tradesman's definitions

human shield

A misguided individual that would rather shield an out of the way location than to actually risk his life. Will change mind when exposed to what conditions are really like.

"What? Stand in front of Saddam? But, that'll get me killed. This isn't fun anymore."

by tradesman April 1, 2003

waxing the weasel

Masturbation.

There has got to be more in life than sitting in front of my computer next to a 55-gallon drum of Crisco and waxing my weasel.

by tradesman April 3, 2003

deadbeat mom

A female parent that doesn't pay child support. See: deadbeat dad.

by tradesman July 11, 2003

word is bond

An old definition of stating that your word is beyond reproach that has been borrowed by the rappers of today.

My word is bond.

by tradesman November 11, 2003

Thanksgiving

A day of reflection on what you should be thankful for; gratitude. America commemorates this day for the feast the Pilgrims had with the Wampanoag Indians in 1621.

Thanksgiving Day should be a day of reflection.

by tradesman December 10, 2003

conservative bias

Something not nearly as proliferous as the raging liberal bias in the US media.

Liberals scream "Fox News!" when giving an example of conservative bias. Please. If conservatives yelled about CNN, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, Newsweek, Time and the New York Times half as much as the Left yells about Fox, even I'd get bored with them.

by tradesman June 1, 2004

candle

An increasingly obscure term denoting a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine. 8 candles = 8 cylinders.

Damn, he still won the heads-up with only seven candles lit!

by tradesman April 30, 2003