Xyzzy's definitions

Ahmed Chalabi

An international criminal who will bring law and order to Iraq. At least according to Bush.

Yanno, there are times when I think Baghdad Bob was right; most Americans think Iraqis are retarded, but we are retarded.

by Xyzzy September 21, 2004

heck of a job

Total screw-up. Usually used ironically, to indicate when someone's self-delusion is in direct contradiction to well-known and easily-observed facts.

"Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

by Xyzzy December 18, 2005

coyote

a small dog, Canis latrans, native to North America, known for using everything from canyons to tactical nuclear weapons to catch roadrunners.

Now this is a little coyote-and-roadrunner.

by Xyzzy September 21, 2004

NeoCon

Despite the name, neocons are neither new nor conservative. Neocons favor globalization, upper-class tax cuts to bankrupt the government, taxing only earned income, teaching that masturbation can cause pregnancy, banning gay marriage, ruling the world, and election systems which don't have a paper trail. Don't try to converse with neocons; they take any sort of criticism as censorship, and will often resort Serdar Argic-style debate tactics.

Anyone you see on 24-hour news

by Xyzzy January 9, 2005

privatization

The idea that a middle man will somehow LOWER prices, a.k.a. more perpetual motion from neoliberals.

Privatization's all the rage in Washington right now.

by Xyzzy January 30, 2005

jump the shark

The moment when a show is no longer worth watching due to a very contrived episode. The term comes from the Happy Days Hawaii miniseries.

When did Voyager jump the shark?

A. Seven of Nine
B. The Year of Hell
C. Chakotay's vision quests
D. Day one

by Xyzzy May 4, 2005

wintendo

an operating system which uses more RAM than the typical system and automatically installs Microshaft's own Internet Expirer browser on your system, then won't allow you to remove it, thus allowing Bill Gates to view your system personally. It also self-upgrades, thus taking up your memory with Borg implants. Did I mention that some versions uninstall all non-MS products? Also expect to view the blue screen of death at least once a day, sometimes twice.

Resistance is futile.

by Xyzzy February 8, 2004