Definitions by Rod Brock

lucre 

Money, legal currency. Often used in a negative sense, e.g., "filthy lucre."

The American race is rapidly becoming the coldest in the world, all because of this cruel, maneating idol, lucre.

lucre by Rod Brock July 27, 2006

hairbrained 

Foolish or crazy idea, or scheme.

"Brain, I've had just about enough of your hairbrained schemes for world domination!"

"Shut up, Pinky."

hairbrained by Rod Brock July 27, 2006

boca 

The Spanish word for "mouth."

En boca cerrada no entran moscas.

Literal English translation: "In mouth closed no enter flies."

Adapted English translation: "Flies don't enter a closed mouth."

boca by Rod Brock July 27, 2006

blob 

"The Blob" is a movie that has been twice made, once in the 50s, and again later in the 20th century by horror film director John Carpenter. The story is loosely based (very loosely) on the H.P. Lovecraft short story "The Colour out of Space," and concerns a life-sucking, flesh dissolving blob of protoplasm that arrives inside a meteorite.

If you've read "The Colour out of Space," don't bother seeing either version of the Blob - they twice butchered Lovecraft's artistry.

blob by Rod Brock July 27, 2006

Idaho Spud 

1. A backwards resident of the state of Idaho, which is known for producing potatoes, i.e., the famous "Idaho Spud."

2.)A candy bar comprised of chocolate flavored marshmallow covered in chocolate and coconut sprinkles, which superficially resembles a potato.

He was an Idaho Spud, to be sure, right down the grimy baseball hat emblazoned with the John Deere logo, and believe it or not, he was buying an entire box of Idaho Spuds. Which might explain the black stumps of his teeth.

Idaho Spud by Rod Brock July 27, 2006

neanderthal

Primitive humans which lived throughout much of Europe, but particulary in France, and Germany. The term "Neanderthal," derives from the Neanderthal Valley in Germany, where the first fossils were found. Anatomically, they differed from their chief competitors, Cro-Magnon man in that they tended to be more squat, with thicker bones, and brow ridges. They existed through hunter-gathering activities, as did the Cro-Magnon, but seem to have been less technologically innovative, a quality which may have contributed to their ultimate demise.

How many Neanderthals died in encounters with wooly mammoths is anyone's guess.

neanderthal by Rod Brock July 27, 2006

dry heat 

A stupid statement made by old-timers, when someone complains that it's hotter than hell outside, implying that low humidity makes extremely high temperatures easier to tolerate.

Joe: 114 degrees! Jesus, that's HOT!

Schmoe: Yeah, but it's a dry heat.

dry heat by Rod Brock July 27, 2006