Writing. We Feel Fine / by Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar. Wheel of Lunch. Word-istan: A Powerful Suffix Making Stops in Bailout-istan and. Though language is my beat, I couldn't help making some geographical observations: "Vietnam-istan" is one name and opinion of Afghanistan. Other writers call the troubled country "Half gone'istan," "Warlord-istan," "I-give-up-istan," and "Mastercard-istan. " A TV recapper quips about women from Average-Looking-Brunette-istan, while a dating advisor discusses the popular destination of Divorce-istan. I just hope no one reading this article is forced to flee to I'mboredsowhere'sthepornistan. It's not a new trend, but the use of "-istan" or just "-stan" is an interesting case where neverending political chaos (especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan) and ongoing verbal creativity (all over the web) meet in a word trend that can be political, derogatory, or just silly and humorous, depending on the context.
Many stan-words are derogatory, and some OED examples sound mildly disparaging ("...the U.S. But if nasty insults were the whole story of "-stan," I wouldn't have written this column. Monopoly City Streets. This could be very addictive: Google is teaming up with board game maker Hasbro to launch a Google Maps version of Monopoly. Monopoly City Streets, which launches Wednesday, allows users to compete in a live, worldwide version of the popular game, creating the biggest Monopoly tournament ever played. It's an ambitious venture that we'll confess to being fairly excited about: players will literally be able to buy any street in the world, and compete with every other player on the "board". You start with 3 million Monopoly dollars, and can build not only hotels and houses but also football stadiums, castles and skyscrapers, reports the UK's Guardian. Downing Street in the UK will cost $231,000, while Pennsylvania Avenue will cost $2 million.
The preview site reads: On the 9th SEPTEMBER, a world of property empire building on an unimaginable scale will be launched! A live worldwide game of MONOPOLY using Google Maps as the game board. And before we start: I get to be the car, ok? Toyota Prius vs BMW M3. International Deliveries | Scandinavian Outdoor Store. For any questions regarding our products, feel free to contact us at sales@scandinavianoutdoorstore.com.
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