Quebec French profanities, known as sacres (singular: sacre; French: sacrer, "to consecrate"), are words and expressions related to Catholicism and its liturgy that are used as strong profanities in Quebec French (the main variety of Canadian French) and in Acadian French (spoken in Maritime Provinces, east of Quebec, and a small portion of Aroostook County, Maine, in the United States). Sacres are considered stronger in Canada than the foul expressions common to other varieties of French, which centre on sex and excrement (such as merde, "shit"). == History == The sacres originated in the early...

== Français == === Étymologie === Composé de viande et de chien. Concernant le Québec... (information à préciser ou à vérifier) === Locution nominale 1 === viande à chien \vjɑ̃.d‿a ʃjɛ̃\ féminin (Absolument) Aliment carné pour les chiens. Au fond de sa pauvre poche, on presse entre ses doigts une précieuse cigarette, une boulette de viande à chien ou un demi-rond de salami. — (Michel Plateau, Jean Cayrol, 2012) === Locution nominale 2 === viande à chien \vjɑ̃.d‿a ʃjɛ̃\ féminin, invariable (Québec) Juron. Une congrégation religieuse de Québec avait un sacré magot : 80 millions de b...

Pelmeni (Russian: пельмени—plural, pronounced [pʲɪlʲˈmʲenʲɪ]; pelmen, Russian: пельмень—singular, pronounced [pʲɪlʲˈmʲenʲ]) are dumplings of Russian cuisine that consist of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. It is debated whether they originated in Ural or Siberia. Pelmeni have been described as "the heart of Russian cuisine". == Ingredients == The dough is made from flour and water, sometimes adding a small portion of eggs.The filling can be minced meat (pork, lamb, beef, fish or any other kind of meat, venison being particularly traditional for colder regions) or mushrooms, or a...

Finnegans Wake is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It is well known for its experimental style and reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the Western canon. It has been called "a work of fiction which combines a body of fables ... with the work of analysis and deconstruction". Written in Paris over a period of seventeen years and published in 1939, Finnegans Wake was Joyce's final work. The entire book is written in a largely idiosyncratic language, which blends standard English words with neologistic portmanteau words, Irish mannerisms and puns in multiple languages to...

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig is a children's picture book written by Eugene Trivizas (Evgenios Trivizas), illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, and first published by Heinemann in 1993. The story is a comically inverted version of the classic Three Little Pigs, a traditional fable published in the 19th century. Oxenbury was highly commended runner-up for the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. The "Highly Commended" distinction was used 31 times in 29 years to 2002, including Oxenbury alone...