Thread-Killing Champ (May '05)

Does 1800 have any special associations for you?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Does 1800 have any special associations for you?

Originally posted by Nordlys
No, but 1801 does. Well, at least now.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
The music only starts playing at 1812?

Weird Word of the Day:

drinkdom

[DRINGK-dum]

the influence of the alcoholic beverage industry, or the power of drink.
The OED gives an 1885 cite "The triumph of drinkdom over temperance."

Another weird word:

fartlek

1. An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout.
2. A workout using this technique.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Another weird word:

fartlek

1. An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout.
2. A workout using this technique.

Originally posted by Nordlys
If it were Norwegian, it would mean something like "speed play". 🙂

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
It was borrowed from Norwegian, I think. Anyhow it sounds hilarious in English!

Originally posted by Nordlys
It seems to be borrowed from Swedish: http://www.stumptuous.com/fartlek.html

I'd like to introduce the word "fagteam" to English.

Originally posted by Tirau Dan
We used used to do a lot of fartlek training in the police... without hot dogs & donuts too!!!

Originally posted by Tirau Dan
We used used to do a lot of fartlek training in the police... without hot dogs & donuts too!!!

Originally posted by Nordlys
Did you have a fagteam, too?

hi

Originally posted by angie88
hi