Giving new definition to common words trending in Singapore
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Wry Definition
| published Nov 24, 2011
Words have power. That’s the message behind next weekend’s SlutWalk, the local edition of a phenomenon that began earlier this year in response to some distasteful comments by a Canadian police officer, who recommended that, if women wanted to stay safe, they “should avoid dressing like sluts.” To which the founders of the SlutWalk movement said, approximately, “Hell no!” and set out to reclaim the word. These, though, aren’t the only folk looking to subtly shift the connotations of a word. Others have been busy, too.
Service. Restaurateurs in Singapore have worked tirelessly for years to convince patrons that “service” is a dirty word, a trivial concept that should be of no concern to anyone. Labelling all those who fixate on service as “self-hating foodies,” a Mr. Way Ter recently warned of a city-wide lock-out if service staff were not given freedom to express their talents for idleness, ill-discipline and insults.
Integration. Time was when “integration” meant peace, love and cooking curry with your Chinese neighbors. But, after almost two years of boom times, it’s clear the most valuable form of integration here is that at the Integrated Resorts. Hats off to MBS and RWS for having totally redefined the word. We can now demonstratively assert that Singapore is a successful model for integration! Casinos, luxury brands, sky bars and underemployed gondoliers really can co-exist in harmony!
Capacity. A word that once meant the potential headcount a space could accommodate has, thanks to a steady dripfeed of promises, timelines and positive PR from the SMRT, slowly morphed into an arbitrary figure that bears no correlation with reality.
Cemetery. For the longest time, “cemetery” meant a sacred place, a place of rest for, well, the longest time. But definititons don’t rest, and meanings wait for no man! What to make of plans to build a road through Bukit Brown? The only conclusion can be that our understanding of the word was wrong. Evidently, cemetery never meant rest, it meant restaurants. It wasn’t about peace, it was about pieces of prime real estate. Bury the old definition six feet under!
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Reservoir (noun) an artificial lake storing sad and dead souls – recently has been quipped as a new indicator to ascertain the level of extreme stressful mental conditions of the people, or better known as the Reservoir Suicide Index (RSI).
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Originally posted by Fcukpap:
Reservoir (noun) an artificial lake storing sad and dead souls – recently has been quipped as a new indicator to ascertain the level of extreme stressful mental conditions of the people, or better known as the Reservoir Suicide Index (RSI).
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Originally posted by Fcukpap:
Reservoir (noun) an artificial lake storing sad and dead souls – recently has been quipped as a new indicator to ascertain the level of extreme stressful mental conditions of the people, or better known as the Reservoir Suicide Index (RSI).
a sad place.
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Originally posted by Fcukpap:
Reservoir (noun) an artificial lake storing sad and dead souls – recently has been quipped as a new indicator to ascertain the level of extreme stressful mental conditions of the people, or better known as the Reservoir Suicide Index (RSI).
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How come article published 24 Nov, 2011, Fifi post 23 Nov '11, 5.50PM
Sneak preview?
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lai liao lai liaox~~~
SGF Time Space Paradox~~~~~~
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Subsidised. Price that is below market rate. As long as the price offered by the government is below market rate, it is subsidised.
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Originally posted by mancha:
Subsidised. Price that is below market rate. As long as the price offered by the government is below market rate, it is subsidised.
its monopolised subsidy -
Fart - a periodic release of waste nauseous toic air from the body intestines
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yeah, i had sneak preview
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Curry [kur-ee, kuhr-ee] noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry·ing. a sauce that caused national furor with the discontinuation of its usual servings and supplies at fast food outlets, causing public outrage with grief, panic and even sorrows. It is also a sauce that recently caused neighboring squabbles which leads to public discussion over cultural and racial identities. It also becomes such a hot social research area that enticed wide public and academicians alike. It is one great and powderful symbol that truly forged NATIONAL identity, surpassing even orchids, and batik shirts.
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Originally posted by Fcukpap:
Curry [kur-ee, kuhr-ee] noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry·ing. a sauce that caused national furor with the discontinuation of its usual servings and supplies at fast food outlets, causing public outrage with grief, panic and even sorrows. It is also a sauce that recently caused neighboring squabbles which leads to public discussion over cultural and racial identities. It also becomes such a hot social research area that enticed wide public and academicians alike. It is one great and powderful symbol that truly forged NATIONAL identity, surpassing even orchids, and batik shirts.
more kar-lee...
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Originally posted by Fcukpap:
Curry [kur-ee, kuhr-ee] noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry·ing. a sauce that caused national furor with the discontinuation of its usual servings and supplies at fast food outlets, causing public outrage with grief, panic and even sorrows. It is also a sauce that recently caused neighboring squabbles which leads to public discussion over cultural and racial identities. It also becomes such a hot social research area that enticed wide public and academicians alike. It is one great and powderful symbol that truly forged NATIONAL identity, surpassing even orchids, and batik shirts.
and the Thai episode is the best in the world.
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F.A.R.T - Filled-Arse-Releasing-Technology
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Originally posted by mancha:
Subsidised. Price that is below market rate. As long as the price offered by the government is below market rate, it is subsidised.
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subsidised - you contribute 1 dolar in cpf, gahmen also contribute 1 dollar into yourc pf
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Smaller. Does not mean a reduction. It does not have tyo mean a lower quality of living because the living space per person has actually increased over time due to smaller family.
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Originally posted by mancha:
Smaller. Does not mean a reduction. It does not have tyo mean a lower quality of living because the living space per person has actually increased over time due to smaller family.
You are on a roll.
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So does Amituofo :D Amituo - is uncountable; fo is blessing and wisdom. Amituofo is recalling one's uncountable blessings & wisdom :D
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template also templet noun. Excessive and blind use of communication tools for wrong situations without any basic thinking that SAW income opportunities and disgrace for a nation a.k.a. TEMPLATE NATION.
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SMRT abbrev. Save My Resignation Template.
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Pond. i. A body of water, smaller than a lake artificially formed after flood prevention measures are taken. ii. ~ing - v. its only the forming of the body of water and not considered flooding.
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Priest la: Another form of "Please la"
Wong: Another form of "Warn"