Cap'n Bullmoose's definitions

Schroedinger's Cat

A hypothetical experiment in quantum mechanics that allegedly proves that a cat can be alive and dead at the same time. This conclusion smack's of Bishop Berkeley's notion that if nobody is in a forest to hear a falling tree, the tree makes no sound.

Schroedinger's Cat is not half alive and half dead. It is either alive or dead, and we have to open the box to find out. If we lose interest and refuse to open the box, the chances of the cat being dead increase greatly with time.

by Cap'n Bullmoose November 11, 2006

coo burner

A very hot pepper, such as a Scotch Bonnet or Habanero.

So called because the day after you eat too many of them, your coo burns. You get a Mexican heartburn.

A Portagee expression.

Hey, Sally, have some of these coo burners.

by Cap'n Bullmoose April 21, 2005

land yacht

A road locomotive. A block-long car that handles badly.

Martha drove her land yacht to the mall.

by Cap'n Bullmoose April 30, 2005

zorch

Real George, zorch cow, boss.

That model airplane sure is zorch.

by Cap'n Bullmoose April 23, 2005

Rastus

The gentleman whose picture is on the Cream of Wheat box.

Rastus has had his picture on the Cream of Wheat box since the 1890s.

by Cap'n Bullmoose September 1, 2005

guy of color

The politically correct form of colored guy. An African American man described by a politically correct mush wimp. A gentleman of African heritage.

Cleon is a guy of color.

by Cap'n Bullmoose April 19, 2005

environmentalist

A person who lives in a nice timber and stone house filled with wooden furniture, who advocates a total ban on cutting trees and mining. This person is inevitably a city-dweller, but acts as if he knows what is best for people in rural environments, especially those dependent on timber cutting or mining. This makes an environmentalist as popular as a turd in the punch bowl in rural places. An environmentalist uses liberal judges sitting in courts of law, rather than the legislative process, to shove his plans down everyone else's throat.

Recently, some environmentalists have recognized that they do not appeal to rank and file citizens of the USA. This is good news.

Compare an environmentalist with a conservationist, a person who wants to protect natural resources without trampling on everyone else's property rights. Typical conservationists are hunters, fishermen, campers, and hikers.

Environmentalists recommend turning grizzly bears loose in populated areas of Colorado. They do not advocate turning grizzly bears loose in populated areas of Massachusetts. "Not in MY back yard, they say."

by Cap'n Bullmoose May 6, 2005