#institution

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man: noun. A generic term for any administration, institution, law enforcement agency, rule giving organization; any restrictive body that would limit or constrain in any way an individuals liberties.
Screwing the man. Avoiding the man. Losing the man. Leaving the man. Going to bed with the man. Joining the man. Beating the man. I got caught by the man. I'll never work for the man again.
by Marcus Macdonald May 22, 2008

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The label given to people who open the door that sane people keep closed... the people who are consumed by the awareness of their existence, when everyone else is blind to their own... the people who can distinguish the reality of illusion from those who live the illusion of reality... etcetera
Sane person: Hey, how are we feeling today?

Insane person: To be honest, I don't know... to categorise the infinite complexity of the mind into a singular aural expression of how I feel leaves a lot to be desired...

Sane person: I'm afraid I don't understand...

Insane person: What's to understand? your mind has been saturated so much by society's ills that all you believe to be true is a lie. You are a slave to convention, and that is the reason you fail to understand the unconventional.

Sane person: Remind me to boost your medication.

Insane person: *sigh*
by GoAskAlex1991 August 01, 2011

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Starred Up is a term used in the UK to describe the early transfer of a criminal from a Young Offender Institution to an adult prison.
He's starred up
by merseysider July 29, 2014

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A pleasant academic institution located in the idyllic north-west of England. Among its proudest exploits is producing an utterly marvellous range of A-Level results from its carefully-nurtured students.

The best department by far is the English Department, staffed by the finest minds in England. The students are pretty clever too.

Opponents of the college enjoy criticising an overrated elitism, though many find themselves utterly humiliated at their inability to use apostrophes and spacing their commas correctly.
Winstanley College:

"Supposed to be the best college in North West England.
Where infact its not"

COMMENT: Hmmm...shame about your misuse of 'its'.

"although they are slightly better then chavs,just."

COMMENT: Inability to place a space behind a comma.

VERDICT: Not college material.
by Neutral Observer April 16, 2008

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Anything devoid of humanity.
Whenever I hear the word corporate, I get the image of indoctrinated people working on bog standard computers within an eternal sea of cubicles. Each individual works continually with no expression. They simply do the job they are assigned to. They have no personal identity, only a corporate identity. Every aspect of their being has been conditioned so they are only compatible within a corporate environment. Every aspect of their lives is an extensive marketing campaign. They eat at McDonald's. They drink at Starbucks. They sleep on furniture made by IKEA. They are part of an entity which continues to destroy until there is nothing else, all for the sole purpose of generating profit. And somewhere deep inside these people is the underlying truth that somewhere down the line they lost their humanity, and became supporters of the institutions that destroyed it...
by GoAskAlex1991 January 10, 2012

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SRP
Since their founding in 1960, SRP Federal Credit Union has been dedicated to their members. The members are the heart of the credit union and the sole purpose for their existence. Today they serve as the financial institution for over 95,000 members; they continue to provide sound savings programs, interest-earning checking accounts, competitive loan options, and a variety of other convenient services tailored to fit their members' needs.
SRP Federal Credit Union's purpose is to help members enjoy a good lifestyle by providing them with a positive incentive to save and build financial stability for today and for the future; they lend them money to help them acquire what is needed to make their dreams come true. They offer their members products and services of a high quality; therefore, their members have developed an appreciation and trust for their credit union. Members can easily access their accounts and control their funds in a variety of styles, including PC TYME secure Internet access, automatic deposit, TYME Line, automatic payment to loans, as well as through their many branch offices. SRP Federal Credit Unions are located in Georgia and South Carolina.
by ZigZagMan January 27, 2011

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An institution which ends up destroying the very core of you by the time you graduate. It is not the mere fact that your workload can be a pain in the ass, or that one is shoved carelessly into a clique.

Its not about the bullying, the drama, or the mental anguish...this is to be expected for anyone. The transformation from beginning to the end of high school is unbelievable. I entered high school happy, and i didn't give a shit about the world. High School takes the world and flips it around a bit to fuck things up. Chances are, the vast majority of us, are not the elitists who breeze through the four years on a possible football scholarship and daddy's money. You find out what the real world is like.
You find out that attempts at having a relationship with the opposite sex have become so scrutinized by society and your peers that having a relationship isn't even worth it. And nobody is going to understand whatever the fuck you may be feeling, its all on your own to figure it out.
You find out that, lets face it, the majority of the world does not want you to succeed. You find out that you are a pawn in society. You find out that you're just a number, that you have little value, that you are just part of some masochistic system where the elite always rule, and, no matter how hard you try, you are still just an inconceivable spec. You find out that your life is just going to be a rehash of what happened in high school, and no matter what you try to do, there is no escape.
I have graduated high school. I am now in my first year of college. I am trying to figure out how I can get more money so my savings account passes a peon amount. I have a growing nicotine addiction because I need something to relive my stress during the day. I have come to the conclusion that I don't care if I get cancer. All relationships have ended in utter failure. I have become a misanthrope, I trust noone, thus putting a strain on future social activity. I wonder everyday why I am trying on the exterior when I'm not even trying for anybody but myself. I see my life as having little value. I have insomnia and can't sleep, and I spend my time doing things like typing out this definition for such a flawed institution. I went from a happy, carefree kid, to this, whatever you want to call me now. And the sad thing is, I have no solution to this problem. I have no solution to how our youth are turning out, nor do I have a solution on how to fix our society.
by capnslillystring October 19, 2009

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