brian x's definitions

ham

A species of geek that lives on the radio spectrum. Usually elderly, often cantankerous, almost always male, can probably dismantle your brand-new walkie-talkie and put it back together in working order in under an hour. Often appends an incomprehensible jumble of letters and numbers to his name (his radio call sign).

by Brian X September 16, 2003

Trader Joe's

One of the coolest grocery stores in existence -- home of two buck chuck, the Pound Plus chocolate bar, and some of the most creative TV dinners in the known universe.

by Brian X July 9, 2003

MacOS X

1. A hybrid of the original Macintosh operating system and NextStep, based on Mach and FreeBSD and designed as the native system for recent-model Mac hardware.
2. Bad-ass rock-stable OS for people who actually want to get work done and don't want to screw around with drivers for 8000 different chipsets and security holes the size of the Ted Williams Tunnel.
3. Something PC zealots completely deny the existence of.

by Brian X June 22, 2003

tremphlicator

A device used in cases of abnormal uvula bifurcation and associated complications.

by Brian X September 28, 2003

shrub

A money plant, usually found in or near white houses.

by Brian X August 14, 2003