Vienna moment

The dawning realisation that you don't know what's going on in any given situation. Line from the 1980s Ultravox song 'Vienna':

Oh Vienna, this means nothing to me.

During the Q&A a professor asked an obscure question and as he was talking I was having a total Vienna moment.

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appolyte

Slavish devotee to Apple products from the ipod the Mac. Steve Jobs is their messiah and will fiercely defend him.
Usually dressed in a black polo-neck.

Steve Jobs released the iPad in San Francisco. It looked just like an iphone except it was bigger, heavier, harder to transport, more expensive and did less things. The assembled appolytes salivated nonetheless.

Thank Jobs there was someone who understood them and didn't just produce another useless 'gadget' they said. The appolytes were pleased.

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familia shit

The universal troubles caused to you by being part of a family. So called because they are familiar to all concerned.

Membership and/or participation in family activities cause well known types of this shit.

What's up Greg?

My uncle caused a scene over Thanksgiving and my mum was crying over the wasted effort to have a nice dinner.

Yeah, I can totally do without that familia shit; my sister wanted to go out and my dad said not looking like that but she did so anyway, so then he gets on my case and says i should get off my lazy ass and get a job.

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passionista

A fervent popular activist. Someone who gets very animated and active over fashionable causes such as the political prisoner du jour, climate change, Darfur or whatever is fashionable to be outraged about. Heart in the right place, and will tell you all about it whether or not you want to hear it.

How's Jessica?
Usual, gave me on Darfur when she dropped off some low-energy light bulbs as a gift.
She's such a passionista.

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accent whore

Girl who dates a guy because he has a sexy accent.
This attribute takes precedent over all other personal qualities
Usually upper class English or soft European.

What does Kristy see in that English guy?
Eh, she's just an accent whore

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int'eruption

Any discontinuity in normal life arising from volcanic eruptions.

All regular news has been suspended, we will stay with this story no matter how long or tedious it is. We apologise for this int'eruption.

volcation

The detours and delays of a regular vacation casused by volcanic ash disrupting your return flight home, or conversely the time you spend at home because you couldn't fly out.

Prague was great, but the volcation took in Germany, Switzerland and France on the drive back!

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