knowman's definitions

not keeping up with the Jone's

Not buying the latest and greatest, making do with what you have, because you have more important places to put the money, such as your kids education or your retirement.

Why am I not keeping up with the Jone's ? My son and my money both go to Marquette.

by knowman April 12, 2008

Obama

Obama a sacred cow that you are not supposed to criticize.

When I said I wouldn't vote for Obama because he didn't have a track record Judy went rabid on me.

by knowman April 13, 2008

retirement

throwing away a machine or human after it is decided that they are so worn out or used up that there is no value left. the human gets a small pension that is not enough to live on, the machine is junked.

retirement like death comes to us all.

by knowman February 21, 2009

ernied

A remark that angers someone not because it's an insult, but because of the truth it contains. From Nebraska state senator Chambers way of saying what he thinks.

Leo just said to your face that you are a Sissie without out your pocket courage. You just got ernied, ain't you going to do something about it? I would but my gun's jammed.

by knowman April 8, 2008

site seeing

Going to a site like Craigslist in another city just to see what stuff is selling for there, something you do when really bored.

I went site seeing on Craigslist last night, those clowns in Omaha must think their junk is made of gold.

by knowman July 9, 2010

east omaha ride

Stealing a car so you don't have to walk home.

That sweet ride is an east omaha ride. Where does an east omaha ride end up? In an east omaha junkyard.

by knowman March 30, 2008

rotten grapes

A goal or object that looked really desirable from a distance, but not worth the cost close up. From grapes that looked good on the vine , but proved rotten when eaten-ed. The opposite of sour grapes.

How's the new computer? Rotten grapes, and it's going back.

by knowman December 26, 2011