weather friend

weather friend - an acquaintance with whom the friendship does not progress beyond discussuing more banal topics or exclusively "the weather".

John's just a "weather friend"; it's not as if I know anything about him other than he's hoping for good weather this weekend.

swoop dvd

For televisions series of high regard wherein one does not have time to watch or desire to wait for a new year to answer cliff hangers or to see commericials one can watch the entire series in one continuios long play weekend or week on DVD

I've never seen the show "24"; I hear it's good. When series finishes I'm going to "swoop dvd" it.