| 8. | homoerotic | ||
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A useful neologism, but one that is frequently misunderstood and misused. 1. Most literal meaning -- tending to engage or arouse sexual interest, or imply an erotic connection, by one man for another. 2. Extended meaning, sometimes misused (see Example 2 below): a coded type of homosexual reference invisible to heterosexuals. This is fine as far as it goes, but it should not exclude heterosexuals. 3. Similarly, if used carelessly, "homoerotic" can be misused to imply an environment in which same-sex attraction exists simply because of same-sex affiliation. In other words, a judgment is made regarding sexuality where none should exist, allowing the speaker to practice psychology without a license. 4. Often the butt of malapropisms. .
1. The "Calamus" section of Walt Whitman's book of poetry LEAVES OF GRASS is frankly homoerotic in message and in symbolism. (It was also one of the sections 'banned in Boston'). 2. Saying that Marlon Brando has "unique homoerotic appeal" is literally true, but should not be used in a context that would exclude the legitimate experience of erotic appeal that so many straight women felt. 3. To say that eight straight men in an office constitute a "homoerotic environment" implies a judgment that simply may not be true. Where's the attraction? "Homoerotic" should not be used as a pretentious and wrong substitute for "same-sex" or "homosexual" used literally. 4. "Al's dabbling in those homoerotic medicines." Tim Allen, on HOME IMPROVEMENT; his character should have said "homeopathic." . |
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| 9. | Smedley | ||
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Racing term: A bearer of bad news. Usually directed at someone who is having a pretty nice day. Occasionally the message will be cryptic and/or coded, and will need to be repeated, forcing the listener to slow down and re-evaluate his/her life. eg.1) Driver 2, driver 1 is faster than you. Driver 1 is faster than you. Can you confirm that you understand this message? eg.2) Not to sound like a Smedley here baby, but you could be a little quicker in Sector 2. Oh, and you have a spring stuck in your head...sorry.
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| 10. | SORTS | ||
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A nightmarish, coded, machine-read Naval message that is supposed to be a real-time methodology for reporting overall operational readiness to a vindictive and hateful computer in Washington D.C. that seizes upon a single minute error and then flames your commanding officer who then shits in your garrison hat. I'd rather be in charge of the Combined Federal Campaign at the Norfolk Naval Brig and have a bleeding prostate the size of grapefruit than be the SORTS officer.
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| 11. | Acmlmboard | ||
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A great message board system coded by Acmlm using PHP I'm the top poster at Acmlm's board today! :D
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| 12. | XMB | ||
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A poorly made message board system coded in PHP. Known for being notoriously filled with security holes and inefficient coding. XMB is so bad it makes ezBoard look like a million dollars.
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| 13. | mozilla | ||
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a series of browsers, originating from Netscape, then made open source when the entire team was sacked by AOL, possibly one of the best browsers ever coded. All versions include an easter egg in the form of a message in About:mozilla which gives a fake bible quote similar to the Book of Revelations. the verse numbers at the end are important dates in the form of Month:Day 7:15, or july 15 was the day that AOL fired the entire netscape team and the Mozilla project was born. And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced. But all was not lost, for from the ash rose a great bird. The bird gazed down upon the unbelievers and cast fire and thunder upon them. For the beast had been reborn with its strength renewed, and the followers of Mammon cowered in horror.
the BOOK OF MOZILLA, 7:15 |
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| 14. | poke | ||
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n. On Facebook, a coded, subtle message sent to a recipient of sender's choice. Nearest literal english translation is "I have social insecurities." "This hot chick's in a bunch of my classes, but I'm too self-conscious to say hi. I'm a loser."
--"It's cool, just send her a poke." |
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