I know. That word came from San Francisco, where I lived.
But I am used to it being said before something else. "Hella cool", "Hella sick" or "Hella shit".
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by Nightkill the Emperor » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:05 am
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Nationstatelandsville » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:07 am
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Astrolinium wrote:
Contraction of "hell of a (lot of)" that did some things which I could very eloquently explain at some time other than three in the morning that allows me to use it as a response to a "how" question, roughly meaning "excellent".
It's slang.
I know. That word came from San Francisco, where I lived.
But I am used to it being said before something else. "Hella cool", "Hella sick" or "Hella shit".
by Nightkill the Emperor » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:09 am
Nationstatelandsville wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:I know. That word came from San Francisco, where I lived.
But I am used to it being said before something else. "Hella cool", "Hella sick" or "Hella shit".
The United States have changed since you left.
Obama, for example, has taken to wearing Biden's knucklebones around his neck to remind him of the oath he swore to keep Biden away from office microwave.
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Nationstatelandsville » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:11 am
by Astrolinium » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:11 am
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Astrolinium wrote:
Contraction of "hell of a (lot of)" that did some things which I could very eloquently explain at some time other than three in the morning that allows me to use it as a response to a "how" question, roughly meaning "excellent".
It's slang.
I know. That word came from San Francisco, where I lived.
But I am used to it being said before something else. "Hella cool", "Hella sick" or "Hella shit".
by Nightkill the Emperor » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:12 am
Astrolinium wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:I know. That word came from San Francisco, where I lived.
But I am used to it being said before something else. "Hella cool", "Hella sick" or "Hella shit".
That would be the linguistic change it underwent. I think the gist is that the thing being described (cool, sick, shit) simply dropped -- if you ask "was that good?" and I respond "hella", the implication is that I am saying it is "hella good", but having the word "good" in my response is unnecessary, as it is understood.
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Astrolinium » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:14 am
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Astrolinium wrote:
That would be the linguistic change it underwent. I think the gist is that the thing being described (cool, sick, shit) simply dropped -- if you ask "was that good?" and I respond "hella", the implication is that I am saying it is "hella good", but having the word "good" in my response is unnecessary, as it is understood.
Ah.
by Nationstatelandsville » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:16 am
by Nightkill the Emperor » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:17 am
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Astrolinium » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:18 am
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Astrolinium wrote:It doesn't tend to be a usual feature of my vocabulary, but I used it in this instance because it was a short word and I thought that you, as a middle-aged Indian businessman with a wife and child, would find it confusing.
I understand a fair bit of modern American slang. Some has even creeped into my vocabulary now.
I just loathe it.
by Nightkill the Emperor » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:20 am
Astrolinium wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:I understand a fair bit of modern American slang. Some has even creeped into my vocabulary now.
I just loathe it.
I get too caught up in how linguistically interesting most of it is to loathe it.
That said, I have an add-on for Tumblr which automatically hides any post with the word "bussy" in it.
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Astrolinium » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:21 am
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by Nightkill the Emperor » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:37 am
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Astrolinium » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:46 am
by Nude East Ireland » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:43 am
by Constaniana » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:08 am
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by Constaniana » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:10 am
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by Nude East Ireland » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:14 am
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