dad's army

Any group of elderly people working together for a common cause. Term derives from the title of the popular british sit com of the same name.

The average age of the workers was 67, they are a real dad's army.

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Da Hack

A UK based music journalist known for his brutally honest approach to review writing.

We better play well lads I've just seen Da Hack at the bar.

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rosey

Cockney ryhming slang for tea (see Rosey Leefor broader definition)

Brew up mate. I'm in desperate need of a cup of Rosey.

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Warhol moment

The fifteen minutes of fame that, if Andy Warhol is to be believed, we are all entitled to have.

Mary was selected to appear on Big Brother, she knew this was her Warhol Moment and that her 15 minutes was here.

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Celtic

A scottish footie team, supported largely by the Irish Catholic, community whos supporters are far more open warm and friendly than the bigotted bastards who support Rangers.

For a good evening out watch Celtic play on TV in a Dublin pub.

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NWOBHM

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

A movement in British rock. To get the full picture you have to understand that the 1976/77 punk explosion drove a lot of mainstream rock bands underground, many of them didn't survive. However the fanbase remained and in pubs and clubs in working class areas such as East London, Newcastle on Tyne and the West Midlands new bands started to form taking on the musician ship of the older 'dinosaur' rock outfits, but using the new punk method of doing things; brash attitudes, agressive sounds, self management / control etc.

The punk movement in the UK started to run out of steam as a mainstream musical form in the summer of 1979 and the new metal bands started to emerge from the pubs and clubs. Early examples were Saxon, Magnum and Raven. They were joined in 1980 by acts that were to become household names - Iron Maiden, Def Leppard etc.

NWOBHM was a very broad church that embrassed art rock (Pallas / Haze), glam (Wrathchild / Tygertailz), Early death and proto-thrash (Venom / Warfare) etc, as well as countless denim and leather bands. (Angelwitch / Demon)

The excepted period for NWOBHM is summer 1979 to autumn 1985. After this point NWOBHM became a tag to refer to bands in the Iron Maiden / Judas Preist vien (Marshall Law / Strangeways / Idol Rich)

The style has since influenced most modern forms of rock and metal.

The term was originally coined by Malcome Dome in the April '79 issue of 'Sounds' magazine.

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hanging chad

A key part of the US electorial system.

The hanging chads swung the vote in favour of GW Bush

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