Capt_Capacitor's definitions

cipher

In Cryptography, An Algorithm or method for encrypting a message

the Caesar cipher, is an encryption technique that was used by the Romans

by Capt_Capacitor April 11, 2005

league

a unit of mesurement used to describe the distance that a person or a horse can walk in one hour (about 3 miles of five kilometers).

the league has long since fallen out of use in most countries as an offical unit.

by Capt_Capacitor September 19, 2005

attention whore

the kind of person who does crazy and shocking things for attention

see also Tom Green and Johnny Knoxville

those guys are such attention whores

by Capt_Capacitor April 25, 2005

blood eagle

a Grotesque form of torture and execution practiced by the vikings. The victim's ribs were severed near the spine and the ribs were spread out in a pattern that resembled the wings of an eagle. Salt was often poured into the dying victms wounds.

the Orkneyinga saga contains a famous account of the Blood eagle

by Capt_Capacitor April 19, 2005

sieg heil!

a popular Nazi rally cry. Translated to english, it means "hail to victory!"

the nazis kept screeming sieg heil at their rally

by Capt_Capacitor April 25, 2005

chicken necker

Slang commonly used on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to describe a tourist or someone who is not from that area. comes form the practice of using chicken necks as crab bait.

these god damned chicken neckers always turn 50/301 into a parking lot during weekends in July.

by Capt_Capacitor April 25, 2005

deep six

to stow something away in place where it will be impossible to find. the six refers to six fathoms (or 36 feet), the minimum legal depth for a burial at sea

James Bond was given the deep six in You only live twice

by Capt_Capacitor September 19, 2005