zoomer
-noun (Scots colloq.)
a person with an apparently endogenous neurological deficit which prevents them from sitting still and staying quiet. A zoomer will walk around (if not beaten up or arrested) for up to fifteen hours at a stretch, saying "Here, mate, sorry tae disturb ye, but huv ye goat a fag?* Aw, come on, geeza fag, I don't believe ye don't smoke ya prick, geeza fag! Naw, naw sorry, I don't mean tae insult ye, ye're a great guy, brand new, but geeza fag ya c**t!.."
screamer
-noun (Scots colloq.)
like a zoomer (cf), but usually fueled by alcohol or drug withdrawal. A screamer's periodicity is much shorter, and they can usually manage only an hour or two between being episodes of being beaten up or arrested. Their 'patter' usually incorporates references to various benzodiazepines rather than cigarettes: tems, jellies, eggs, valleys, blues, libs etc.
nugget
-noun (Scots colloq.)
like a zoomer (cf) or a screamer (cf), but without the manic inability to sit still. Nuggets are often mistaken for normal human beings right up until the point at which they start a fight over a matter of complete triviality, and are beaten up or arrested.
bam
-noun (Scots colloq.)
a bam will exhibit many of the same properties as a zoomer (cf), a screamer (cf) or a nugget (cf), but acts volitionally and deliberately, presumably because they like being beaten up or arrested. More sophisticated bams may engineer situations in which they cause nuggets, zoomers or screamers to get beaten up or arrested.
*Fag - cigarette
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"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
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sycosis
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an inflammatory disease of the hair follicles, characterized by a pustular eruption.
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an inflammatory disease of the hair follicles, characterized by a pustular eruption.
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psychophant - n
A disturbed pachyderm
A disturbed pachyderm
Remembering St. John
Remembering Auntie DeeDee
Remembering Black Bart
Remembering Pieces o' Nine
Remembering Rainswept
Remembering Auntie DeeDee
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psychopants
-noun
the underwear of insane people.
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the underwear of insane people.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
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psychopence
-noun
the coinage of insane people.
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the coinage of insane people.
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amide
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1. a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
2. an organic compound obtained by replacing the −OH group in acids by the −NH 2 group.
3. an organic compound formed from ammonia by replacing a hydrogen atom by an acyl group.
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1. a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
2. an organic compound obtained by replacing the −OH group in acids by the −NH 2 group.
3. an organic compound formed from ammonia by replacing a hydrogen atom by an acyl group.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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spamide
-noun
a protein-like molecule.
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a protein-like molecule.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
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("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
OK, now let's look at four dimensions on the blackboard.
-- Dr. Joy
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
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spermide [n]
an organic compound formed by dropping a sperm whale and a bowl of petunias from several miles above the planet.
an organic compound formed by dropping a sperm whale and a bowl of petunias from several miles above the planet.
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spamade
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a soft drink made with carbonated water, sugar and spam.
spermade
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a soft drink made with... no I'll stop now.
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a soft drink made with carbonated water, sugar and spam.
spermade
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a soft drink made with... no I'll stop now.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
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ottava
-adverb
(of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff).
-adverb
(of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff).
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
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Ottava
Lesser known, younger cousin of Attila.
Lesser known, younger cousin of Attila.
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