The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

adidasss · 02-09-2022, 06:35 AM

Pakistan: Pregnant woman has nail hammered into head to ‘guarantee’ baby boy

Psy-Fi · 02-09-2022, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Pakistan: Pregnant woman has nail hammered into head to ‘guarantee’ baby boy

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“We will soon lay our hands on the sorcerer,”

I wonder what the punishment is for a sorcery conviction?

Psy-Fi · 02-09-2022, 07:25 AM

Some people in a cheering crowd called for her to be raped. Many were women

Trollheart · 02-22-2022, 08:05 PM

World's largest Jurassic flying reptile fossil found in Scotland

rostasi · 02-22-2022, 10:06 PM

OMG - I’ve nearly peed my pants listening to this over and over.

The Batlord · 02-23-2022, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

World's largest Jurassic flying reptile fossil found in Scotland

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It had an estimated wingspan of more than 2.5 metres and has been given the Gaelic name Dearc sgiathanach, or 'winged reptile’.

Oh thanks. I've always said that Latin isn't nearly hard enough to pronounce so this is a major step forward.

Trollheart · 02-23-2022, 06:12 AM

Christ, Irish is a **** language. Let's see

Dearc is pronounced like shark, or it could be referring to our word for red, which is dearg, which rhymes with garage (English pron not American) or jarret, that kind of thing. The second bit? Wow. Hmm.

sgiathanach: well the last part is "ock" the bit spelled athan is as it sounds - "ah-han", but the first part - I think "ski or she", so the whole thing would be like she-ah-han-ock. Maybe. Shoulda just called it big ****ing flying reptile thing.

So: shark she-ah-han-ock. Right. Much easier.

Fetcher might be able to weigh in on this too. Scottish is very like Irish but not identical, so I may have got pronunciation a little wrong.

The Batlord · 02-23-2022, 07:57 AM

So in other words: shrug.

rostasi · 02-23-2022, 08:02 AM

“jark ski-an-ach”

rostasi · 02-23-2022, 08:27 PM

Iranian prisoner dies of 'joy' after death penalty commuted.

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An Iranian man suffered a deadly heart attack after learning that he no longer faced the death penalty for a murder he committed 18 years ago…

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02-23-2022, 06:12 AM	#23447 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Christ, Irish is a ** language. Let's see Dearc is pronounced like shark, or it could be referring to our word for red, which is dearg, which rhymes with garage (English pron not American) or jarret, that kind of thing. The second bit? Wow. Hmm. sgiathanach: well the last part is "ock" the bit spelled athan is as it sounds - "ah-han", but the first part - I think "ski or she", so the whole thing would be like she-ah-han-ock. Maybe. Shoulda just called it big *ing flying reptile thing. So: shark she-ah-han-ock. Right. Much easier. Fetcher might be able to weigh in on this too. Scottish is very like Irish but not identical, so I may have got pronunciation a little wrong. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

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rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	OMG - I’ve nearly peed my pants listening to this over and over.

02-23-2022, 08:02 AM	#23449 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	“jark ski-an-ach”