Downstrike's definitions

Perrier

Mineral water that's drank by people who don't know about Calistoga.

Topo Chico and Calistoga are much better than Perrier.

by Downstrike October 24, 2004

clerk

One who handles clerical duties.

A large office needs a file clerk to keep the files organized.

by Downstrike May 25, 2004

Committee Mentality

The collective stupidity that results when a committee forms.

The President of the National Academy of Sciences asked, "What right has the federal government to propose that the American people conduct a vast nutritional experiment with themselves as subjects, on the strength of so very little evidence that it will do them any good?"

However, Committee Mentality was already in motion, and a popular culture icon known as the Food Guide Pyramid came to be.

by Downstrike June 16, 2004

Emeril

The star of Cooking With Too Much Salt.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

by Downstrike May 17, 2004

Adult Onset Diabetes

More correctly, Type 2 Diabetes. It is a form of Diabetes caused by complex interactions between carbohydrate consumption, insulin resistance, and obesity.

The United States has an epidemic of obesity and Adult Onset Diabetes due to the effects of eating according to the Food Guide Pyramid and % Daily recommended allowance.

by Downstrike June 26, 2004

ore

The rock or soil from which minerals are extracted.

Gold can be extracted from hard rock or placer ore.

by Downstrike June 4, 2004

You could have went all day without saying that

A sarcastic version of, "that wasn't very nice", "you shouldn't have said that", "ewww, grody", or "TMI".

Variant: You could have gone all day without saying that.

Did you see all those girls clustering around your ex? I've never seen him happier!

Just think! You could have went all day without saying that!

by Downstrike May 19, 2006