Definitions by Fredo

talk show 

an opportunity for people to confess to millions of viewers what they would be ashamed to admit to their next-door neighbors.

i'm soo ashamed of cheating on my husband with my brother, i have to confess on the Jerry Springer show!

talk show by fredo October 22, 2003

ufo

elusive flying machines thought to be piloted by extraterrestrials and generally confined in their earthly encounters to areas where the National Enquirer is considered a literary magazine.

well ye haw, look at that flying thingamajig in the sky ma!

ufo by fredo October 22, 2003

down size 

corporate euphemism for "let's save a little money by firing half our staff and making the other suckers work twice as hard."

down size by fredo October 22, 2003

entertainment industry 

vast network of business empires whose role is to divert us as society crumbles, and to accelerate the crumbling so that we require more diversion. comparable to the band that played aboard the titanic, except that in this case they've also supplied the iceberg.

that movies was great, all the bright lights, explosions and action really diverted my attention as the world dies.

entertainment industry by fredo October 22, 2003

piercings

self-mutilation as a fashion statement among nonconforming young people who crave peer acceptance. a practice generally frowned upon by concerned parents who used to gain their own peer acceptance by taking hallucinogenic drugs and plotting to blow up the pentagon.

i'm such a rebel. i'm going to get pierced to show how unique i am

piercings by fredo October 22, 2003