Twitter Roundup
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 21, 2009 1:53 PM EST
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PrintRather than simply quoting from a single First-Person Nugget of Wisdom, I thought I would add a few brief observations:
- On Twitter, not a day goes by when Bradley Wiggins doesn't transfer to Sky. But like a good wacky sitcom, the plot goes awry and the characters inevitably wind up back where they started... setting the stage for another day of madness.
- A new item for the PdC Lexicon, from our good friends at Rabo Sport: Smaakmaker. Can you use it in a sentence? I'll start: "Philippe Gilbert was de Smaakmaker in Lombardia this year."
- From the wires: Christian Pfannberger's pro cycling career has earned a death sentence. Tough times for Austrian cycling fans.
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Smaakmaker
Pesky Dutch brigade here. Your example sentence was gramatically correct. But thinking back to Lombardia this year I wouldn’t qualify Gilbert as the Smaakmaker. I’d say Hoogerland was a smaakmaker. He spiced up the race (that’s an English equivalent of Smaakmaker) with his breakaway before the finale. Sure, Gilbert was phenomenal in the finale but that part is always spicy. Smaakmakers don’t usually win the race. In common use it is something of a consolation prize. You didn’t win but you were the Smaakmaker. Gesink was definitely a smaakmaker in the Vuela.
It’s similar to the “most aggressive rider”. At least, that’s how I would use the term and how I interpret it when I encounter is somewhere.
De FIETS en anders NIETS
OK
but you guys realize that the actual translation is only of marginal interest. The point is to create “Englutch” using Dutch words in accordance with what sounds cool in English.
That said, the actual Dutch word is almost as cool.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 21, 2009 3:50 PM EST reply actions
But if anyone want to put Baby there
It’s safe to do so now.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Nov 21, 2009 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
Our Pilgrim ancestors left Holland for the New World because they feared their children were becoming too Dutch.
PdC is in danger of doodsmaking all their hard work and sacrifice. Like, bedankt.
It was just a long race--Edvald Boasson Hagen, on the Giro
I thought it was Dutchlish, not Englutch.
It is supposed to be spoken how Tyler Farrar speaks it on Sporza?
"As you can imagine, there are better places to have your birthday party than in some village called Mushny Mush Mishme." --The Wisdom of Jens
Dutchlish sounds better.
But I agree with Chris. It isn’t about the real meaning ni Dutch. Its about us using it the way it sounds in English.
Smaakmaker: one who makes a smack down
by ZoeRochelle on Nov 21, 2009 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Colonialist!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Go easy there
… her brain is probably half melted. I know that mine is… (where’s that *&$@#&^ southerly?!)
I was worried that you'd just be a puddle on the floor...
Lurker’s fine … very resilient and she gets it … and she makes me laugh ;)
PS. Has the heat wave broken?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Not quite
It’s 35 now . Still, earlier this afternoon, it was 45 here (43 in the shade, 33 inside my flat)… so I guess I shouldn’t complain.
Air conditioning is a necessity I would think
if you’re in western Sydney, which I’m thinking you must be. It’s not very green, but having had years in one horse towns where you drank (a lot!) and then went home to do a face plant on the bed, I’m thinking that it’s the lesser of two evils. If i could only convince you that the coast is the answer ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
West-ish
Burwood.
Death before aircon! Never mind the ‘green’ thing… my concerns are more to do with unecessary load on the network – and more importantly, the impact on my power bill, LOL. I am seriously considering a swamp cooler, though… they’re pretty effective for only a couple of hundred watts ;-)
Ah, 'inner west'... hot as Hades
and what the hell is a swamp cooler?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
An 'evaporative cooler'
It works by means of water and a fan. I know from experience that they are particularly effective on stinking hot days if you put hunks of ice in the water reservoir ;-)
Moree, Narrabri, West Wyalong... need I say more and Japan..
Having experienced both I say forget the swampy. Aim up!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I remember the old Sydney definition of a westie
someone who lives west of you
Everyone was west of me ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
My understanding of 'westie'
Without a mullet you won't qualify...
‘See yez later’ is also mandatory. (English teacher snark).
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
And of course 'westies' couldn't really swim...
I’m pretty certain Ian Thorpe put paid to that ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I still think Fringlish is a better option
although I embrace ‘smaakmakers’ ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Briljant!
Is Fringlish.. Those Dutch words… Just a landscaping for the Dutch and the more language purists in Belgium… Well.. Briljant is also Dutch.. So the divide is vague…
What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch
But I use Fringlish now too. Brilljant is brilljant
Vague divides are good. Blurring the lines and hybridity are very postcolonial ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
No, briljant
one ‘l’
must be faithful to the mother tongue
Bugger. Briljant save...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Sure
But if you’re going to use it. Why not in the correct way? It’s easier for the Dutch PdC’ers and the others have to learn how to use it anyway. And Smaakmaker (tastemaker) is indeed a great word. A worthy addition to the PdC lexicon.
De FIETS en anders NIETS
I think using it in the correct way is great...
I’m thinking that smaakmaker would be ‘the person who spices things up’, ie., adds flavour ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Smaakmaker
Sounds like a good title to have. I’ll open nominations for de Smaakmaker of the year. Twitter.
"Drawing on my fine command of language I said nothing."- Groucho
On Twitter, not a day goes by when Bradley Wiggins doesn’t transfer to Sky.
Nor does a day go by on the internet. Now it’s l’Equipe saying Wiggo is going to Sky. Sigh… when will it end?
"Kraak noch smaak"
Another Dutch expression, meaning bland, neither here nor there, literally: crunch nor taste. Naming pun: electronica band Kraak & Smaak. Fine music.
very cool
I think I have a Kraak & Smaak disc…
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 21, 2009 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
Years ago, had a dutch room-mate
Who was utterly bemused by enormous American cars (he and a friend bought an early 60s Lincoln to go driving around the US, in 85) and even more amazed by the American concept of cute . . . and it was in reference to :"cute: that I first heard that one . . .
So you’d say: (s)he is cute, and he’d say: meh, (s)he has crack nor smack, and then you would both continue your sesh?
I think that most of the world
…is bemused by enormous Amercian cars ;-).
Doesn’t mean that we don’t love ‘em, mind. Someone up the road from my parents’ house used to own a red Bel Air… and I used to get off the bus a stop early so that I could walk past it on the way home from school :-). Totally effin’ ridiculous car – but very, very cool.
Woow.. That's some nice introduction for a cycling summary of the year..
What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch
So
is that a broadcast event? Wonder if we can get it online??
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 22, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Next up,
“Wielerland” show rebroadcast http://is.gd/516yt (link to rtl.nl), was 30 minutes on tv including commercials. Got some feedback last week that people abroad (outside he Netherlands) are also able to view this online. It has an interview with Alberto Contador by Michael Boogerd, on Curaçao, in English! Also: more island pictures, part 2/3 of a report on Vacansoleil & Johnny Hoogerland in the Vuelta.
Not yet, because it hasn't aired yet
It’s a week long online archive, index is at http://rtlgemist.nl/ Search for “wielerland” in the light-grey box on the top left. The show airs on TV (“RTL7” channel) on Sundays around 16:30 local (CET=GMT+1), rerun the next Saturday around 16:00. The webpage doesn’t seem to work for me using Safari :( but it does w/ Firefox. Flash and/or Silverlight required.
God I love
The new millenium…
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 22, 2009 8:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
'Twitter Treasures' could work on a weekly basis don't you think?
After all, the gems laid out on Twitter are so precious ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I dunno
Tweets only stay in the brain for like 20 minutes, tops.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 22, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Joke?
I’m one of the people who hasn’t signed on for Twitter;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Run! Save yourself!!
It’s too late for me and Gav and Sui and Zoerochelle and Nikki and….
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 22, 2009 8:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm actually smugly confident that in spite of an addictive personality Twitter won't catch me
I like lots of words ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I still like pages ... of paper
Anyway, no need to get on to Twitter, you guys bring it to us.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I use twitter
And still read the NY Times in print… no need to exclude either ;-)
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 22, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Especially the crosswords
even though they kick my a$$ almost every time.
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 23, 2009 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
I'll second that
Sometimes Tuesday is doable too. Well, like 90% doable… That counts, right?
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 23, 2009 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
pretty much
no way i could remember them for a whole week. daily is good. and sometimes there’s nothing funny. but that’s like almost never.
my fave today was vos reading monty’s post about guderzo’s new team. yay!
Vos reads the Cafe? Quality girl.
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Ted sent her the linky
for Monty’s story, and she commented on twitter that she’d read it. She seems to read lots about the womens scene and the women she races against. Smart, that ;-)
despite my hopelessness at Dutch (I'm seriously thinking I should make an effort)
I like her a lot on twitter
My Dutch is haphazard
but I really enjoy her interviews and Twitterchat. She’s a very engaging personality.
Anyone watching Hamme Zogge...?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
That will be a no then!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Yep, too late!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Yeah...
Should’ve known to come to the Cafe for discussion! Shame, shame on me…
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 23, 2009 8:06 AM EST up reply actions
Next time ;)
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Indeed
One can never have too much cross discussion.
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 23, 2009 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Jens, why do you hate mud?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Cross gives us something to actually talk about
Rather than dream of April for all five months of winter.
Plus, it has mud. Think the best pictures of Paris-Roubaix and multiply the mud times ten. Yeah, now we’re talking.
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 23, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
What a weekend for Stybar eh?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
He's getting his power on
I thought he looked under pressure on the last lap Sunday but he really surprised me in the end. Sven looked overall strongest I think.
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 23, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
Yep, I was convinced Sven had it
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
I'm wondering if he wasted too much energy on the last lap
He was trying hard to ditch everyone and didn’t have his usual kick at the line. Looking back at the sprint he doesn’t look as powerful there as usual, but during the entire lap he was not afraid to attack. Sven seems to think he didn’t recover enough for the sprint either.
I like Stybar too, he’s a good youngun.
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 23, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
So you're all calling it Hamme-Zogge
rather than using the official title http://www.cocksbollekescross.be/index.php
That's doodsmak
(couldn’t resist the urge to correct the dutchman on the dutch spelling, I don’t have that level of control over my inner besserwisser) :-)
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