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Irish Fire Drill

Pulling a fire alarm in a crowded bar for no apparent reason.

When we were hanging out at O'Brian's the other night and Ryan McMurphy was just standing there, quietly drinking his Guinness, I should have known he was about to pull an Irish Fire Drill.

by Isosceles June 12, 2013

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Zalinki

"Zalinki" is the name given to an ancient North American tribe that has since been erased off the face of the earth by early settlers and colonizers. The Zalinki, although only a small group of people, managed to create their own society much quicker than most, even inventing tools that wouldn’t be seen commonly until decades later. They were known for their artistic endeavours, including a wide variety of mediums by which they expressed their very complex array of emotions; ranging from existential dread to utter despair. The members of this community were known to dwell igloos for exceptional amounts of time, consume unhealthy amounts of processed food and practice several unspeakable acts of dismemberment as part of rituals in their religion. This religion involved the belief in a mystical entity also named Zalinki, that is rumored to still wander the earth today. Maybe a blessing or a curse, some few claim to have sighted Zalinki, reporting feelings of "rebirth both of heart and soul". Despite the unlikely existence of this entity, this tribe forever remains a timeless fragment of the past, kept under lock and key among the bottomless depths of our memories, destined to one day escape its harrowing prison

"What are you doing Zalinki? Zalinki!? What are you doing? Why do you hate yourself? Why did you abandon your friends? Zalinki!? What are you- What are you doing? ... What the fuck are you doing?"

by Isosceles December 27, 2021


FIWO

Acronym for "First In Whatever Out." Used to describe some asynchronous message-processing systems, as opposed to classic FIFO (First In First Out) or FILO (First In Last Out) protocols. With FIWO, you're not really sure when you'll get served

"The file is in the queue, but it's FIWO so who knows when it'll get processed"

by Isosceles October 1, 2013