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Mechanical arm, operated by remote control by mimicking the motion of a human arm.
Term invented by Robert Heinlien in the novella of the same name.
Term invented by Robert Heinlien in the novella of the same name.
by D F Stuckey May 26, 2004
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Get the Thora Hird's Magic Handbag mug.A person who uses the internet to bolster their flagging self esteem usually by insulting others and/or making hateful throwaway remarks.
Not to be confused with Trolls, keystrokers are in fact capable of intelligent and constructive actions, they simply prefer to have fun at other peoples expense. Anyone objecting to this definition as being "hateful" may be doing so as a keystroking move.
Not to be confused with Trolls, keystrokers are in fact capable of intelligent and constructive actions, they simply prefer to have fun at other peoples expense. Anyone objecting to this definition as being "hateful" may be doing so as a keystroking move.
ChatGod:"The shuitlle crash was so funny, I wet myself laughing!"
CovertWalrus:"You, ChatGod, are a keystroker. No doubt."
CovertWalrus:"You, ChatGod, are a keystroker. No doubt."
by D F Stuckey February 20, 2004
Get the keystroker mug.Users of chatrooms who prefer to cyber or chat in erotic manner in open or non-private mode. Annoying to most users although witty couples with good vocabularies and fertile imaginations are on rare occasions entertaining.
ROmeOH:"Then, I run my tongue along your neck...."
JewLee@:"Ooh . . Shuddering, I clutch at your chest with abandon. . . "
CovertWalrus:"Ahh the netsibishionists are in here again"
JewLee@:"Ooh . . Shuddering, I clutch at your chest with abandon. . . "
CovertWalrus:"Ahh the netsibishionists are in here again"
by D F Stuckey February 20, 2004
Get the netsibishionist mug.Slang phrase for "I'll accept that gladly" from the movie Robocop.
Derived from a slang phrase in a famous scince fiction story "The Marching Morons" by C.M.Kornbluth, in which a popular catchphrase for asking 'would you believe it?' was "Would you buy it for a quarter?". In the intervening years, inflation has been occurring.
Derived from a slang phrase in a famous scince fiction story "The Marching Morons" by C.M.Kornbluth, in which a popular catchphrase for asking 'would you believe it?' was "Would you buy it for a quarter?". In the intervening years, inflation has been occurring.
by D F Stuckey May 12, 2004
Get the I'll buy that for a dollar mug.Gay slang for a man attracted to uncircumsised partners, particualarly those with a heavy smegma buildup beneath their foreskin.
by D F Stuckey August 26, 2005
Get the cheesemeister mug.The protective response that erases the knowledge of a truth that contradicts a Widely Believed Fact to prevent the painful effects of Cognitive Dissonance.
Simply put, the way people will immediately forget the truth about something if they prefer to believe the more popular theory or idea - Most commonly seen in conspiracy theorists, the Tinfoil Hat Brigade and in political discussions.
Derived fromt he name Algis Budrys, SF writer, who wrote a story about mental and physical supermen who were ignored by the public for their acheivements by a similar effect in the story 'Nobody Bothers Gus'.
Simply put, the way people will immediately forget the truth about something if they prefer to believe the more popular theory or idea - Most commonly seen in conspiracy theorists, the Tinfoil Hat Brigade and in political discussions.
Derived fromt he name Algis Budrys, SF writer, who wrote a story about mental and physical supermen who were ignored by the public for their acheivements by a similar effect in the story 'Nobody Bothers Gus'.
A:( who suffers from Budrys Reflex) We spend too much money on the space programme - they should give that money to the teachers or sumthin' . . .
B:(Opens Federal budget) Well, look . . . Nasa gets 3.5billion bucks a year, and the HEW gets 32.1 billion - Ten times as much!
A:Oh. ( Reflex kicks in ) Oh, maybe there's more from the CIA or the Freemasons going into NASA then.
B:(Opens Federal budget) Well, look . . . Nasa gets 3.5billion bucks a year, and the HEW gets 32.1 billion - Ten times as much!
A:Oh. ( Reflex kicks in ) Oh, maybe there's more from the CIA or the Freemasons going into NASA then.
by D F Stuckey November 1, 2008
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