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Definitions by failure33object

half pincer

an intricate play used in games such as American football, hockey and checkers. involves forming an enclosure around a player to force him/her into submission. favoured by Mrs. Doubtfire, transvestite nanny, and Saint Jackolas, checkers icon.
St. Jackolas "man, check my badass half-pincer on Macaulay, Mrs. D!"
Mrs. Doubtfire "ooh very nice dear!"
Macaulay "please let me go home now."
half pincer by failure33object April 23, 2005

bobby dazzler 

phrase invented by david dickinson to describe anything worth describing. can give fame to anything once said... an antique, a checkers player, a KFC meal, a sock. no-one knows who the real man bobby dazzler is, possibly he is jesus or the triple d in cognito.
"wow that kfc popcorn chicken was a bobby dazzler, let me tell you!"
"yep, it'd make the duke proud!"

that old chesnut 

a phrase which generally refers to a cliche or an over-used excuse. to be used in disgust. often a pre-cursor to serious arguments in games such as checkers... like when a player tries to pull the "classic" half-pincer movement.
"well....you know there is trouble a brewing when that saying comes out" - Rob McLean

saint jackolas

a devious one, most likely to be found on a checkers board protecting Sir Blanket of Neverland. not a very good guard in fact, as the scent of small children (male more likely) will easily lead him astray. will corner anyone he can and ply them with Jesus Juice.
"an angry bugger, always up for a chase, and never leaves without his prize" - Rob McLean

the alcove 

the best place in the universe. frequented daily for two whole years by Rob McLean and Jim Davies. a place of indescribable awesomeness, The Alcove is a small step, housed by a concrete alcove, perfectly built never to be tainted by sunlight.
"the coldest stone on earth"
"the only place where phil tranters filthy hands cannot reach in the grounds of hereford sixth form" - Rob McLean
the alcove by failure33object April 22, 2005
word commonly used in checkers when one player reaches his/her opponents side of the board, resulting in a crown being placed atop the successful checker. more often than not, kings are keen to free any P.o.W's or will hop around the board in a wild frenzy.
"that kingage is gonna result in a one-checker kill frenzy!"
kingage by failure33object April 20, 2005

bulbasaur 

Alan Titmarch's worst nightmare, a plant which walks and can shoot razor leaves. also has the ability to whip folk with seeds. spotted frequently in Swansea, where he grows to enormous size due to the colossal amount of rain. his best attributes are his massive head. eats candy and mince beef.
most likely to say: "bulba, bulba!"
least likely to say: "what the blazes is that yellow mouse squawking for?"
bulbasaur by failure33object April 19, 2005