A San Antonio, Texas, listener lives in a house built by his grandfather, who was from Finland. The house has a small window in an upper corner that supposedly was designed to ensure that evil spirits could escape from the house. He thinks...
Finns say their word sisu meaning “guts” or “fortitude” characterizes their national identity. Does your culture have such a word, like the Portuguese term saudade, perhaps? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
snotting n.—Gloss: the practice of deliberately spreading a disease (between horses). «I am particularly concerned about media reports that prominent owners and breeders in NSW are engaged in a practice known as “snotting” or...
hackergotchi
n.— «Here is my hackergotchi.» —“Yet Another Head Shot” by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho (Finland) May 13, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
fanon n.— «Daniel does in fact have three doctorates, which was a fanon thing that I totally didn’t buy into before.» —“Fandom, start your engines” by Banned from Finland (zorb) Mocked by the...
dirka dirka dirka interj.— «Well like Osama always says “Allah dirka dirka dirka jihad.”» —“Re: New Popsicle’s Face Engored in Finland as Ireland Sues Alienated Ultraterrestrials!” by Bob Usenet: alt.drugs...