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Definitions by Carl J. Maltese

One of the three world superstates as described in George Orwell's "1984."
Oceania consists of North and South America, Austrailia, New Zealand, some of the Pacific islands, all the Atlantic islands--including the British Isles-- and South Africa. The British Isles are known as "Airstrip 1."
"One was expected to stand at attention when 'Oceania 'tis for thee' played over the telescreen..."
Oceania by Carl J. Maltese April 14, 2007

Hanes grazer 

Derogatory term for a homosexual male. First used by Howard Stern.
"Are you just another turd tapping Hanes grazer!?"
Hanes grazer by Carl J. Maltese April 13, 2007

Stand-up philosopher

A Bullshit Artist!!

(From the Mel Brooks movie "History of the World, part one.")
Unemployment Office Person: "Name and occupation?"

Comicus: "Comicus, Stand-up Philosopher."

Unemployment Office Person: "A what?"

Comicus: "A Stand-up Philosopher. I take the collasence of daily life and produce anectdotes that have synonymous meaning with various people."

Unemployment Office Person: "Oh. A bullshit artist!"

Comicus: "Uh...Yeah."

Unemployment Office Person: "Well, did you bullshit today? Did you try to bullshit today? Try harder or we'll have to cut-off you payments. Next please!"
Supreme Headquarters International Law-enforcement Division.

Fictional super-spy organization from Marvel Comics' "Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD"

This "organization" also provided a thread of continuity within nearly all of Marvel Comics' titles from the mid-1960's until the early 1990's.
"Just as it looked like the end for Captain America, a helicopter full of SHIELD agents showed up in the nick of time!"
SHIELD by Carl J. Maltese April 12, 2007
Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Defense Organization.

Fictional secret organization from the British sc-fi TV show "UFO." Said organization was established in the far-flung, futuristic year of 1980 and waged a covert war with maurauding "unhuman" aliens who were kidnapping humans for their own sinister purposes.
"Once you join SHADO, you can never leave!"
SHADO by Carl J. Maltese April 12, 2007

tea dumping psychos

One of the many colourful slang terms that the British have for Americans.
"The damn tea dumping psychos! Five-thousand-pounds worth of tea thrown right off the bloody ships! The bloody crates are all completley soaked through, making the tea totally unfit for drinking. Even for Americans."

religidiot

"Religidiot," rhymes with "Village Idiot."
Derogatory term for a Christian Fundamentalist...who usually deserves it.
"This was once a nice, quite town of tolerance and intellectualism until the religidiots took over and burned all the books in the public library."
religidiot by Carl J. Maltese March 31, 2007