Downstrike's definitions

Californiese

The dialect of slang spoken only in California.

Peeps outside of California probably never even heard of the California Aquesuct, so they wouldn't bother to use such Californiese terminology.

by Downstrike December 24, 2004

Downey

George Lucas' high school alma matre, the home of the Downey Ducks. He renamed Downey High School, Dewey High School in American Graffiti to avoid lawsuits.

Downey students like to think they're Downey Knights, but that just doesn't have the same ring to it as Downey Ducks, and students at all the other schools around them don't let them forget it!

by Downstrike December 28, 2005

Faith Healer

An awful thing to name someone.

I know you can't help it that your last name is Healer, but did you have to name her Faith, too?

by Downstrike November 14, 2004

self-serving

Working to benefit one's self at a time when one should be working to benefit others.

See job security, legislator, lawyer, and conflict of interest.

by Downstrike May 21, 2004

antitrust

An abuse of power or authority over a market to prevent consumers from buying or using the product or service of a competitor. See conflict of interest and monopoly.

When MyCrudSoft first rolled out sWindles, they made sure that it produced an error message while installing onto a better version of DOS than their own, leading consumers to think the better DOS was flawed, even though sWindles worked with it just fine.

Kneejerk Corruptions, Incorrigible will do anything they can to prevent the owner of a domain from transferring it to another registrar. They did it best when they were also the register with which all the other registrars had to register domains.

by Downstrike December 12, 2004

pobody's nerfect

A conciliatory way of saying, "nobody's perfect" that illustrates the concept. Originated with Cracked and Mad Magazine in the 70s.

I'm sorry, that was dumb.

That's OK, pobody's nerfect.

by Downstrike December 23, 2004

invisibility

The power or ability to become invisible. Most frequently occurs in Fantasy or Science Fiction. However, vitally important objects that you need in Real Life are some times empowered with invisibility when you need them most desperately.

Keeborn have the power of invisibility.

by Downstrike May 23, 2004