Kras in de plaat
English translation: Once you pop, you just can't stop
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|  Selected response from: Max Nuijens Netherlands Local time: 03:45 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | Once you pop, you just can't stop |
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| 1 | I sing my own song. I do the things my way. I think out of the box |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Once you pop, you just can't stop Explanation: Een kras in de plaat refers to repettitive behaviour, as Lianne indicates. My suggestion is an expression used for addictive behavior. The follwing story has this title as is about addictive shopping behaviour. "So my grocery budget from yesterday that I killed... Well, I killed it even deader now. I think I just mentally gave up on it. I was just like, "Screw it, it's the end of the month, I have to go shopping, and I'm over budget anyway," and just went ahead and got everything that I wanted. - buttermilk: $1.19 - grapes: $3.39 ($1.29/lb.) - cucumbers (2): $0.41 ($0.69/lb.) - daikon radish: $0.97 ($0.69/lb.) - nappa: $1.97 ($0.69/lb.) - onions (3 lb. bag): $1.49 - potatoes (5 lb. bag): $1.99 - broccoli (2 stalks): $1.29 - apples (3): $1.08 ($0.89/lb.) - celery (1 stalk): $0.99 - bell peppers (2): $1.01 ($0.79/lb.) - scallions (1 bunch): $0.69 - watermelon: $1.05 ($0.39/lb.) - garlic (2 heads): $0.49 ($1.69/lb.) - avocados (3): $0.99/each Spent $20.94 on produce today. I did get a fair amount of food, and I should be set for weeks, but... d'oh." More references as you google. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2008-07-10 12:31:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- First line: repetitive in stead of repettitive Reference: http://amberfocus.savingadvice.com/2006/09/29/once-you-pop-y... |
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I sing my own song. I do the things my way. I think out of the box Explanation: I'm impulsive and don't like the paved roads. I'm impulsive and don't like the smooth ways other people have. I think it's something like that. A kras in de plaat is a scratch on a 45 rpm vinyl record. The scratch either did produce 45 knocks per minute or did the needle jump form one groof to a different one, anyway producing a disturbed and irregular song. |
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