Brian X's definitions

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

Bloom County

The greatest political comic strip ever. Gave the world Opus the Penguin and disappeared after the first Bush administration.

Berkeley Breathed, where the hell have you gone?

by Brian X July 1, 2003

moderate

A person who gets to make fun of bleeding hearts and knee-jerk cryptofascists at the same time.

Yeah, you got your conservatives and your liberals, but how do you actually get anything done without the moderates making the deals?

by Brian X July 4, 2003

Pole smoker

A person who prepares kielbasa. (Think about it...

Well, he was talking about some kind of sausage, and his last name is Pienkowski...

by Brian X July 5, 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

Trader Joe's

One of the coolest grocery stores in existence -- home of two buck chuck, the Pound Plus chocolate bar, and some of the most creative TV dinners in the known universe.

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