brian x's definitions

calvin and hobbes

The last throwback to the days of Little Nemo... the artsiest of the artsy... quite simply the greatest comic of the last twenty-five years.

by Brian X July 1, 2003

gostak

One who distims doshes.

by Brian X June 21, 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

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

reinheitsgebot

A somewhat overrated Bavarian beer purity law requiring beer to be made from barley, water, hops, yeast, and nothing else. Kept southern German beer at a high standard until 1987, and still honored by German brewers today even though the EU forced its repeal, but ran lots of northern German brewers (who made funky Belgian-style beers) out of business.

by Brian X July 9, 2003

zero tolerance

A punishment by the inane for the inane.

When you need a pair of needlenose pliers and you use a hammer... that's zero tolerance.

by Brian X October 8, 2003