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fierce competitor

Somebody who comes in first AND third in a circle-jerk.

Louie is a fierce competitor! Made me ashamed.

by scrivener July 5, 2006

9πŸ‘ 12πŸ‘Ž


Tea Party shutdown

A 16 day partial government shutdown that occured in October 2013 as part of an effort by the Tea Party to defund the Affordable Care Act

Blocking implementation of the Affordable Care Act seems to be one of the Tea Party's top priorities, this resulted in the Tea Party shutdown.

by scrivener December 8, 2013

1386πŸ‘ 1231πŸ‘Ž


Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera

Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera is a logical fallacy whereby something is assumed to be true because someone photoshopped a picture of it.

An example of "Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera" is a picture of a Nobel Prize stained in blood stating that someone doesn't deserve a Nobel Prize because they are responsible for more deaths than Hitler. "Photoshop hoc, ergo hoc vera" applies people assume that the picture is true just because someone made it, and then share it with others.

by scrivener September 9, 2012

3πŸ‘ 1πŸ‘Ž


IRS scandal

A scandal involving political organizations illegally claiming tax exempt status, section 501(c)(4) of the tax code specifically prohibits tax exempt non-profits from engaging in partisan politics

As part of the IRS scandal organizations like the Tea Party and NORML were investigated for violating the tax code, some rwnjs have suggested that the Obama Administration did something improper by allowing the IRS to enforce the law.

by scrivener December 8, 2013

2193πŸ‘ 1983πŸ‘Ž


spoofing

A guessing game where each person holds zero to three coins in one hand behind his back. The person who guesses closest to the actual total among all in the group drops out. Last person remaining buys the sodas.

We were spoofing, and Bob lost again! That's three times this week.

by scrivener July 5, 2006

6πŸ‘ 28πŸ‘Ž


treeing

(verb) Navigating down a hierarchical structure, usually computer files and directories.

I was treeing to the good pictures, and the computer locked up.

by scrivener July 5, 2006

12πŸ‘ 13πŸ‘Ž


spooled

Hooking a fish that takes off, pulling all the line on your reel.

He was big 'un. So big that he spooled me, and broke the line.

by scrivener July 5, 2006

17πŸ‘ 4πŸ‘Ž