moonbug's definitions

the echo chamber

Public Relations slang for the tactic of repeating some fake factoid so loudly and so often that many people start to believe it. It is even more effective if public figures and celebrities are used in the echo chamber.

This technique was used for years to debunk those who noted the first signs of climate change.

the echo chamber was used for years by the tabacco industry to deny the health effects of smoking.

by moonbug November 17, 2006

Terrace

Terrace is a small city nestled in the coast mountain range of British Columbia. It has a population of approximately 15 000 people. The main industries in Terrace are logging, fishing, and tourism.

Terrace is home to the Kermode bear, a rare subspecies of the black bear that is born with white fur. It is also known as the Spirit Bear.

Terrace is a beautiful city, and a great place to raise children.

The decline in logging revenue has made real estate in Terrace very affordable.

There are not many jobs in Terrace; the unemployment rate is almost twice the provincial average.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

Kermode

A rare subspecies of black bear, also known as a spirit bear. Rather than being born with black fur Kermode bears are born with white fur. The kermode bear is the official animal of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is found only in the temperate rainforests of northwest British Columbia near Terrace and on the islands of Haida Gwaii.

Many tourists go to northern British Columbia hoping to see a Kermode, unfortunately, they are extremely rare, and even residents of the area feel very lucky if they ever see one.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

PG

Short form for Prince George.

Let's drive to PG for the fuck of it.

No way! That's like 15 hours from Vancouver!

by moonbug November 13, 2006

University of No Better Choice

A slang term for UNBC, the University of Northern British Columbia. It is so called because its lower admission requirements, combined with its lower tuition fees and the lower cost of living where the university is located, in Prince George, often make it a choice of necessity rather than true choice.

However the university is ranked quite high in Canadian standings for achievement and quality of education.

I fucked up my GPA by failing a sculpture class, now I have to finish my English degree at the University of No Better Choice!

by moonbug November 13, 2006

MOSer

An adjective used to describe anyone who spent a lot of time on the now defunct, official Smashing Pumpkins message board (O-Board) in the Meaning of Symbols forum. MOSers were the main participants in the Mystery of Glass and the Machines of God.

Ramdust was an archetypical MOSer. He was instrumental in finding some of the passcodes for locked sites at the height of the mystery.

by moonbug November 13, 2006

Aeneas

The hero of the epic poem by the Roman poet Virgil, The Aeneid, and also a character in The Iliad, another book length poem ascribed to the Greek poet Homer. He was cousin to King Priam of Troy, and the son of Anchises and Venus. In mythic geneology he was the ancestor of the Caesars.

In mythic history, Aeneas' escape from the fall of Troy and his journey to Italy was instrumental to the founding of Rome.

by moonbug April 6, 2005