Moonbug's definitions

University of No Better Choice

A slang term for UNBC, the University of Northern British Columbia. It is so called because its lower admission requirements, combined with its lower tuition fees and the lower cost of living where the university is located, in Prince George, often make it a choice of necessity rather than true choice.

However the university is ranked quite high in Canadian standings for achievement and quality of education.

I fucked up my GPA by failing a sculpture class, now I have to finish my English degree at the University of No Better Choice!

by moonbug November 13, 2006

Ghost Children

Ghost Children are the counterparts of fans of the Smashing Pumpkins in the alternate world of Glass and the Machines of God.
Fans of Glass and the Machines of God are Ghost Children.

What role do the Ghost Children play in the fable of Glass and the Machines of God?

by moonbug November 17, 2006

the echo chamber

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.

the echo chamber was used for years by the tabacco industry to deny the health effects of smoking.

by moonbug November 17, 2006

Pine Beetle Epidemic

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.

The Pine Beetle Epidemic is going to kill most of the trees in Interior British Columbia.

by moonbug November 13, 2006

Kamloops

A mid sized city in British Columbia. It is located in the province's interior desert. Kamloops is one of the interior's largest cities.

Kamloops is a sprawling city with few redeeming qualities, but it is still better than Williams Lake.

by moonbug November 13, 2006

the highway of tears

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

O-Board

The Official Smashing Pumpkins message board was nicknamed the O-board by users to distinguish it from unofficial fan sites.

I miss the O-board, since it shut down lots of people stopped posting.

by moonbug November 17, 2006