Downstrike's definitions
The horrific emaelstrom that ensues after a spammer discovers that some careless email newsletter sender has left his email server open, allowing the spammer to send an offensive message to all the newsletter's subscribers, making it appear that the offensive message is from the newsletter.
Since most of the subscribers were wondering how the heck they got on the "newsletter" to begin with, their automatic reaction to the offensive message is to reply with rude, and sometimes threatening, demands to be unscubscribed. The server then relays all the rude replies to all the subscribers.
The replies from the subscribers who receive the rude replies run from legalistic to tearful, to even more rude and threatening than the original rude replies.
Perhaps one subscriber out of a hundred will recognize that none of the offensive and rude messages were intended specifically for himself. He may even try to persuade the rioters to calm down, but few of them will notice his pleas for reason amongst all the crap in their inboxes.
Since most of the subscribers were wondering how the heck they got on the "newsletter" to begin with, their automatic reaction to the offensive message is to reply with rude, and sometimes threatening, demands to be unscubscribed. The server then relays all the rude replies to all the subscribers.
The replies from the subscribers who receive the rude replies run from legalistic to tearful, to even more rude and threatening than the original rude replies.
Perhaps one subscriber out of a hundred will recognize that none of the offensive and rude messages were intended specifically for himself. He may even try to persuade the rioters to calm down, but few of them will notice his pleas for reason amongst all the crap in their inboxes.
I get caught in a spam riot at least once every year or two. When that happens, I typically receive about 200 email messages per hour.
by Downstrike July 1, 2005
Get the spam riotmug. 1. A form of government in which the true power lies in the hands of committees who dictate policy and bureaus that carry them out, with little accountability to the constituency.
2. A form of government, the authority of which is not so much to accomplish anything, but to obstruct accomplishment by anyone else.
3. The form of government that the United States of America really practices while the politicians distract the constituency.
2. A form of government, the authority of which is not so much to accomplish anything, but to obstruct accomplishment by anyone else.
3. The form of government that the United States of America really practices while the politicians distract the constituency.
by Downstrike June 5, 2004
Get the Bureaucracymug. by Downstrike May 29, 2004
Get the big 10-4mug. 
1. From Greek; pan = all, and theon = gods. Literally, all the gods.
2. All the gods recognized by a particular religion.
3. The three members of the Trinity.
2. All the gods recognized by a particular religion.
3. The three members of the Trinity.
by Downstrike May 24, 2004
Get the pantheonmug. A corruption of the word "creature", which literally means something that was created.
1. Both the slang and the correct version of the word generally mean "animal".
2. (derogatory) A person.
1. Both the slang and the correct version of the word generally mean "animal".
2. (derogatory) A person.
by Downstrike September 12, 2004
Get the crittermug. 1. From timber, forestry, firefighting, ice fishing, anachronistic gaming, etc., etc.; axemen
2. From popular culture, murdercycles.
3. From military, helicopters.
4. From dentistry, false teeth.
2. From popular culture, murdercycles.
3. From military, helicopters.
4. From dentistry, false teeth.
Choppers (4) were shipped by air in choppers (3), and from the helipad on choppers (2) to remote locations so the choppers (1) could eat.
by Downstrike September 16, 2004
Get the choppersmug.