grey market

Not quite the black market, something of a grey area. Basically involves buying goods in bulk in foreign countries where they are cheaper, then shipping them to richer countries to sell at a cheaper price than elsewhere in those countries.

Levi's on the grey market, ok?

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builds character

The reasoning for choosing the hardest path (or what is presumed to be a hard path), which basically amounts to the person being presented with a decision being rewarded by becoming a "better person" (ambigous term) by the end of the path.

Going into politics builds character, since being economical with the truth is an essential life skill.

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go play in the road

An expression of anger towards a person or persons, indicating you would like them to leave.

Take your toys and go play in the road, idiot.

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zooerastian

One who commits acts of beastiality.

Psycho bitch is a zooerastian.

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Chest-Beater

One who aimlessly extols his religion/country/region or anything else that is currently prominent, completely unaware that nothing lasts forever. While it is better to have chest-beaters on your side (as opposed ot wading through countless re-iterations of the same, questionable points), they will usually get very upset after making a mistake that is pointed out and blown apart. Chest-Beaters are almost always conservative.

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manifest destiny

A half-baked thoery that the USA could do as the fuck it liked. In practise, it got land and the begginings of an empire by paying for it before it started a revolution against the European powers that owned it. When the USA did try and annex Canada, a small number of the British army and a few thousand Canadians beat off the United States, leaving ti with the option of the treaty of Ghent, which didn't give them any land concessions (as opposed to the British-Canadian forces, which never intended to make any, so handed back all taken land without grudge) nor did it make either side any richer. As a courtesy, the Royal navy ended impressing.


When the united states wanted to start an empire, it went after a weakened spanish empire, which was on the brink of freeing itself. When the USA again attempted imperialism in south america, it was having a little trouble with fallen power Spain, so decided to pay $20,000,000 to buy a few POS nations that would have revolted in a few years anyway. Wow, isn't that clever? Obviously, these places have since gained independance. Quite possibly the worst empire ever...

Manifest destiny was retarded. Why didn't the US try conquering outer space instead?

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upper class

The richest of the rich. Those who need not work again. Diveded into new money and aristocracy. Always conservative.

Move out of the way, the upper class want you house.

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