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Definitions by Athene Airheart

It's my birthday 

An expression of delight, accompanied by dancing around. Basically saying that the person in question is great, skilled, lucky, etc.

Ususally said in a kind of sing-song way.
"Ooooh yeah! I just won that race! It's my birthday! It's my birthday!"
An affordable, low maintainance sedan built by Toyota. A popular first car. They will run forever. Also available in hatch back or sport coupe.

My personal favorite is the vintage 1979 2 door sedan. Rear wheel drive, 1.6 liter engine, bought it for $400 and it's still running strong.

Corollas rule!
I am glad I bought my Corolla, but I wish parts were easier to find for it.
Corolla by Athene Airheart March 19, 2004
A really great aircraft!

Also known as a Corsair, this was one of the best fighter planes of World War II.
Man do I love flying that fine corsair of mine...
F4U by Athene Airheart March 19, 2004
The landing of an aircraft, used in military jargon of WWII. Generally a rather flat landing that hard and not too good for the airplane.

A landing like this is referred to as "pancaking it in."
"Wow, he really pancaked his Corsair in! I'm surprised the landing gear are still intact!"
pancake by Athene Airheart March 19, 2004

touch-and-go 

Pilot's jargon for a practice landing. You land the plane long enough to roll the wheels on the runway, then apply full power and take off again. Used to practice many landings in a short time.
"I did 8 touch-and-goes today, and boy was that crosswind rough! Any coffee around here?"
touch-and-go by Athene Airheart March 19, 2004

bounce-and-go 

Humerous version of touch-and-go. Sometimes used when the pilot is having a bad day practicing landings.
"Wow! James really did a lot of bounce-and-goes! Are those landing gear still okay? Better check the inflation on that nose gear strut."
Short for "cumulative," among other things.
Jane did really well on her final exams in college, she got a 3.7 cume!
cume by Athene Airheart March 18, 2004