Brian X's definitions

hard drive

An object mounted inside a computer that holds data. Not to be confused with the computer itself, the hard drive in the average desktop computer is made of metal and is about the size of a mass-market paperback book.

He said he was having a problem with a port on the hard drive... of course he'd actually blown the controller chip on his USB card and the hard drive was just fine. I didn't know whether to applaud the fact that he knew what the problem was or cry because he still didn't know the right words for it.

by Brian X October 21, 2003

Crate and Barrel

A kitchen store for people who can't cook.

So I went to Crate and Barrel and got some placemats and glasses and dishes and silverware... what do you mean I need a stove too?

by Brian X July 9, 2003

reinheitsgebot

A somewhat overrated Bavarian beer purity law requiring beer to be made from barley, water, hops, yeast, and nothing else. Kept southern German beer at a high standard until 1987, and still honored by German brewers today even though the EU forced its repeal, but ran lots of northern German brewers (who made funky Belgian-style beers) out of business.

by Brian X July 9, 2003

your dog wants steak

Fark cliche. Might have come from a dog food commercial in the early 90s.

Apparently dogs want steak. Who knew?

by Brian X November 29, 2003

zero tolerance

A punishment by the inane for the inane.

When you need a pair of needlenose pliers and you use a hammer... that's zero tolerance.

by Brian X October 8, 2003

Alton Brown

The patron saint of the geek kitchen.

After watching Good Eats for a couple of weeks, I too am now an Alton Brown whore... and I'm proud of it.

by Brian X June 22, 2003

Get Fuzzy

The funny version of Garfield.

Now you gotta love any strip with a cat named Bucky who puts dents in everything... unless of course you're a Red Sox fan.

by Brian X July 1, 2003