The idea of linking consent and sharing of trivia just cracked me up for some reason! I’m the first to share that the word dildo comes from the Italian word for delight, dilleto (I should probably confirm that ha) and I’m sure I’ve done that to unconsenting parties !
If you win the bar trivia , the prize is often a gift certificate for bar food. Usually $25 to $50. Teams compete then they divide the prize for a free drink or such. He was very good at trivia and won the certificates which he didn’t have to share so was able to feed himself more than once with each win. The bars have trivia nights. Usually Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. The slow nights. This was in Chicago so he did a rotation. It was while he was in school with next to no money. As far as I know this is the only way his trivia abilities ever served him well.
Lithuania has a very strong Что? Где? Когда? scene, so you might find a team who are more than eager to show up. Also, funnily enough, one of the strongest european teams is called "Olegs of Lithuania", so you might be a good fit.
Ha, didn't know about that. We have a few local trivia franchises that are extremely popular, and I heard that even Lithuanians in Oslo and Dublin have their own cells where they play weekly with the same questions and same ranking system.
I gush in trivia, just because it allows me to enjoy the world better. The muzzle story will make me appreciate struggling with Prosecco bottles much more. And not to be annoying but empathy comes from Greek- em (in) pathos (suffering). I am of the opinion that important words in western languages usually are Greek. Those people were onto something.
Not sure about Lithuanian but I can attest there's no [commonly accepted] word for that thing in Latvian. Champagne is mostly a ceremonial drink in these parts, hardly anyone would even look at it outside of birthdays/weddings/graduations etc.
The idea of linking consent and sharing of trivia just cracked me up for some reason! I’m the first to share that the word dildo comes from the Italian word for delight, dilleto (I should probably confirm that ha) and I’m sure I’ve done that to unconsenting parties !
so, is an amateur dildo user a... dilletant?
Omfg they are now! Brilliant!
Gotta be careful how I use that word (I mean, "dilleto") if I ever need to... But I'll make sure that I will use it.
I hope you do!!!
In leaner times my son use bar trivia coupons to feed himself. 😅
How does that work? You get a ticket for trivia and you get access to some all-you-can-eat buffet for nerds? :)
If you win the bar trivia , the prize is often a gift certificate for bar food. Usually $25 to $50. Teams compete then they divide the prize for a free drink or such. He was very good at trivia and won the certificates which he didn’t have to share so was able to feed himself more than once with each win. The bars have trivia nights. Usually Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. The slow nights. This was in Chicago so he did a rotation. It was while he was in school with next to no money. As far as I know this is the only way his trivia abilities ever served him well.
Turning facts into food, I like it.
Lithuania has a very strong Что? Где? Когда? scene, so you might find a team who are more than eager to show up. Also, funnily enough, one of the strongest european teams is called "Olegs of Lithuania", so you might be a good fit.
Ha, didn't know about that. We have a few local trivia franchises that are extremely popular, and I heard that even Lithuanians in Oslo and Dublin have their own cells where they play weekly with the same questions and same ranking system.
Try it out, ЧГК is much more fun than regular trivia and quizzes.
I gush in trivia, just because it allows me to enjoy the world better. The muzzle story will make me appreciate struggling with Prosecco bottles much more. And not to be annoying but empathy comes from Greek- em (in) pathos (suffering). I am of the opinion that important words in western languages usually are Greek. Those people were onto something.
the word is Greek, absolutely. I think the German connection relates to how we use it in the modern sense
BTW- one of my favorite words- tomato comes from Natuhal languages tomatl (water fruit). How fitting, right?
absolutlety. and it's funny how literal are the words in the language they originate from
Not sure about Lithuanian but I can attest there's no [commonly accepted] word for that thing in Latvian. Champagne is mostly a ceremonial drink in these parts, hardly anyone would even look at it outside of birthdays/weddings/graduations etc.
do you also have Soviet style champagne imitation for 4 euro?
yeah: https://www.rimi.lv/e-veikals/lv/produkti/vina-darzs/dzirkstosais-vins/dz-v-sovetskoje-samp-11-5-0-75l/p/101655