“Bo-ring” Sports (Get it?)
Curling: A contest to sweep ice compulsively with a broom. Seriously.Bobsled: Dudes in skintight clothes hug as they race to their deaths at insane speeds.
Biathlon: Shooting rifles while cross-country skiing, just like the ancient Greeks.
Definitions
A ring: a circular shape, band or loop.To ring: to make a resonant sound; to make a phone call, etc.
| Ring is irregular: | I ring the doorbell. You rang the police. They’ve rung the alarm. Now I’m in jail. |
Rings in the news
5 rings, representing 5 continents, are the symbol of the Olympic Games, held this month in Sochi, Russia.Narratives of the month:
The Ring Hit Parade
#3 Ring of fire: Compares love to a flaming, hellish inferno. How romantic.#2 Ring Ring Ring: The funkiest song about answering machines ever.
#1 Ring my bell: Subtle euphemism meaning “Please have sex with me.”
Love, sex, “cool” sports and phones. Does that ring a bell?
Definitions
A ring: a circular shape, band or loop.To ring: to make a resonant sound; to make a phone call, etc.
| Ring is irregular: | I ring the doorbell. You rang the police. They’ve rung the alarm. Now I’m in jail. |
Rings in the news
5 rings, representing 5 continents, are the symbol of the Olympic Games, held this month in Sochi, Russia.Narratives of the month:
“Bo-ring” Sports (Get it?)
Curling: A contest to sweep ice compulsively with a broom. Seriously.Bobsled: Dudes in skintight clothes hug as they race to their deaths at insane speeds.
Biathlon: Shooting rifles while cross-country skiing, just like the ancient Greeks.
The Ring Hit Parade
#3 Ring of fire: Compares love to a flaming, hellish inferno. How romantic.#2 Ring Ring Ring: The funkiest song about answering machines ever.
#1 Ring my bell: Subtle euphemism meaning “Please have sex with me.”
Love, sex, “cool” sports and phones. Does that ring a bell?
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