The Off Topic Topic

[Eddie Teach]

Burr played one of Saul's guys in Breaking Bad.

[Martinus]

Oh didn't know that.

[Liep]

'Post-truth' is Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. "an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals."

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37995600

Contenders:

Adulting - The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks
Alt-right - An ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterized by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial content
Brexiteer - A person who is in favour of the UK withdrawing from the European Union
Chatbot - A computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the internet
Coulrophobia - Extreme or irrational fear of clowns
Glass cliff - Used with reference to a situation in which a woman or member of a minority group ascends to a leadership position in challenging circumstances where the risk of failure is high
Hygge - A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being, regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture
Latinx - A person of Latin American origin or descent, used as a gender-neutral or non-binary alternative to Latino or Latina
Woke - Originally in African-American usage meaning alert to injustice in society, especially racism

[garbon]

What's up with hygge?

[Liep]

What's up with hygge?

Well it's your new country that's so fixated on it so you tell me.

[garbon]

What's up with hygge?

Well it's your new country that's so fixated on it so you tell me.

Google suggests it is something that rose to prominence in the past month. Doesn't seem like word of the year material.

[CountDeMoney]

Pimpin' like Hygge Bear

[The Brain]

What's up with hygge?

In civilized countries it means a patch of forest that has been cut down.

[Josquius]

Grammatical gender - why?

[Liep]

Grammatical gender - why?

Good question. Ours serve merely to confuse non-natives and to create arguments when a new word is placed in either gender.

[Gups]

What's up with hygge?

Well it's your new country that's so fixated on it so you tell me.

I only heard of it a couple of weeks ago but now seem to see the word everywhere.

[Ed Anger]

I'm thinking of getting a Bentley.

[derspiess]

No.

[Ed Anger]

No.

YOU AREN'T THE BOSS OF ME!

[CountDeMoney]

What, too cheap for the import tax for a Citroën?  Fucking faggot.