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Novel Noir

A novel that is specifically written to pay homage to or imitate the style of 1940s-1950s film noir. While many of the classic film noir movies of the period were themselves based on novels written in the noir style, these books would not be considered true Novel Noir because they would have been considered standard mystery/crime works in their own time. In other words, they weren't written with the tropes of film noir as we now know it in mind.

A key characteristic of Novel Noir is that it is consciously intended to emulate the gritty, shadowy black and white atmosphere of the classical Noir period. This is what sets the genre apart from works of contemporary mystery. The cutoff date for a true novel noir would likely be any time after the end of the classical American Noir era (generally accepted as the end of the 1950s).

A Novel Noir aims to recreate as closely as possible the elements of classic film noir. While certain aspects of a film can't be perfectly replicated in written form, novel noir works are characterized by vivid descriptions and deep immersion in the time period (often the 1930s, 1940s, or 1950s). Other characteristics are essentially the same as film noir: private eyes, morally gray scenarios and characters, crooked cops and shady gangsters, and of course, the mysterious and vexing femme fatale.

While film noir has faded in popularity since the end of the 1950s, authors continue to keep the genre alive by writing excellent works of novel noir.

by Alex-2598 November 22, 2020

All my base are belong to you

A particularly endearing Millennial love confession. It should be noted that if said to a non-millennial, there is a very high probability that it will come off as extremely confusing and likely result in your sanity (and grasp of the English language) being questioned.

John: "Sarah, all my base are belong to you."

Sarah: "Oh John, I love you too!"

Bewildered bystander: "Huh?"

Knowing bystander: "It's a Millennial thing."

by Alex-2598 April 27, 2023

Iċ lufiġe þe

“I love you” in Old English, pronounced roughly as “ich looviyuh thay”. Can easily be passed off as gibberish if you want to confess to someone without them realizing, or can be extra sweet if you say it to someone who understands Old English.

Person 1: “Iċ lufiġe þe”

Person 2: *blushes* “Iċ eac lufiġe þe” (“I love you too”)

by Alex-2598 January 14, 2023

Hither, thither and yon

Everywhere; Here, there and everywhere

From hither (“here, in this place”), thither (“there, in that place”) and yon (“over there, in a distant place”)

The title of a 1961 song by Brook Benton.

So long had I sought a love sweet and true
Hither, thither and yon did I roam
Yet the love I desired was here all along
Just across the way from home

by Alex-2598 February 9, 2023

I Did Not Hit Her

1. It’s not true, it’s bullshit, I did not hit her, I did not.

{Oh hi Mark}

Friend 1 (has not seen The Room): I can’t believe they’re saying this about me, I did not hit her!

Friend 2 (has seen The Room): it’s not true, it’s bullshit, you did not hit her, you did not *limply throws water bottle*

Friend 1: Huhh??

Friend 3 (named Marcus) shows up randomly

Friend 1: Oh, hi Mark.

by Alex-2598 February 23, 2021

Anteereyesterday

Three days ago. Formed by the compound of yesterday + ere (1 day before) + ante (1 day before that). Theoretically, this process can be continued to formulate as many days back as you wish by simply adding more ere, ante, or another synonym, such as fore. Compare with:

Anteereyestermorn - three mornings ago
Anteereystereve - three evenings ago
Foreanteereyesterday - four days ago

Ereyesterday - two days ago

Overmorrow - two days from now

Overovermorrow - three days from now

We went out anteereyesterday, and I’ve been on cloud nine ever since.

by Alex-2598 February 9, 2021

"Yes" joke

Possibly the most incorrectly formulated joke found on the internet, especially in YouTube comments. Here is how it is usually phrased, let's say we're talking about a song with a lot of autotune. A commenter who's feeling clever might quip:

Producer 1: How much autotune should we put in this song?

Producer 2: Yes

This is INCORRECT, it is nonsensical and ungrammatical if you stop to think about it for two seconds. How much and how many are not yes / no questions, you can't answer "how much?" with "yes" unless you also specify two or more options. For example:

Q: How much autotune should we put in this song, a few touches or a robot-stroke inducing truckload?

A: Yes

Person 1: Should we make a few grammatically incorrect "Yes" jokes or spam the entire internet with them?

Person 2: Yes

by Alex-2598 July 24, 2023