terra firma

(n.) Firm ground. Not flooded.

It's good to get my feet on terra firma again after being at sea for three months.

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National Anthem

A tune, most often accompanied by patriotic lyrics that is declared to be the song representative of that country.

"Oh Lord our God arise,

Scatter our enemies,

And make them fall

Confound their politics

Frustrate their knavish tricks,

On Thee our hopes we fix

Oh save us all."


--Extract from "God save the Queen"

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impress

a) To have a strong effect on something
b) To force someone into naval services.

Rorke's drift was an impressive battle.

The anglo-american war (or war of 1812, if it's the only war your country was in at the time, aka you are from north america) resulted in the treaty of Ghent. However, this did not resolve any of the issues the united states had fought for. However, as a courtesy, Impressing stopped. See war of 1812

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a little bird told me

"I have it on good authority"

A little bird told me you've got a bit on the side in Spain.

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Rage against the machine

(v.) To hide the fact you sold out rather well by saying "Fuck the transnational record company that is paying me lots" and calling it "lyrics".

(n.) 90's band who captivated audiences with catchy tunes and a communist agenda. Those who are not tools of the liberal media will notice that thier lyrics and political ideas are absolute shit, while they are highly marketable because the average metal fan goes through a stage in thier early teens where they believe communism will save the world from the people they hate.

"Fuck the rich coporations" is what the say, but they end it at giving head.

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disembowelment

Removing of the organs.

I shall disembowel psycho bitch.

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pandora's box

According to Greek legend, the first woman, Pandora, was actually sent as a curse to Zues' men (See, you knew it was true, guys) and was given a present upon her marriage. The present was a box that she was told never to open. Needless to say her curiosity got the better of her (like eating forbidden fruit) and she unleashed eight demons unto the world. The first seven being the seven deadly sins, and the last, which she managed to capture, was hope.


Today, much like christianity's idea of biting forbidden fruit, opening pandora's box refers to getting into a situation over which one has very little control over.

The assassinating on Austrian Archduke ferdinand in 1914 opened pandora's box for Europe.

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