Public Relations slang for the tactic of repeating some fake factoid so loudly and so often that many people start to believe it. It is even more effective if public figures and celebrities are used in the echo chamber.
This technique was used for years to debunk those who noted the first signs of climate change.
This technique was used for years to debunk those who noted the first signs of climate change.
by moonbug November 17, 2006
Get the the echo chambermug. Highway 16 in Canada is also known as the highway of tears because a large number of hitchhikers have been murdered along it. The term particularly refers to the stretch from Prince Rupert to Prince George.
Girls should never hitch alone on the highway of tears because lots of women have been murdered along it; some people think that it is the work of a serial killer.
by moonbug November 13, 2006
Get the the highway of tearsmug. Shortened form of "Japanese". Used in the FFXI gaming environment to refer to Japanese players.
Preferred to other shortened forms like "Jap", which is considered disrepectful.
Preferred to other shortened forms like "Jap", which is considered disrepectful.
JP only, ((sorry, I don't understand English)).
My JP friend gave me these balance rings, I'm so lucky to be a linkshell with JP players.
It's hard to play with JP players because of translation issues, but they really rock in combat.
My JP friend gave me these balance rings, I'm so lucky to be a linkshell with JP players.
It's hard to play with JP players because of translation issues, but they really rock in combat.
by Moonbug October 29, 2004
Get the jpmug. One of the major western highways in Canada. Highway 16, also known as the highway of tears runs from Prince Rupert in British Columbia to Winnepeg in Manitoba. It is the northern alternate route across the country.
by moonbug November 13, 2006
Get the Highway 16mug. The Official Smashing Pumpkins message board was nicknamed the O-board by users to distinguish it from unofficial fan sites.
by moonbug November 17, 2006
Get the O-Boardmug. The past tense of the verb "to Dixie Chick", a verb meaning to express a contraversial opinion from a place of artistic privledge.
It comes from the name of a band, the Dixie Chicks, who were simultaniously applauded and reviled for speaking out against the 2002 war of the United States against Iraq.
It comes from the name of a band, the Dixie Chicks, who were simultaniously applauded and reviled for speaking out against the 2002 war of the United States against Iraq.
"Everyone is scared of being Dixie Chicked. You say one bad thing about your government and you might lose a large portion of your fans. Good. who wants a bunch of idiots for fans anyways?" -- 'Fat' Mike Burkett
by moonbug April 06, 2005
Get the Dixie-Chickedmug. The central interior of British Columbia is currently experiencing a Pine Beetle Epidemic. Thousands of hectares of pine forests are dead or dying die to infection by pine beetles. The epidemic has partially been caused by Climate Change, because the winters in the interior no longer get cold enough to hold the pine beetle in check.
by moonbug November 13, 2006
Get the Pine Beetle Epidemicmug.