Definitions by Uncle Dimma
reform The Church
a history professor: students, what's the fastest way to go hell and to be punished by the Unforgivables?
student: to become a sort Jesus Christ the real historical character in the modern world and reform The Church by becoming a Communist?
professor: Correct you are, but this only applies, as you yourself pointed out, to Jesus the historical character, well since the Romans were pantheists and because a lot of people, even historians, would disagree as to who Jesus the religious figure is or should be.
student: to become a sort Jesus Christ the real historical character in the modern world and reform The Church by becoming a Communist?
professor: Correct you are, but this only applies, as you yourself pointed out, to Jesus the historical character, well since the Romans were pantheists and because a lot of people, even historians, would disagree as to who Jesus the religious figure is or should be.
reform The Church by Uncle Dimma January 12, 2013
subjectively meaningless
something that is objectively meaningless according to the person telling you this phrase but meaningful (and relevant) to everyone else you know (the 'everyone you know' includes most people in your generation/age range/social category)
boy 1) my mother says that smoking Mary Jane is meaningless
boy 2) just ignore your old lady. her opinion is subjectively meaningless but meaningful to idiotager or idiotagers in our class.
boy 2) just ignore your old lady. her opinion is subjectively meaningless but meaningful to idiotager or idiotagers in our class.
subjectively meaningless by Uncle Dimma January 11, 2013
I wasn't born yesterday
Mother. Adrian go take a shower, then do your homework, not the other way round.
Adrian. Mother., I wasn't born yesterday, I will take a shower when I feel its appropriate.
Adrian. Mother., I wasn't born yesterday, I will take a shower when I feel its appropriate.
I wasn't born yesterday by Uncle Dimma January 10, 2013
damno quod non intelligo
a) a Latin phrase meaning: I reject anything, everything and anyone I don't (and, in the overwhelming majority of cases, won't even make the effort to) understand.
b) the root of all racism, due to the fact that people refuse to properly communicate and conflict ensues.
b) the root of all racism, due to the fact that people refuse to properly communicate and conflict ensues.
teacher : does anyone know what damno quod non intelligo mean?
student: it means, "I reject anything, everything, and everyone I don't understand"
teacher: Bravo Michael, but how did you know? (to himself, at least there are some Latinists in this class).
student: it means, "I reject anything, everything, and everyone I don't understand"
teacher: Bravo Michael, but how did you know? (to himself, at least there are some Latinists in this class).
damno quod non intelligo by Uncle Dimma January 10, 2013
my enemy's enemy is my friend
a phrase (used in The United States foreign policy since the end of The Spanish-American War/Roosevelt Corollary) meaning :
as long as I (or my country) have a common enemy with a given person (or other country) I will take the risk that this friend (or allied country) of mine might later betray me.
as long as I (or my country) have a common enemy with a given person (or other country) I will take the risk that this friend (or allied country) of mine might later betray me.
Jason: James my man, I am doing a polit sci paper for school and am not sure what would be an appropriate epitome of the phrase my enemy's enemy is my friend.
James: The perfect epitome of this phrase would be Afghanistan. The United States and Afghanistan collaborated against The Soviet Union in 1979-1986 and then Afghanistan betrays The United States by fostering Al Quaeda.
James: The perfect epitome of this phrase would be Afghanistan. The United States and Afghanistan collaborated against The Soviet Union in 1979-1986 and then Afghanistan betrays The United States by fostering Al Quaeda.
my enemy's enemy is my friend by Uncle Dimma January 9, 2013
BFA
(acronym for blank firing attachment): a cool/ridiculous synonym for condom used by the male members of the Canadian military.
Canadian soldier a): James, I'll see you after Christmas break
Canadian soldier b) all right, but since i am of your propensity to fool around with any broad that might come your way, please don't forget your BFA when you go home this holiday season.
Canadian soldier a): i sure won't.
Canadian soldier b) all right, but since i am of your propensity to fool around with any broad that might come your way, please don't forget your BFA when you go home this holiday season.
Canadian soldier a): i sure won't.
BFA by Uncle Dimma January 5, 2013
to sift flour
(verb) said of a conversation, an activity, a book or a movie: to become dull, boring, meaningless, and/or redundant
boy a) I am going home, guys, this conversation is beginning to sift flour. I have homework to do anyways.
boys b and c) Peter, suit yourself, we are not forcing to further participate in the conversation.
boys b and c) Peter, suit yourself, we are not forcing to further participate in the conversation.
to sift flour by Uncle Dimma January 5, 2013