that's my bark to peel

The phrase "that's my bark to peel" refers to an artistic concept wherein an artist is to decide the meaning and content of their art. It can also be used in a similar way to "that's my axe to grind", meaning that it's your business to deal with.

"That's my bark to peel" as in "that's my art to create", "that's my bark to peel" as in "I dictate the meaning of my piece". In some ways this idiom can lie directly contrary to the artistic concept of The Death of the Author, a concept which has the viewer as the decider on the pieces meaning.

This idiom was created by Canadian writers Andy Zuliani and Cassie Mifflin based off Mifflin's short story "Cold Pudding and the Last Great Maritimer" wherein she included a line after her bark was stolen by artist Ruben Moller where she said "That's my bark to peel". Andy would then go on to coin the phrase's meaning while discussing her work and then further what that moment meant, telling her that "If a professor is ever making you tear apart your work more than you'd like, just tell them 'that's my bark to peel.'"

Andy: "If a professor is ever making you tear apart your work more than you'd like, just tell them 'that's my bark to peel.'"

Bark at her heater

Eat pussy, to perform oral sex on a female

She wants me to bark at her heater

The Dogs Were Barking

An excuse for anything, whether someone lost in a game or did something stupid, it can be used whenever. No dogs have to be present nor does anything play part in the mishap, it is simply a phrase meant to be used when you want to make an excuse or a defense for something. Originated from Simi Valley

John: I wrecked you in basketball! You suck!
Nico: The dogs were barking! That was it!
John: Mhm sure they were!

Greg: Haha how did you trip on that rock?
James: The dogs were barking, so I didn't see it!

barking seagull

A sexual maneuver in which one partner mounts the other from behind grasping the arms of the prone partner, splaying them out like wings,proceeding to thrust hard but at a slow rhythm, thus causing the recipient to throw their head back and squawk, mimicking a seagull on dominant display. When employed correctly, that is.

The girl I picked up said she was adventurous, so I gave her the barking seagull and she LOVED it. She won't stop calling me.

barking for sharks

The act of vomiting.

Where did your buddy go? He's in the bathroom barking for sharks after that last shot.

banana bark

The yelp emitted when too much teeth come into play during fellatio.

yo did you hear Dave's banana bark last night? whoever blew him must've had braces.

Bark and Ride

Noun and verb. A dogging site (outdoor sex venue) or the act of visiting a spot where dogging takes place.

Noun example: Friday night again! I know, I'll mug a couple of old ladies to pay for a greasy lamb donor and a 6-pack of Special Brew then I'll bury my bone at the local Bark and Ride on my way home.

Verb example: Let's bark an' ride, bitch! Sniff, sniff ..woof, woof!