Joe Iron's definitions

Five Points

This nickname from at least the 1960's for the intersection of Calumet Ave, Indianapolis Blvd and 114th St in Whiting, Indiana. The reason for the nickname is there are five intersections meeting at that point.

There was another shooting down at the bar by Five Points.

I wrecked the Delta when I spun out and hit the fence down at Five Points.

by Joe Iron March 16, 2008

Coffin

A regular automobile such as a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. The name refers not to the safety of the car but to the fact that the people driving them don't really live. They are already dead.

My mom wanted to buy a coffin but my dad would let her.

by Joe Iron February 16, 2008

Automagical

An old mainframe phrase from at least the 80s, meaning when things appear automatically like magic. Typically used with netview and JES2 automatic commands.

I put the start of that batch cobol job in JES2 start commands, that job will start automagically every morning at 2:30.

by Joe Iron May 17, 2007

chicamobile

A girl's car. An automobile specifically designed to be driven and owned by girls. Usually small and easy to park.

My brother was going to buy a Honda Fit but my dad told him it was a chicamobile and talked him out of it.

by Joe Iron March 16, 2008

Big One One Nine

A nick name used by most residents of Lake County, Indiana and the East-side of Chicago for 119th street in Whiting, IN. Once a major cruising destination, its now fallen on hard times. No longer do truckloads of teenagers sit in their vechiles all night long.

Back in the day, we used to cruise the big one one nine all night in a hemi powered Cobra.

by Joe Iron June 6, 2007

Granholm

An empty building, office, storefront, or research park in Michigan usually with a "for lease" or "for sale" sign in front.

I counted six Granholms on Main Street in Ann Arbor on the way to work today.

I saw five Granholms in a row on 96.

by Joe Iron November 24, 2007

Elvis in the bathroom

To die in the bathroom, usually the result of a life of long term excess.

Another supermodel did an Elvis in the bathroom.

Crazy Bob did too many ludes, lucky I walked in on him or he would have done an Elvis in the bathroom.

by Joe Iron January 21, 2008