Disco Stu's definitions

Prom

A corperate controlled and promoted high school "institution." The corperations really benifit from the money you spend on the prom, not you school. Save your money, and your life, and stay home that night.

by Disco Stu September 25, 2003

Goth/Gothic

A style of art, popular in Europe from the late 12th century to the early 16th century. It is also known as the International Style. Gothic art is mainly remembered in architecture. It was created by Abbot Sugert (Shu-ger). He planed to renovate the Cathedral of St. Denis, outside of Paris. Other famous gothic cathedrals include: Notre Dame, Chartres, Milan, and Pisa. The "Leaning Tower of Pisa" is actually the bell tower for that cathedral.

Gothic sculpture became more realistic, however, the forms tended to be elongated.

Gothic painting, like sculpture, had elongated forms, and was quite realistic. However, the artists failed to grasp vanishing point perspective. The most famous Gothic painter was Giotto.

I visited the Padua cathedral and saw Giotto's work. It was if he reinvented painting.

by Disco Stu October 15, 2003

sten

A lightweight sub-machine gun used by British in World War II. Accronym for Shepherd,Turpin, and Enfield

by Disco Stu October 1, 2003

wbs.net

The best internet chat site. In 1999 it was bought by Infoseak.com, and then that was bought by the evil Go.com. The Go network promptly closed WBS. Now it has been resurected under new ownership, but is just message boards, not chat.

I used to do RPGs on wbs, but then the Go Network ended that.

by Disco Stu November 2, 2003

vedas

The oldest religous texts in the world. They are belived to have been composed by a group of Indo-European nomads, named the Aryans. For most of their history they were oraly transmited, only being writen down somtime around 300 BCE. They are the devine scriptures for all Hindus.

The Rig-Veda is the oldest religous text in the world.

by disco stu October 3, 2003

biff out

To take a fit of rage/anger
To lash out

"Dude he just biffed out!"
"Calm down man, don't biff out about it"

by Disco Stu July 29, 2006

Troy

An anchient Greek city in western Turkey. It is featured in three epic poems, the Illiad, which tells the story of the final years of the Trojan War, the Oddesy, which tells the story of Odesyus' return from that war, and the Aenid, which tells the story of Aeneas, who is a Trojan and will become the ancestor of the Roman people.

Troy was discovered in the 19tch century, and was proven to have existed. Untill then it was thought to be mythalogical.

by Disco Stu January 26, 2006