Braveheart's thirst for blood's definitions

Christ on a stick

Referring to the event of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He was nailed to a cross (standard Christian) or a stake (Jehovah's Witness).

Today's kids don't realize how friendly Jesus is because they've never seen Christ on a stick and they don't know how much he suffered.

by Braveheart's thirst for blood March 24, 2007

lately you have

Another one of the sentences of doom. Usually said by your boss after you swiped too many xerox copies or pens from the office, or by your parents when your report card/behavior is not up to snuff.

"Lately you have been throwing pencils in the asbestos ceiling tiles at school. The police are going to investigate this as a death threat. We need to talk!"

by Braveheart's thirst for blood January 13, 2007

someone tells me you've been

A secondhand account of complaint, usually from a person of authority, or by someone who's the teacher's pet (if at school). A sentence of doom. Can happen if you've been sexually harrassing the teacher's daughter, sticking aluminum foil into electrical outlets, shoplifting, etc.

"Someone tells me you've been putting foil in the outlets at school. If you don't respect electicity, I can't let you have electronics in your room." "Someone tells me you've been mooning the principal. Don't you know you can get arrested for that?"

by Braveheart's thirst for blood January 13, 2007

crafty

A woman who looks witchy in the modern Pagan sense. Does not necessarily mean she's a witch, but just that she likes Celtic things and loves nature. Usually has long thick black hair with bangs and wears Celtic jewelry and has a shirt with a wolf or other New Age regalia.

This beautiful woman looks so crafty.

by Braveheart's thirst for blood June 22, 2006

America's Trinket Store

(from America's Technology Store--the name given to Radio Shack back in the late 1990s/early 2000 zeroes). The Christmas Tree Shops, a place known for selling knicknacks and decorative items. Sometimes you can even buy a celluloid christmas tree there.

Frodo: "I'm going to America's Trinket Store to buy a crystal ball for my garden." Saruman: "Could you get me a minature Santa while you're there? I like his beard."

by Braveheart's thirst for blood January 13, 2007

mode of failure

1. When talking about machines, the way it dies/becomes permanently unusable/gets bricked/gets broken.
2. Refers to the method by which anything/anyone with a fixed life span meets their doom.

1. An overclocked CPU's mode of failure is usually overheating.
1. If the blown engine's mode of failure is a cracked connecting rod, you should modify the connecting rod to make it stronger.
2. Instead of being stabbed with a spear, a common mode of failure for Presidents of the US who die in office is being shot with a firearm.
2. "In the 1st Millennium, a common mode of failure for Popes was martyrdom."

by Braveheart's thirst for blood August 20, 2006

Magicant

From a portmanteu of Magician and Can't. A practitioner of Clear Magic (illusion stage magic) that bungles every trick or isn't good with crowds.

Did you see that Magicant? He said he was going to pull a rabbit out of his hat but pulled out a bunch of rotten chicken eggs instead.

by Braveheart's thirst for blood March 24, 2007