moonbug's definitions

Augustus

A Roman emperor (63 BCE to 14 CE), winner of the civil war that ensued after the death of Julius Caesar. The month of August gets its name from Augustus. He was a patron of the arts, and despite his bloody ways his reign is often seen as commencing golden age in Rome.

Augustus commissioned Virgil to write the Aeneid.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

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

Queen Charlotte Islands

Also known as Haida Gwaii, the Queen Charlotte Islands are an archepelago off of the coast of British Columbia. The Islands are accessable via a ferry from the mainland.

The Queen Charlotte Islands have been logged, but the forests on Moresby island remain mostly intact.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

basement freak

A noun describing a freakishly cool wierdo, very likely a zinester, or someone soon to become a zinester who currently lives in a basement, or lived a large portion of their adolecent lives in a basement.

Anarchy Ashley, maker of the zine 'Alien Basement Food' is a prototypical basement freak.

by moonbug April 6, 2005

Ghost Children

Ghost Children are the counterparts of fans of the Smashing Pumpkins in the alternate world of Glass and the Machines of God.
Fans of Glass and the Machines of God are Ghost Children.

What role do the Ghost Children play in the fable of Glass and the Machines of God?

by moonbug November 17, 2006

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

ii in malum rem

Latin for "go to the bad place", which translates as "go to hell". The Romans considered it unlucky to name the bad place.

ii in malum rem, you fracktard!

by moonbug November 17, 2006