A newspeak word invented by george orwell in his book 1984.
An oldthinker is one who clings to old or outmoded ways of thought. Orwell defines it as, "... typical sentence .... as 'Oldthinkers unbellyfeel Ingsoc'. The shortest rendering that one could make of this in Oldspeak would be: 'Those whose ideas were formed before the Revolution cannot have a full emotional understanding of the principles of English Socialism.' But this is not an adequate translation.....
Used by geeks in a perjorative way about anyone who is not techno-savvy.
"My Dad's a real Oldthinker - he won't even have a mobile phone !"
"Come the Revolution, all you Oldthinkers will be put up against a wall and shot !"
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A Shih Tzu which has turned to the Dark Side of the Force. Since they are highly intelligent, mischevious and arrogant anyway, this is but a small step. Many Shih Tzu look like small hairy versions of Yoda anyway.
"That... that .... er ... dog ? life form ? what ? has just stolen my mobile phone from my jacket pocket and hidden it under the sofa !"
"Sorry, he's a Sith Tzu..... he can't resist being evil."
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Very, very strong rough cider, sometimes as much as 10% alcohol by volume - 8% is not uncommon. Can range in taste from innocuously fruity and bland to eye-wateringly sharp.
"What do you want ?"
"I'll have a pint of Bideford Brainblaster".
"Are you mad ? That stuff's suicider !"
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The main power switch, often on computer equipment but applicable to any piece of equipment. Used to stop the system when all other control inputs have failed, often because of a system crash or lockup.
Tech 1: "Buggeration, we have the Blue Screen Of Death yet again !"
Tech 2: "Shit. Give me a sec, I shall apply my digital extremity to the Big Red Reset Switch"
<Click>
<Click>
Tech 1: "Ok, it's rebooting now".
R.A.F. slang for a C-130 "Hercules" transport aircraft and its derivatives. Generally considered a term of affection for the aircraft type.
"We'll have to hold short, I just heard there's a Fat Albert on finals."
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A slap on the head, usually the back of the head. Not hrd enough to really hurt, but suffient to shake up the recipient more than a little.
Often used in a group of males to "encourage" the one that's always a bit slower than the others.
"So that's three Big Macs, a Quarter pounder, a chicken sandwich .... Jim, what do you want ?"
"Err... a Big - no, one of those fish .... can I have nuggets ? No hang on, something with bacon ....."
<SMACK>
"Make your mind up NOW, unless you want some more brain therapy !"
"Ok, OK, Big Mac and Fries !"
A long, thin, flying coffin made by McDonnel Douglas. Exists in a number of poisonous variants such as the MD-82. Appalling deep-stall characteristics, ludicrously high landing speed even with full flap, and delightful flame-out prone engines. The design was originated by the Japanese in 1944 as a Kamikaze weapon, but was deemed too unstable and unsafe. Makes pilots wish they were flying something safe and stable, like one of the early Illyushins.
"What the hell's that noise ?"
"Oh, just an MD-80 clawing its way to V1"
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