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Dixie-Chicked

The past tense of the verb "to Dixie Chick", a verb meaning to express a contraversial opinion from a place of artistic privledge.

It comes from the name of a band, the Dixie Chicks, who were simultaniously applauded and reviled for speaking out against the 2002 war of the United States against Iraq.
"Everyone is scared of being Dixie Chicked. You say one bad thing about your government and you might lose a large portion of your fans. Good. who wants a bunch of idiots for fans anyways?" -- 'Fat' Mike Burkett
by moonbug April 6, 2005
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Anchises

A proper name. Anchises was the father of Aeneas through Venus and is a major character in the epic poem by Virgil, the Aeneid.
Aged Anchises was led from the smoking ruins of Troy by his son, Aeneas.
by moonbug April 7, 2005
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gateway to the north

Prince George, British Columbia is also known as the gateway to the north.
People call Prince George the gateway to the north because it is a major center where several highways and railroads meet.
by moonbug November 13, 2006
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Pine Beetle Epidemic

The central interior of British Columbia is currently experiencing a Pine Beetle Epidemic. Thousands of hectares of pine forests are dead or dying die to infection by pine beetles. The epidemic has partially been caused by Climate Change, because the winters in the interior no longer get cold enough to hold the pine beetle in check.
The Pine Beetle Epidemic is going to kill most of the trees in Interior British Columbia.
by moonbug November 13, 2006
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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
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bear

Bear is transport trucker slang for police officers. "Bear" is a term Truckers on the number one highway in Canada use on the CB to warn other truckers that there is a police officer monitering speed on the highway.
Trucker one: Hey! I just spotted a bear!

Trucker two: Where at?

Trucker one: by the 58 marker, on the right o way.

Trucker two: I'll pass it on.
by moonbug November 12, 2006
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Prince George

Prince George British Columbia is also known as the gateway to the north. Three highways meet in Prince George. Highway 16, also known as the highway of tears runs east and west through the city. The cariboo highway terminates here, and the highway north to Dawson Creek and Fort St. John begins. PG is where the University of Northern British Columbia, UNBC is located. Prince George is the biggest city in the northern half of British Columbia. Prince George is at the heart of the Pine Beetle Epidemic, hence it is surrounded by miles of red coloured dead pines.
Prince George is a sprawling interior town in the middle of a dead forest.
by moonbug November 13, 2006
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