311

The non-emergency counterpart of 911.

I think we're lost, call 311.

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Skull and Bones

A controversial fraternity/secret society at Yale University whose membership has included both Presidents Bush, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, and God knows who else.

Maybe I'm 1337 enuff to get to join Skull & Bones.

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Shiite

More appropriately, Shi'a or Shi'i. The second largest sect of Islam, founded by followers of Ali, the fourth Sunni caliph (successor to Prophet Muhammad) who married the Prophet's daughter Fatima. About ten percent of the world's Muslims are Shi'a, and prefer to call themselves Ahl ul-Bayt (the 'People of the House', i.e. family of Muhammad). The largest Shi'a denomination believe in twelve imams, Ali being the first, and the last, al-Mahdi, is in hiding and expected to return to prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ. The differences between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims have more to do with politics and culture than faith and religion.

Shi'ism is most prevalent on either side of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the modern nations of Iran and Iraq (more in the southern part of the latter). The Shi'as of Iraq suffered great persecution under the nominal Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein. Currently, a young Shi'a cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, is leading a powerful resistance against the American and allied occupation forces from the holy city of Najaf.

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Jeezus

A corrupted spelling of Jesus, especially when used as a swear word.

Aw Jeezus, I pissed my shorts again.

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Texas justice

Capital punishment, the death penalty.

Saddam Hussein will probably get some Texas justice.

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marathon

An act, such as a running race or sex, engaged in for a very long time, i.e. at least several hours.

He's been in his room watching the Andy Griffith Show marathon; he ain't comin' out.

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Zion curtain

The part of the western USA where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is most prevalent, especially the states of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Taken from the term "Iron Curtain" coined by Winston Church to describe the formerly communist Eastern European nations.

Though it's deep behind the Zion Curtain, Salt Lake City is a relatively progressive city.

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