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An invitation to go on a trip, using a handbasket as transportation; derived from the phrase, go hell in a handbasket.
by Downstrike November 6, 2006
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by Downstrike October 5, 2004
Get the Rapture mug.1. Literally, that part of a body of water that meets the shore.
2. Slang, a locale that has been cased, dating from the era of sea pirates.
2. Slang, a locale that has been cased, dating from the era of sea pirates.
1. The California shore meets the Pacific coast.
2a. The pirates left, so the coast is clear.
2b. The Navy left, so the coast is clear for pirating.
2c. We cased the joint, and the coast is clear.
2a. The pirates left, so the coast is clear.
2b. The Navy left, so the coast is clear for pirating.
2c. We cased the joint, and the coast is clear.
by Downstrike October 23, 2005
Get the coast mug.Monopoly: A bored, (pardon the Freudian slip), game.
monopoly: A legal concept that has been legislated out of existence by attorneys, judges, and legislators. Now that all legal definitions of monopoly are unlawful, simply understand this: When a corporation is so big that it doesn't need to worry about whether consumers like doing business with it, because they have no choice, it's a monopoly.
monopoly: A legal concept that has been legislated out of existence by attorneys, judges, and legislators. Now that all legal definitions of monopoly are unlawful, simply understand this: When a corporation is so big that it doesn't need to worry about whether consumers like doing business with it, because they have no choice, it's a monopoly.
No please, let's not play Monopoly.
See PayOhHell, MyCrudSoft, and Kneejerk Corruptions, Incorrigible.
See PayOhHell, MyCrudSoft, and Kneejerk Corruptions, Incorrigible.
by Downstrike December 12, 2004
Get the monopoly mug.Short for, "tell me when to stop". The grammatically improper, but obedient reply is, when. Some people who use this phrase are so pedantic about receiving an obedient reply that they will not stop if the reply is other than, "when", because they think it's funny.
Say when.
OK... That's enough.
I said that's enough!
Will you stop already?!?
When you say "when".
When, already! You've ruined my drink!!!
OK... That's enough.
I said that's enough!
Will you stop already?!?
When you say "when".
When, already! You've ruined my drink!!!
by Downstrike December 28, 2005
Get the say when mug.Descriptive of anything that a recipient did not actively choose to receive, but particularly:
1. Email or IM messages. See spam.
2. Browser or Windows Messenger windows. See pop-up.
3. Malware downloads and network transfers. See adware, spyware, scumware, virus, trojan, and worm.
1. Email or IM messages. See spam.
2. Browser or Windows Messenger windows. See pop-up.
3. Malware downloads and network transfers. See adware, spyware, scumware, virus, trojan, and worm.
1. I was gone for four days and had 600 unsolicited email messages when I returned.
2. I used to get a lot more unsolicited browser pop-ups in older browser versions.
3. Some browser pop-ups would try to download unsolicited software.
2. I used to get a lot more unsolicited browser pop-ups in older browser versions.
3. Some browser pop-ups would try to download unsolicited software.
by Downstrike August 23, 2005
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