北京; formerly ‘Peking’; means ‘northern capital’. It’s quite old, even by the standards of ‘East Asian metropolis’. Probably owns your street by now. Standing in the middle of the road when a tank is coming is not advised.
27 May 2015
dr desperate
The only capital city whose spelling contains an ellipsis (…)
27 May 2015
Dirk Hofman
Not a verb then ?
27 May 2015
EXXO
Thanks for the warning, I’m gonna be “In-beige-ing”.
Rhyming slang of course for “Standard Liège-ing” of course.
Which in turn is a euphemism, as any fule kno.
27 May 2015
Dirk Hofman
‘After trellising the yard, I was in beiging the hall, stairs and landing..’.Dark as the Grave-Lowry.
27 May 2015
dickhead in quicksand
beigeing the hall, stairs and landing
I’d always assumed it was the headboard.
29 May 2015
peter mcornithologist
Now that the most benevolent government has permitted its people to have 2 children, there may well be numerous candlelit suppers in Beijing, this evening.
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北京; formerly ‘Peking’; means ‘northern capital’. It’s quite old, even by the standards of ‘East Asian metropolis’. Probably owns your street by now. Standing in the middle of the road when a tank is coming is not advised.
27 May 2015
dr desperate
The only capital city whose spelling contains an ellipsis (…)
27 May 2015
Dirk Hofman
Not a verb then ?
27 May 2015
EXXO
Thanks for the warning, I’m gonna be “In-beige-ing”.
Rhyming slang of course for “Standard Liège-ing” of course.
Which in turn is a euphemism, as any fule kno.
27 May 2015
Dirk Hofman
‘After trellising the yard, I was in beiging the hall, stairs and landing..’.Dark as the Grave-Lowry.
27 May 2015
dickhead in quicksand
I’d always assumed it was the headboard.
29 May 2015
peter mcornithologist
Now that the most benevolent government has permitted its people to have 2 children, there may well be numerous candlelit suppers in Beijing, this evening.
1 January 2016