to attend. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697304
30. Emo Night with Joey's Van The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM Admission: $5.00 Joey's Van returns to Blacksburg with all of your favorite 90's/00's Pop Punk nostalgia. Joey's Van is a 90s and 2000s pop punk cover band based out of Bristol, Tennessee. They want to make you feel like you're in middle school again. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697305
31. Stand-Up Comedy Show Lost In Taste, Christiansburg Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 PM - TBD Admission: $5.00 The Cosmic Comedy Club returns with performances by comedians Malhar Gate, Travis Terry, Meredith Ker, LA Preston and Zach Assad and hosted by Sage Delong. Recommended for ages 18 & up. Table reservations available. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697274
32. VTU and SECL Block Party Graduate Life Center, Virginia Tech Sunday, April 30, 2023, 12:00 - 3:00 PM Admission: Free Virginia Tech Union and Student Engagement and Campus Life at Virginia Tech presents their Block Party that is a celebratory event bringing together both students and local residents. This event will feature a music performance from VTU’s Bandslam winner Smooth Brain, fun games including Jumbo Giant Jenga, Giant Connect Four and Giant Cup Pong. Also enjoy guest appearances from the Virginia Tech Therapy Dogs. Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather forecast, the event has had to move inside and scale down due to limited indoor space. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696456
33. Book Club Meeting: Wine & War Blacksburg Wine Lab, Blacksburg Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 - 3:00 PM Admission: $40.00 Nicole Shenandoah, from Siema Wines will be hosting the book club meeting. She is selecting four delicious wines for us to taste. Chef Bryan will create a pairing board of house made dips and snacks to accompany our tasting. "Wine & War" is the remarkable untold story of France's courageous, clever vintners who protected and rescued the country's most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. Reservations are required. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=696541
34. Music on the Courtyard with Matt Johnson Chateau Morrisette, Floyd Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Bring your friends and family and enjoy a preview to Chateau Morrisette's Summer Courtyard Series with one of their most popular artists Matt Johnson from "The Voice". Matt Johnson is an R&B singer and songwriter from the central Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. He delivers a unique R&B sound along with powerful performances. In 2018, he was a contestant and performed on "The Voice" on Jennifer Hudson's team. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=697294
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2023.03.21 21:29 luvralondruh I wish I had more friends

Pretty simple as that.
Ever since I was in elementary school I have always felt that I only needed 1 friend, or more than 1 was too much. I did have a best friend during elementary but I always had FOMO. I was the type to be clingy , or I would feel left out if they weren’t hanging out with me. I remember in an elementary field trip when that same best friend told me she’d sit with me and just sat with someone else… I ended up sitting alone on the bus. The situation hurt and had happened once or twice but I don’t know why it’s something I think about to this day. Maybe it was one of the first times I actually felt hurt as a child.
My elementary best friend was very important to me. We met in Kinder and ended up being friends until Freshman year. We would have sleepovers and we would just talk about anything. Our family knew each other, we became softball teammates. I fucked up the friendship. I became a horrible friend , I wasn’t there for her and i made mistakes that I know fucked her up. I have messaged her and she never replied. I regret it to this day, and I will always have love for her. She is a core memory and instead of being sad, I try to be grateful because maybe we were only meant to be in each other’s lives for a period of time.
In 5-6th grade my depression started kicking in before I knew what depression was. I would cry out of nowhere and would either excuse myself or cry in class. I remember I started to see a therapist in school. I would be called out like once a week during a time and I hated it bc it drew attention to me. Around this time I also became close with my teacher. She was aware of my breakdowns and would try to talk to me… she would reassure that I’m smart and would always ask me how I felt. I feel like she was one of the first people who believed in me. I have a core memory of her reading a poem I wrote and telling me I should become a poet or writer. To this day I still write poetry. Due to my elementary school closing I ended up seeing her again last year for a proper goodbye. She is truly one of those people I will always remember.
As time passed on I had like 3 friends in Jr High and other students were just people I knew. I never had a big social group, in fact I would try so hard to find one. Around Jr High is the time I started to have suicidal thoughts. I was battling with my gender identity and my sexuality. I was being bullied for the stupidest things (what I would wear) and I just felt like I had nobody. Even my “closest” friends didn’t feel like my closest friends because of how much I felt like I was changing. This is the time when I started looking for social groups and more friends. I joined choir with my former best friend, but also hoping to be introduced to more. I won’t lie, I was attracted to a lot of people so I would talk to a lot of people, which kinda killed my “reputation”. And my depression was worse, that I ended up hospitalized twice in Jr. high.
Jr High felt like a lot but I know HS was worse. Too much drama.. I got into more relationships, people didn’t like me but also a lot of people didn’t know me. I tried being outgoing more in HS. Never ended up joining clubs though, (or I would but wouldn’t follow through) I remember trying out for softball but I didn’t even make it to the second round. I felt like I wasn’t good enough. I found out that my old best friend made it on. I felt like that was karma to me. It took me a while to get over our friendship.
I kept dating and focusing on school. The first two years I was getting A’s and B’s. The last two years I kinda stopped trying and I blame myself completely. I let weed kinda take over my high school life. I didn’t go to parties , I would just smoke or do homework. I didn’t end up walking for graduation with the class. I was behind in school and would miss often. I took summer school to get my diploma. I didn’t go to any prom. I missed out on all the senior activities. And I blame myself. I isolated myself , and a part of me feels I couldn’t make friends. And that I still can’t.
Im 18 about to be 19 now. I know people from high school but I wouldn’t consider them friends. I know I’m young, and I know it’s a lot but I just want to talk to people but I have such bad anxiety and I just feel like I do self sabotage.
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2023.02.24 20:00 OverHYPEdVegeta V9E1 Review: some constructive feedback, but mostly me listing everything I loved about this episode (This is actually my first time of reviewing... well, anything, tbh; any and all feedback from fellow RWBY fans would be greatly appreciated so I can improve)

RWBY Volume 9 Episode 1: “A Place of Particular Concern”
Episode Analysis by Mummy’s Rosario
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Constructive Criticism of the Episode
Things I felt made no sense and need to be improved.
👎During their conversation through the forest, I think Blake & Weiss' friendship missed an opportunity for significant development, as the most recent memory I can recall of their relationship receiving any attention was when they spoke about the Faunus who got buried in the abandoned SDC mine (V7E3).
👎In an ideal world where the CRWBY animators had infinite time and were always paid fairly by RT, the Jabberwock fight might’ve been a bit longer, as I felt it was rather abrupt and anticlimactic (that said, I’d still make the conclusion be for it to retreat, so it can be a more established enemy later in V9).
👎Yang being found by the others, and not through her own POV, felt... odd. To clarify, I don’t just mean I thought of it as something I hated, it just felt like it stood out in a weird way compared to the rest of the team’s POVs; I guess that’s probably because we hadn’t seen her since she fell in the penultimate episode of V8.
👎Weiss and Blake running after the Jabberwock when it was already several yards away from them made no sense to me; maybe they were just making sure nothing else was about to attack, but I feel like that’s probably a stretch since the clearing atop the cliff was empty except for Team RWBY after the Jabberwock left.
👎I REALLY wish Ruby’ had hugged Yang. Aside from being sisters, Yang was first to fall from Ambrosius' platform, which partially broke the rest of their fighting spirit in the V8 finale. Hugs in general might be nice to see all around for RWBY characters after stressful situations or in positive resolutions (not to excess of course), like the team hug in V5E14, or all the hugs shared upon reuniting with JNR in Argus in V6.
👎Ruby learning Penny's dead and then fainting, while perhaps realistic, felt a tad overdramatic to me. This is because when she woke back up, she didn't appear to give herself a moment to grieve; I’d have thought she'd be crying a bit, just like when Penny was ripped apart in V3.
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Partial-Criticism
These are points I think are valid, but not solid arguments per se, or anything I enjoyed despite it being worthy of criticism.
🤙Even though it was super silly and totally out of place, I genuinely enjoyed the cute anime-style animations from Weiss and Blake retrieving Gambol Shroud, including the animation around Blake’s hand in wavy lines, and Weiss adorably jumping up and down. The same goes for the little bubble coming out of Little’s nostril when they fall asleep on Ruby’s shoulder.
🤙I think an argument on inconsistency could be made for why Ruby didn’t use her semblance to get herself, Weiss and Blake up the cliff. I believe there is evidence indicating Ruby’s semblance has gotten stronger over time:
🤙In this case, yes, it’s certainly possible she could’ve reached the cliff. However, I would like to offer some potential counter-arguments:
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Highlights of the Episode
These are just all the things I genuinely thought were well done in the episode.
👍Neo totally could’ve given up after she fell (heck, we don’t even know HOW she managed to find Ruby mid-fall, especially considering Ruby and Blake fell after she did). Yet she still tried to get revenge on “Little Red”, even though she might’ve thought she’d die doing so.
👍Ruby’s walkabout before meeting Little has no dialogue. I like how some characters can convey themselves and their emotions more without dialogue via body language, facial expressions, non-verbal communications, and context from earlier scenes or moments.
👍The fact that it starts raining when Ruby cries before when she meets Little is a reference to the Dormouse from Alice in Wonderland:
👍The vibrancy of the island flora/fauna was really mesmerizing, CRWBY’s 3D modelers did a great job! I felt it had really good lighting and shadow, so the colors didn't feel overwhelming or distracting when it acted as backdrop behind the characters.
👍Good attention to animating Blake's ears to droop or rise when she’s feels negative or positive emotions.
👍Many aspects of AiW (Alice in Wonderland) involve Alice encountering things that are not only magical, but ideas that are nonsensical, confusing, or seemingly incorrect in the way they are actually supposed to be:
👍Part of Ruby’s initial conversation with Little seems to touch on aspects of her self-image and could be the start of her self-reflection/self-discovery hinted in the V9 trailers, especially the first one, which focused on the same question Little asks: “What are you?”
👍Even though CRWBY probably used copies of motion data for many of the mice when they were all running or jumping up and down in different ways (no shame in that, I think it’d be too much for animators to individually animate each one), I loved how diverse the mice were amongst one another:
👍Ruby's original plan, as explained to Weiss and Blake, on finding higher ground to gain a better understanding of her situation, sounds like a good one given the context of the situation, and a good move as a leader when she reunites with the two of them.
👍The Jabberwock’s dialogue being one-word phrases is unique, and makes me think that it’s a creature scared or on a nervous hair-trigger, ready to attack if provoked. Lewis Carrol’s poem, Jabberwocky, is also wacky itself like the Jabberwock, filled with nonsensical words like “snicker-snack” and “galumphing” (an onomatopoeia and a verb respectively, with the one for the hero of the poem cutting the Jabberwocky’s neck, and the other for the way the hero was traveling).
👍Ruby's realization of losing Crescent Rose will likely cause her to feel self-doubt a number of times, further gnawing away at her confidence as a leader (and as a person in general), because she won't be able to contribute to battles like her teammates can.
👍Probably one my favorite things about this episode from start to finish was the wide variety of camera angles.
👍While we obviously know it’s not the case, Yang’s temporary consideration that they might all be in some sort of afterlife struck me as being rather profound.
👍Erin Winn did a great job on the Ever After landscape for the final shot of the episode (I forget how long she said, on Twitter, that it took her, but I know she said it was like, A LOT of time).
👍This one isn't really important to the episode itself, but I think it’s very open minded for CRWBY to work with JelloApocalypse (Brendan Blaber), considering he’s someone who criticized the show pretty thoroughly, even if in a light-heartedly mocking manner.
👍Inside is a crazy opening, and I think Casey and her friend Martin (from Ok Goodnight) did an amazing job composing it. There’s too much to it that I definitely can’t cover in this post (as I am primarily reviewing the episode itself), so I’ll just make a few points:
This was my first time writing an analysis as thorough as this one was. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts OwOd
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