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21/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - rulebombing

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rulebombing&defid=7050880

Mass reporting of any violation of a rule while disrespecting the intent of the rule, just for the sake of getting something removed.

1. Someone posts a video of a political speech. There is no swearing; it could be on CNN.

2. The opponents of the person giving the speech mass report that video for containing "disturbing content," even though "disturbing content" is supposed to be something like, say, gore.

3. In reaction to the mass reports, moderators flag the video as 18+ or remove it entirely, just because of the rulebombing effect.

 

20/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - Michael Scott Racist

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Michael%20Scott%20Racist&defid=7058085

A Michael Scott Racist is a generally well-intentioned person who tries so hard to be politically correct and to demonstrate that they are not racist that they show themselves to actually be racist. Named for Steve Carell's character on The Office who made a habit of being this.

Oscar: Both my parents were born in Mexico. And they moved to the United States a year before I was born. So I grew up in the United States. My parents were Mexican.
Michael Scott: Wow. Wow. That is... That is a great story. That's the American dream right there, right? Um, let me ask you, is there a term besides "Mexican" that you prefer? Something less offensive?

Kate: I'm not racist. I love all races, but especially Asians because although they're not great drivers, they really know how to run a buffet.
John: You're a Michael Scott Racist.

 

19/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - Highlingual

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Highlingual&defid=7057171

The belief that, when high, you can speak two or more languages

Can be actual knowledge of the language that was forgotten but was remembered because your high. Or a completely false belief (when their translation has nothing to do with the actual translation)

A "Como estas"
B "Bien y tu?"
A "You speak spanish?!"
B "I do when im high"
A "Ah, so your highlingual"

OR

A "Como estas"
B "Si mucho por favor'
A "What?.."
B "I said im high too. You must not know that im highlingual'

 

18/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - Riker's Beard

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Riker%27s%20Beard&defid=3827859

The opposite of jump the shark, i.e. when a TV show goes from unspectacular/boring/outlandish to completely awesome. It references Star Trek: The Next Generation, which was unspectacular until season 2, when Commander Riker grew a beard. The show kicked ass from then on.

"Man, Dollhouse really pulled a Riker's Beard last week with that awesome episode."

 

17/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - crack is whack

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crack%20is%20whack&defid=2021509

A term coined by Whitney Houston in an interview by Barbara Walters. Whitney Houston was denying her drug addiction by citing the simple fact that she can afford to do BETTER drugs.

"First of all, let's get one thing straight. Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. Okay? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is whack." Whitney Houston

 

16/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - bacon tetris

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bacon%20tetris&defid=7053033

The act of arranging bacon strips on a frying pan in the most efficient way possible given the dimensions of your pan. The goal is to maximize the number of bacon strips on the heating surface without leaving any part of any strip uncooked.

I have 100 square inches of bacon and only 36 square inches of frying pan area. Time to play bacon tetris.

 

15/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - Social Bully

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Social%20Bully&defid=7052776

A person who demands everyone's attendance at events and will not take "no" for an answer. Also, this person tends to discourage people from leaving social events and interrogates them as to the reason for the departure

Person 1: Are you going to happy hour?

Person 2: I wasn't planning on it but I didn't have a good excuse and Kristin wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

Person 1: She's such a social bully.

 

14/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - coffee face

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coffee%20face&defid=7051617

That ugly ass face people have in the morning before they drink their coffee.

Concerned husband: Honey you look awful. Are you coming down with something?

Wife: No, it's just my coffee face. Brew some shit.

 

13/5/13 16:58 - torque_control - May BSFA London Meeting: Janet Edwards Interviewed by Ian Drury

http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/may-bsfa-london-meeting-janet-edwards-interviewed-by-ian-drury/

http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com/?p=4836

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Location: The Cellar Bar, The Argyle Public House, 1 Greville Street (off Leather Lane), London EC1N 8PQ

On Wednesday 22nd May 2013, Janet Edwards (author of the Earth Girl trilogy) will be interviewed by Ian Drury.

ALL WELCOME – FREE ENTRY (Non-members welcome)

The interview will start at 7 pm. We have the room from 6 pm (and if early, fans are in the ground floor bar from 5ish).

There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes.

Map is here. Nearest Tube: Chancery Lane (Central Line).

FUTURE EVENTS:
26th June 2013**– James Smythe, interviewed by TBC
24th July 2013*  – Cory Doctorow, interviewed by Tom Hunter

28th August 2013- Ian Stewart, interviewed by Stephen Baxter

* Note that this is a month with five Wednesdays. The meeting will be on the fourth, not the last, Wednesday of the month.

** Due to personal reasons, Catheyrnne Valente is no longer able to attend.


Tagged: BSFA, Ian Drury, Janet Edwards, london
 

13/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - Porn Mode

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Porn%20Mode&defid=3337345

A mode available in modern web browsers that doesn't store any session information.

Porn Mode Coming to Firefox

 

11/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - Jesus shoes

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jesus%20shoes&defid=7047938

flip flops or sandals, must have a strap between one or more toes, can be any material but leather is prefered

he came back from the beach and is still wearing his jesus shoes

 

10/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - Delazify

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Delazify&defid=6399444

Prying one's fat ass off the couch to get shit done. Ending (temporarily or permanently) one's sedentary lifestyle & actually doing shit.

Dude, delazify your ass & clean this shit hole up!

 

9/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - pants boner

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pants%20boner&defid=7044589

A crease in your pants in the crotch section, which causes you to look like you're having an erection.
(especially embarrassing when you are a girl)

Everyone was looking at my pants boner, and then asked me if I was actually a boy.
(I am a girl)

 

8/5/13 00:00 - urbanwordofday - It won't happen again

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=It%20won%27t%20happen%20again&defid=7043628

The phrase that people say to their boss when they know that they have fucked up and their boss has yelled at them at them. This is the acceptable response apart from "sorry" that should be used when apologising to a boss. The harshness of the reason can vary from being late to shredding a court case report. The result is always the same, the accused, embarrassed and flustered, the boss, pissed off, saying "it better not" and the rest of the workers staring at the accused.

Boss: Hey Gary, have you seen the Johnson Parking ticket case? It was on my desk.

Gary: Was it on the same corner that is the shred pile?

Boss: Yes, have you seen it?

Gary: I kind of shredded it...

Boss: YOU DID WHAT???

Gary: But it was on the shred pile

Boss: ALWAYS ASK ME WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SHRED SOMETHING. NOW GO INTO THE SHREDDER AND PICK OUT ALL THE PAPER FROM THE FILE AND STICK IT BACK TOGETHER!!!

Gary: Sorry Mr Stevens. It won't happen again.

Boss: It better not.

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