the things we do for writing

[mousapelli]

anybody want to donate a new ibook battery to the cause? hmm? yeah, i didn't think so. pah, mine is slowly losing its will to live.

So, lately i find myself researching all manner of strange things for the NaNo. In the last few days, I have googled, with varying degrees of success, the following:

• rat fighting
  
• green diamonds
  
• the Dresden Green Diamond in particular
  
• french swears
  
• how betting odds work
  
• how you work out the payout for various types of betting

dude, how did people write stories before google? 21k words! woot!

PS--FMA last night! *dead of the elrich cute*

Comments

[florahart]

Crazy lil thing called a card catalog, sweetheart. And a pencil and a spiral notebook.

I know. Ew.

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Dude, the FBI's going to think you're training French rats to steal diamonds!! :D

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

and betting illegally on them as well...

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

it must have taken hours to find this shit. people must've wasted days.

*clings to internet*

[dipping_sauce]

french swears

I can help with this one. If you still need help :)

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Why didn't I get this idea first? $500 on Stripey for biggest diamond!

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

sure! the random old guy who was helping train the rat is an ex-Quebequian. So any casual swears he might drop would be appreciated :)

Quebec Swearing

[dipping_sauce]

'Sti, caulisse, crisse and tabarnac are good, all-purpose quebecois swear words. They're derived from religious terms (host, chalice, Christ, tabernacle). They're usually seen at the beginning or at the end of sentences, offset by commas. They work equally well on their own.

Putain (whore), salope (bitch) are used either by themselves, or when addressing someone. (Also: espèce de putain, espèce de salope, espèce de putain de salope.)

Maudit (damned) same use as 'damned'. (Fem: maudite.)

Trou de cul (asshole) same use as asshole (also: espèce de trou de cul.)

Merde (shit), c'est d'la merde (that's shit) exclamations. Add de merde to other curses to intensify them.

Arrête de chialer (quit'cher bitchin)

Enfoirer the verb 'to fuck'.

Enfoiré (fucker) Form of address (Also: espèce d'enfoiré)

Enculer the verb 'to ass-rape'. (also: enculeur 'ass-fucker'.)

Chier the verbe 'to shit'. (Va te faire chier is a beloved classic.)

Ta mère (yo mama)

Cochon (pig)

For added fun, string 'em together!

(Is this enough?)

Re: Quebec Swearing

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

eeeeexcellent. there will be some liberal sprinkling. When i have the current conversation finished will you spot check it for me? *makes puppy eyes*

what's a crude way of saying 'you idiot'?

Re: Quebec Swearing

[dipping_sauce]

Of course!

'Connard' is a good word for idiot. (Use 'connarde' or 'connasse' if it's being said to a woman.)