Unidyne's definitions

Twilight Zone

A state of surrealism, where things that should not make sense seem to do so. Term taken from the 1960's TV show hosted by writer Rod Serling.

Carl just found out that his father, the one he thought was dead, is still alive! How Twilight Zone can you get!

by Unidyne December 14, 2003

pirate radio

An unlicensed radio station, often broadcasting political or controvercial material. The term was coined in the 1960's with "Radio Caroline", which broadcasted from a ship just outside of British territorial waters. Today's pirate broadcasters often play dance music not normally heard on comercial stations, or are intended to provide entertainment or opinions outside the mainstream.

The pirate radio station broadcasted trance music into the early hours of the morning.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

straight 6

A now obsolete automobile engine that had six cylinders in a row, instead of two rows as a current V-6 engine.

My old Chevy Nova had a straight 6 engine.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005

Rube Goldberg

An unlikely and absurdly designed machine intended to perform a simple function in the most complicated and indirect way. Named in honor of Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970), an engineer with the City of San Francisco Water and Sewers Department who became a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor and author. His long-running comic strip, "Inventions", displayed many such devices of his own design.

My Grandfather built his own fuel injector with a Rube Goldberg set-up made of old plumbing parts.

by Unidyne December 29, 2003

Freedom Toast

A Republicanized name for French Toast (which was named after Joseph French, the American chef who invented it, and has nothing to do with France).

I don't care about your politics, you're an idiot for calling it "Freedom Toast"!

by unidyne November 25, 2003

Presidential

High quality, as in the liquor you save only for your best friends.

I keep the Chivas with the Presidential in the back of the cabinet.

by unidyne November 25, 2003

televangelist

A religious preacher, almost always Evangelical Christian, who preaches on paid television programs. The term is a fusion of "Television" and "Evangelist", and with recent scandals involving sexual and/or financial wrong-doings among televanngelists, the term has a negative influence.

The televangelist proclaimed that if you sent money to his ministry, God would reward you.

by Unidyne March 11, 2005