Cardenio's definitions

social ladder

social ladder – n. Metaphorical ladder that nonlosers are continuously trying to climb.
analogy The social ladder is like Mount Everest: Lots of people try to climb (be popular), but few reach the top (become popular). At any point you can fall into a crevice (fall off the ladder), or fall victim to hypothermia, starvation, fratricide, etc. (drugs, alcohol, fratricide, etc.) and die (die). Also, getting to the top is completely pointless, unless you really want your name to be known. Except that nobody remembers who climbed Mount Everest anyway.

see my definition of loser

by cardenio April 6, 2005

trumpet

The greatest instrument ever. The instrument that gets to play fanfares. The instrument that can produce many messed-up (in a good way) sounds. For example, blowing air across the valve end caps produces a low wind-whistle, and if you trill the valve, the wind-whistle also trills. You can shriek by blowing a sharp burst of air across the mouthpiece. You can sound like an elephant by lowering the valves halfway and blowing.

Also, the first five letters spell "trump"

--Whoa, what's that? It's friggin' huge!
--That's the trumpet ego.

by cardenio February 4, 2005

euchre

Quite possibly the greatest card game ever.

Hey, we need a fourth for euchre!

by cardenio February 4, 2005

yooper

someone who makes fun of trolls for their reaction to three feet of snow

troll: man, we got a lot of snow
yooper: eh?
troll: three feet, man!
yooper: yah
troll: no school, man, it was sweet
yooper: you closed school for three feet of snow?!?!??!?
troll: you like excessive punctuation, don't you?

by cardenio February 4, 2005

troll

someone from the lower peninsula of michigan and likes to complain about the excess of snow they think they got

"we got an inch of snow and they closed school"

by cardenio February 4, 2005

michigan

a place where your horoscope is correct more often than the weather channel

"independence day fireworks have been canceled due to heavy snow and low visibility"

by cardenio February 4, 2005

upper peninsula

the most-ignored location on the map

"hey, michigan is shaped like a hand!"

by cardenio February 4, 2005