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Backpfeifengesicht
« on: December 13, 2014, 01:34:54 PM »
From the people who brought you schadenfreude (happiness at the misfortune of others) and gluckschmerz (unhappiness at the good fortune of others), we have backpfeifengesicht. This is a German word that roughly translates to “a face badly in need of a fist.” The exact circumstances surrounding the creation of such a word are unknown. However, before we decide to run off and call our bosses backpfeifengesichts, it is interesting to note that it is the face that is said to be in need of punching and not necessarily the person it’s attached to. That is to say, this need not be just another synonym for people we really don’t like.

The idea that some faces are just more punchable than others is not unheard of and has even been supported by science. Scientists believe that in the early days of humanity, when the main weapon of war was a strong right hook, humans evolved faces that could take a punch. This applied mostly to males, since they tended to fight over women. The nose, jaw, cheekbones, and eye sockets evolved to be stronger, since these are a fist’s main targets. Over the years, our faces have become more delicate, but some faces have retained more “punchable traits” than others. So a backpfeifengesicht may just be a 125-kilogram (250 lb) guy with an iron chin jutting out, daring whoever’s brave enough to take their best shot. -- http://listverse.com/

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Re: Backpfeifengesicht
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2015, 06:42:11 AM »

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Re: Backpfeifengesicht
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2015, 08:22:44 PM »
From the people who brought you schadenfreude (happiness at the misfortune of others) and gluckschmerz (unhappiness at the good fortune of others), we have backpfeifengesicht. This is a German word that roughly translates to “a face badly in need of a fist.”

makapanamin man sad ta anig dali-dali, bai hubs.  hinaot kusiable ra akong nawong, di punchable. ;D

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Re: Backpfeifengesicht
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2015, 07:01:55 PM »
makapanamin man sad ta anig dali-dali, bai hubs.  hinaot kusiable ra akong nawong, di punchable. ;D

Kusiable? Hmm, maybe, pero klaro nga kawrasable... ;D

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Re: Backpfeifengesicht
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2015, 11:53:16 PM »
kinsay adunay backpfeifengesicht dire?


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Re: Backpfeifengesicht
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2015, 04:59:10 PM »
kinsay adunay backpfeifengesicht dire?

He he, kinsa kaha...

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Re: Backpfeifengesicht
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2015, 07:50:13 PM »
Republic Act 8485 (Animal Welfare Act of 1998, Philippines), as amended and strengthened by House  Bill 6893 of 2013--- violation means a maximum of P250,000 fine with a corresponding three-year jail term and a minimum of P30,000 fine and six months imprisonment

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Re: Backpfeifengesicht
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2015, 03:33:42 PM »
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