Definitions by Chris Zizzo

I call bravo sierra 

Bravo and Sierra are two of the military's words used to prevent misunderstandings in radio transmission. They stand for the letters B and S in the same way that Alpha means A and X-Ray means X.

Using "I call bravo sierra" is a more articulate and less crude way of saying "I call bullshit". It also can be a coded way of letting your friends know what you think while keeping the clueless out of the circle.

The phrase has been popularized by the XM Satellite radio team of Opie & Anthony.

Herbert: "I graduated Princeton with a 4.0 cumulative average."
Jimmy: "Did ya? I call bravo sierra."

I call bravo sierra by Chris Zizzo October 14, 2006

Did ya? 

It simply asks the question, "Did you actually do that?", however, it drips with sarcastic disbelief or belittlement.
Alternates are "Do ya?" or "Will ya?"

Henry: "I've given up drinking."
Jimmy: "Did ya? I'll buy you a beer at Mulligan's and you can tell me all about it."

Horace: "I have an IQ of 133."
Jimmy: "Do ya? Then why is your shirt on backwards, stupid. Ha, you looked."

Headley: "When I die, I'm going to have my remains cremated and compressed into a diamond!"
Jimmy: "Will ya? It looks like the process has already started on your head, precious."

Did ya? by Chris Zizzo October 14, 2006

take the fall 

Something bad happened, someone is going to get blamed and suffer the consequences of the act. Righteously, it should be the person who planned it, but, everything is negotiable. Someone else goes to jail, and in return, he is owed a favor. Or maybe, he just gets set up. This 1940's film noir gangster term is finding a new cachet.

You shot him brother so don't look at me like that. I'm not gonna take the fall for you.

take the fall by Chris Zizzo September 13, 2006

omnibus 

1. Another word for a bus, a passenger vehicle which carries many people.
2. A metaphor for society, which, like a bus, carries diverse people on their way to many destinations. This was the intent and meaning of the title of the television show "Omnibus", which told the stories of these people.

1.) The word bus comes from the name of the horse drawn cart known as an omnibus. When it got an engine, it became an autobus. Then the name was shortened.
2.) This melting pot nation is an omnibus of the world's people.

omnibus by Chris Zizzo September 13, 2006

throw to the wolves 

When the wolf is at your door, such as: the IRS, the cops, or your bookie's leg-breaker, you will want to suggest an alternate target, such as: your partner, your dealer or another patsy who can take your punishment instead of you. Sometimes whole groups will find a fall guy to cover their crimes.

Throw to the wolves:
Once the triangulation of fire cut down the president, the FBI threw Oswald to the wolves.

throw to the wolves by Chris Zizzo June 11, 2006

throw under the bus 

Physically throwing a person under a big, smelly city bus is the perfect metaphor for the act of positioning someone to be ground up under the wheels of the ever rolling omnibus of society in your stead. The bus carries people. The people's weight is what crushes the victim. This setting up of a patsy has an earlier, more agrarian beginning in "throwing him to the wolves." Someone is going down, it's not going to be you, so you select a candidate to feed into the system.

"Throw under the bus"
Every time the president gets in trouble, he'll throw another cabinet member under the bus.

throw under the bus by Chris Zizzo May 26, 2006