brian x's definitions

moderate

A person who gets to make fun of bleeding hearts and knee-jerk cryptofascists at the same time.

Yeah, you got your conservatives and your liberals, but how do you actually get anything done without the moderates making the deals?

by Brian X July 4, 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

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

your dog wants steak

Fark cliche. Might have come from a dog food commercial in the early 90s.

Apparently dogs want steak. Who knew?

by Brian X November 29, 2003

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

Bloom County

The greatest political comic strip ever. Gave the world Opus the Penguin and disappeared after the first Bush administration.

Berkeley Breathed, where the hell have you gone?

by Brian X July 1, 2003

Friend Of Bill

Archaic 1990s slang for a liberal celebrity with a personal connection to former President Bill and current Senator Hillary Clinton. Examples include Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, and a good number of other well-known Hollywood types. Distinguished from true progressives by being largely a bunch of rich, connected limousine liberals.

by Brian X September 28, 2003