Tom from the Shore's definitions

Electric Train

1) A toy or model train that is powered by electricity. The most common examples are Lionel type trains and the H.O. trains sold in hobby shops

2) Any real train that is powered by electricity. Power may come from overhead wires, known as a 'catenary system', or through a power "third rail" that runs alongside the regular tracks.

1) Joe went to the hobby shop and bought a set of electric train for the kids.

Lionel makes great electric trains.

2) Electric trains run on the Montclair Line on New Jersey Transit.

The GG1 Locomotive is an example of a powerful electric train

by Tom from the Shore December 12, 2007

Australian rocket science

Manual labor, especially any kind of digging. So called because Australians are also known as "diggers" and the implication that they are not very smart.

If you do not finish high school, you will end up doing Australian rocket science for a living.

by Tom from the Shore November 10, 2007

Australian Think Tank

Psychiatric ward. So called because Australians have a reputation for being goofballs.

Babs had a bout of depression and spent a week in the Australian Think Tank

by Tom from the Shore November 8, 2007

Australian College

A tavern or bar room or cheap gin mill. This is due to the fact that Australians are known for excessive drinking and spending too much time in gin mills.

Joe is over at Australian College getting his load on.

The only education he got was sitting on a bar stool in Australian college.

by Tom from the Shore April 2, 2008

Bucket of Muzzle Blast

Among artillerymen, a nonexistent item used to trick rookies. It is commonly used to send rookies on a wild goose chase. (Muzzle blast is the burst of smoke and fire that erupts from the muzzle when a shell is fired.)

"Private, go to the supply sergeant and see if he can find you a bucket of muzzle blast."

by Tom from the Shore November 19, 2007

Australian babysitter

A bartender. So called because Australians gets so drunk that the bartender feels more like a babysitter.

Jimmy is the Australian babysitter at Mickey's Pub.

Joe had a side job as Australian babysitter at a gin mill

by Tom from the Shore September 14, 2012

High angle primers

Field artillery slang. High angle primers are a nonexistent item that is used to trick rookies. Often used to send unsuspecting rookies on a wild goose chase.(Regular artillery primers work at low and high angles, so there is no high-angle version of them).

"Go down to the motor pool and ask Sergeant Williams for some high angle primers."

by Tom from the Shore November 19, 2007