Joe Iron's definitions

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

The Boulevard

This definition dating from the jazz age is a major street where all the action is. People would wear their sunday best when going out on the boulevard. Usually, the boulevard had fine restaurants and nightclubs on it.

Let's go out and out on the boulevard.

Life is never as good as it is on the boulevard.

by Joe Iron December 9, 2008

Boulevard House

This definition dating from the jazz age is a house on the major street where all the action is. People living there would near fine restaurants, live music and nightclubs. Out your window you would see people wearing their sunday best as they walked down the boulevard.

Life was never better than when we lived at the boulevard house.

One thing I miss about the boulevard house is looking out the window and seeing all those people dressed to the nines.

by Joe Iron February 23, 2008

Guardian of the Center of the Universe

A homeless man who sat in the corner booth of the white castles at the intersection of 119th Street and Indianapolis Blvd in Whiting, IN from the 1970s to 1990s. Do to its proximity to Chicago, during the 1930s this intersection was one of the busiest intersections in the country. There was once the architectural landmark of the Illiana Hotel but it was demolished during the early 90s. The only remenant of its long vibrant history is aforementioned White Castles

I saw The Guardian of the Center of the Universe, he sure got old.

I heard The Guardian of the Center of the Universe used to work in a steel mill.

I heard the Guardian of the Center of the Universe died.

by Joe Iron January 21, 2008

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

MVS

An IBM mainframe operating system. Sort of like a dying language, in use but dying a long slow death.

Also means a dinosaur.

Nothing sadder than an old MVS guy still looking for a gig.

That guy working behind the counter at McDonalds is an old MVS guy.

by Joe Iron January 21, 2008

Documenting our culture

To add slang, phrases and sayings to www.urbandictionary.com to let people know what you thought and talked about at one time.

Leave me alone, I'm documenting our culture.

by Joe Iron February 1, 2008