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mexican standoff

A situation in which several people all have guns (or, occasionally, other projectile weapons) pointed at each other's heads.

The origins of the 'Mexican' part is unknown
Do we really need the Mexican standoff scene?
by Darth Ridley September 21, 2006
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hi-5

A TV show for four-year-olds about five people who are high. Hence the name Hi 5.
Dude, this Hi-5 is some awesome shit. Really puts me in the mood for a puff.
by Darth Ridley September 21, 2006
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college

A lot of people seem to have a negative idea about college for some reason...Either they are pretentious fucks, or all the students they know do arts.

College, or university, is a large institute of further learning which one attends after secondary school. Often, students leave home and live on their own with other students, learning how to pay their own bills and keep up a home on their own without calling mum and dad every time some little thing goes wrong.

While at college, it is traditional to consume large amounts of alcohol, marijuana, and sex. Students must also attend lectures and, for the sart people (ie those doing science and engineering) there are labs as well.

College is not like school. In school, the emphasis is completely on memorization, while in college, it is very much on grokking. Also, the lecturers are actual professionals (such as scientists, engineers, lawyers, artists, etc) rather than mere teachers.

After three or four years, the student graduates with a degree. An arts degree is pretty useless, but most others are handy for getting a good job so that the former student may pay back whatever debt they may have accrued.

see also student
I'm in college, studying science. I'm going for degrees in microbiology and biochemistry so that I can find the cure for AIDS and make the world a better place.
by Darth Ridley November 4, 2006
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microskirt

A skirt which is longer than a belt but shorter than a miniskirt; in other words, 5-8cm long.
The microskirt is the semi-official dress code for 14-year-old girls at discos.
by Darth Ridley September 17, 2006
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special

My mommy says I'm special.

Frasier: Dad, do you think we're odd?
Martin: Odd? No. You're not odd. You're just special.
by Darth Ridley January 26, 2007
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mess entropy

Mess entropy refers to the tendency of a room to naturally become less tidy as time progresses. May be expressed mathematically as:

dE=dM/t

where E is the mess entropy, M is the actual amount of mess, and t is a given time interval.
Regardless of a room's size, mess entropy will expand to fill it.
by Darth Ridley March 6, 2007
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citation circle

A group of academics who exclusively cite each other and nobody else.

Rare in science, but surprisingly common in arts and humanities.
Mary's research on sexuality in Victorian times ran into a snag when she hit a citation circle and couldn't get out.
by Darth Ridley January 6, 2007
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