brian x's definitions

Crate and Barrel

A kitchen store for people who can't cook.

So I went to Crate and Barrel and got some placemats and glasses and dishes and silverware... what do you mean I need a stove too?

by Brian X July 9, 2003

plan 9

1. Shorthand for the Bela Lugosi/Ed Wood movie that held the title "Worst of all Time", even though "Manos" was worse and "Battlefield Earth" eclipsed it.
2. The sequel to Unix. Nobody's ever heard of it, but apparently it's pretty cool.

by Brian X May 3, 2003

barratry

The abuse of lawsuits and the legal system to harrass or intimidate a victim. A popular pastime in the United States.

Both the RIAA and the Church of Scientology have broken new ground in the field of barratry.

by Brian X August 27, 2003

Sinfest

The Bloom County of sex and religion.

Did you read that Sinfest strip? That 'Nique is a hottie in her beatnik beret.

by Brian X July 1, 2003

Doonesbury

Washed-up liberal political strip that might be funny something like once a year, but really ran out of gas around 20 years ago. Long since superseded.

by Brian X July 1, 2003

classical music

1. Historically, orchestral or chamber music written in northern Europe during the 1700s to 1900s, represented by composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovskiy, Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern Schplenden-schlitter... I'll start again.
2. Music derived from those forms of music, represented by people like Philip Glass (and occasionally people like Paul McCartney and Billy Joel).
3. A fad with racist/elitist overtones for parents who want their kids to graduate from nursery school and go straight to college.
4. Music that, despite its apparent pretentiousness and overbearing arrangements, is actually pretty cool when no one's trying to shove it down your throat.

by Brian X May 3, 2003

dixie chicks

The up-and-coming bluegrass-punk sensation from California. Used to be a popular country band from Texas before they realized they weren't half the rednecks their audience were. Still learning how to take a stand and stick with it, though.

by Brian X May 3, 2003