Refers to the common and acutely frustrating "doggedly pretending not to understand and thus getting the help-requester to repeat/rephrase his tale of woe over and over till he finally gives up" strategy that many adults/older siblings resort to in an effort to eventually discourage a youngster in his efforts to motivate said elder to intervene on his behalf, but the elder does not wish to get involved or bestir himself. This destructive and selfishly-deceitful practice involves a similar "hiding behind a veil of fake confusion" ruse used by the jackal in the famous fable --- the jackal pretends to never quite be able to understand the situation and thus flimflams the frustratedly enraged tiger into tempestuously re-entering the cage so that the jackal could lock him back inside again, thus preventing him from devouring the Brahman for dinner.
I tried to get my uncle to step in and settle the quarrel I was having with my cousin, but he always just kept smiling amusedly and scratching his head in apparent bewilderment and asking me to repeat my story and "explain myself" over and over --- I know full well that my story was perfectly clear and easy for him to understand, though, so I suspect now that he was pulling the old Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hide ploy on me just so that he wouldn't have to get involved in the dispute.
Former Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Air Force. Now he is the prophet of Detention. He teaches people the wisdom of detention and how detention leads to eternal enlightenment. He has a gargantuan bald spot which is a symbol of his wisdom.
Me: Dr Pessoa just gave me detention!
My friend: Lucky guy!
A man who was used as a social experiment at creating everyone's worst nightmare for dentists.
Oh god, Dr Howard Schnider is back in business and ready to strike again.
For when you have a mixture of lots of alcohol and a little bit of Dr. Pepper and your mom asks what it is.
Mom: Hey what are you drinking?
Me: 100% Dr. Pepper.
Protector of the weak defender of justice wears crocs and is 5’9 with a long wingspan
Better watch out! Here comes Dr Doon Bird
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Dr. Oz's health magazine "Dr. Oz The Good Life" will cease publication, publisher Hearst Magazines confirmed Wednesday.
The move comes as the TV doctor -- whose full name is Mehmet Oz -- runs for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican candidate. His show "The Dr. Oz Show" is also ending, Sony announced this week.