Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Vanilla

Giò
A man has dreams of walking with giants,
to carve his niche in the edifice of time.
Before the mortar of his zeal
has a chance to congeal
the cup is dashed from his lips,
the flame is snuffed aborning.

 il modo di dire in un telefilm, però mi ero scordato il significato.
Vuole dire anche qualcuno che non desidera il sesso con il sadico, la
masichista, il dominatore, o la sottomessa (puoi cambiare i generi come 
vuoi).

vuoi).
Troppo complicato. Quando ribeccherò una frase me la segnerò
esattamente.
Grazie.
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 esattamente.
Vabbè, ma il significato non cambierà quando ribeccherai una frase. Sarà 
ancora complicato. 

esattamente.
Il contesto è importante, ma Tony ha ragione. Fra gli adepti del sesso
"condito" da pratiche feticistiche e sadomasochistiche (BDSM
community, potremmo chiamarla), l'attività sessuale che ne è priva e i
suoi praticanti vengono definiti "vanilla", aggettivando il sostantivo
(vanilla sex, vanilla person), in opposizione a "kinky". Non è molto
complicato, in realtà. Se nel sesso ti piacciono solo le carezze sei
vanilla, se ti piace anche prendere schiaffoni (o darli, o tutti e
due) sei kinky. Giusto per fare un piccolo esempio :-)
Ciao,
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscali.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/index.htm

il modo di dire in un telefilm, però mi ero scordato il significato.
la vanilla version di un software o di un dispositivo o di qualunque
cosa e' la versione intatta, originale, non modificata, priva di
espansioni o estensioni, cosi' come l'ha concepita l'autore.
Ciao,
 Luigi

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When people ask me what kind of computer I have, I tell them I have a
"plain vanilla Pentium", meaning that it is a generic Pentium computer
(a "clone"), as opposed to a "brand name" computer such as an HP, an
IBM, a Compaq, or a Dell, all of which have some hardware which is
unique to the brand, making it less-than-universally compatible.
Joe from Massachusetts

 
Se non sbaglio è usato anche dagli afroamericani negli USA per 
identificare i bianchi. Ovviamente ultra slang :)
IceCool

unique to the brand, making it less-than-universally compatible.
here we call this an "assemblato", assembled pc, made with pieces
coming from different OEMs and sold by a local shop or even selfmade
(like I do). They're often considered B-class products, but they
generally outperform branded PCs.
Ciao,
 Luigi

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Here in the US we have a phenomenon called the "computer show", or
"computer fair", which is the best method for purchasing computers and
accessories.
"Computer shows" are a sort of travelling computer store.
Entrepreneurs rent space in hotels or in large halls and then rent out
space to dozens of small computer vendors. The public is charged a fee
to enter, and the prices are very good, because of the competition.
Over the years, certain "computer shows" have developed a reputation
for honesty and reliability, even offering recourse to customers who
feel they havebeen sold shoddy merchandise by vendors. You can buy a
case with a power supply from one vendor, a motherboard from another,
a CPU and memory from another, a video card from another, etc. You
can also buy complete "clone' systems, but most people prefer to build
their own PC's. This is also a great place to buy older versions of
software at bargain prices. Anything related to computers, media,
gaming, etc., is available at these shows.
The major "computer show" in the Northeast  travels back and forth
from Maryland to Massachusetts, and attracts about 150 vendors. they
have a large sign at the entrance, saying "No MAC", because they deal
strictly with vendors of "IBM compatible" computers, so the users of
"Macs" (and oppressed minority) don't have the advantage that users of
"IBM compatibles" do. Does anything of this kind exist in Italy?
Here are a few of the "computer shows" that I attend, whenever I need
something computer-related.
Trenton Computer Fair (Once a year)
http://www.tcf-nj.org/
PC Shows, Inc.(KGP) (the biggest and the best).
http://www.pcshow.com/schedule.php
Tri-State
http://www.tri-statefairs.com/
Cogan
http://www.coganfairs.com/computer-show-schedule.htm
Joe from Massachusetts

Dico...
..."liscio"?
saluti,
Peltio
e le versioni base.

..."liscio"?
tutto fila liscio = it's all going (like) vanilla
?
ma dai...
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> tutto fila liscio = it's all going (like) vanilla
No. It doesn't make sense to use 'vanilla' in that way, even in its slang 
form. Ancora troppo complicato?


http://www.coganfairs.com/computer-show-schedule.htm
It would be nice to have something like this over here. It's really
difficult getting cheap and good products through the standard
channels. Almost all of my computer related purchases are on the
internet. Maybe this is not because of prices, but just because I'm
antisocial :-)
Ciao,
 Luigi

 months.
Do you need to?
[...]
Bye, FB
-- 
Io ho deciso di rifiutarmi di vederlo: Ettore con la faccia di Eric Banana
mi fa venire i conati.
(commento sul film "Troy" apparso su it.fan.scrittori.tolkien)

?
No, ma dipende dal liscio :-)
BUDDY - Hi I'm Buddy, what can I get'cha?
VINCENT -  I'll have the Douglas Sirk steak.
BUDDY - How d'ya want it, burnt to a crisp, or bloody as hell?
VINCENT - Bloody as hell.  And to drink, a vanilla coke.
Dallo script di "Pulp Fiction".
Direi che qui e' per una coca liscia (senza aggiunte, ghiaccio, limone
o altro).
'bye

 o altro).
Vanilla coke is a product.
http://www.vanillacokefans.com/
 

ma dai...
Beh, se č per quello non lo userei nemmeno per descrivere il ballo.
"Siore e siori: il re del liscio"
"Ladies and gentlemen: the vanilla king!"
Come ti ha fatto notare Isabella, forse pretendi troppo dalla corrispondenza
tra due lingue. Non č una corrispondenza biunivoca ben ordinabile: č
piuttosto una ragnatela un po' incerta in cui certi nodi hanno piů
corrispondenti sull'altra sponda, ed altri magari non ne hanno proprio.
Per l'accezione di 'vanilla' che significa "senza elaborazioni" io ci vedo
abbastanza bene 'liscio'. Anche se, se dovessi chiedere acqua non gasata,
chiederei 'plain water' e non 'vanilla water'. [1]
saluti,
Peltio
[1] In California, per avere una bevanda senza ghiaccio, č necessaria una
particolare costruzione linguistica che consiste nel prendere il barman per
il collo, stringere forte finchč non diventa paonazzo e urlare "Listen
carefully pork chop! Dont' you even dare to think to put a sliver of ice in
my glass or I'll have the mob after you". E solo dopo specificare il tipo di
bevanda. Perchč se no č troppo tardi.

Giņ
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Giņ
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Vanilla coke, like cherry coke, started out many, many years ago in
the old soda fountains, when a little vanilla or cherry syrup was
added to the "coke" syrup by the "soda jerk" before the carbonated
water was added.  It is only recently that Coca-Cola has decided to
take advantage of this predilection of soft-drink enthusiasts to mix
the flavors, and released bottled Vanilla Coke and Cherry Coke.  The
official bottled Coca-Cola version of Vanilla Coke had not been
released at the time of the making of "Pulp Fiction", so they were
referring to the old-fashioned, soda-fountain version of vanilla coke
in the film.
Joe from Massachusetts

 Do you need to?
I stopped replacing computer devices with new ones long long time ago
because I think
it's not worth buying newer devices whose functions are *always* the same
with just slight enhancements
(at very high costs I dare say)
(Moreover, try to picture the typical windows user who needs to use office
tools... do you think he really needs a 3GHz processor or large amounts of
ram for those programs?)
At any rate it depends on what your business is..

 
http://www.vanillacokefans.com/
It's excellent! (if you mean to use it as a purge of course :) )

 It's excellent! (if you mean to use it as a purge of course :) )
Are you suggesting it as a nonalcoholic alternative to Fernet-Branca? 

 Are you suggesting it as a nonalcoholic alternative to Fernet-Branca?
for non-drinkers, yes.
Definitely one of the worst brews I've ever drunk.