Disco Stu's definitions

Oedipus

A character in two tragdies by Sophocles, "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus." When he was born it was prophesized that Oedipus would grow to murder his father, and marry his mother. His father, King Laios of Thebes, ordered his shepard to kill him, but instead he gave him to the king of Corinth. When he grew up, he learned about his destiny, but belived that his Corintian parrents were his biological parrents, he fled to Tebes. There he ran into his real fother on the road, and after a dispute killed him. However, Oedipus was able to save the city of Tebes from sphynx and was offered his mother's hand in marrige. The play "Oedipus Rex" takes place a number of years after that incodent. Thebes is undergoing a plague Oedipus learns the truth about his heritige, and so his mother/wife kills herself, and he blinds himself, and is baneshed from Thebes. In "Oedipus at Colonus" he is about to die, and is purifing himself, to be buried as a Greek hero. However, civil war has broken out in Thebes between is two sons, and they want to try and get Oedipus' body back to Thebes, so that one of the sons might win.

Oedipus is the ultimate tragic hero. All others, such as Hamelt, or Romeo, don't hold a candle to him.

by Disco Stu October 6, 2003

Goofball

Also a nembutal tablet

by Disco Stu September 29, 2003

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

guy next door

A guy known for his kind, sensitive, caring personality rather than his good looks and charm. Usually a bit of a geek or nerd, the guy next door is the guy who is a really good friend to girls, but who never gets a romantic relationship with said "girl friends". Usually is very shy and reserved.

1. He's kind of the guy next door; he's a great friend, but I just can't picture something happening with us.

2. Me.

by Disco Stu December 8, 2004

goose egg

Zero

The way the number is shaped is similar to a goose's egg.

I played a tennis match and was goosegged, I lost 6-0, 6-0, 6-0

by disco stu September 24, 2003

ev

often capitlaized, it refers to a series of sci-fi RPGs produced by Ambrosia Software. All three games, Escape Velocity, EV Overide, and EV Nova, are able to be modified with files known as plugins, thus making the game way more fun. Escape Velocity and EV Overide are only for Macs. EV Nova is for both Mac and PC.

Hey, did you ge the new plugin for EV Nova?

by Disco Stu September 25, 2003

mg 42

German abrivation for maschinegewehr, or machine rifle. It was a mounted machine gun, first produced in 1942.

by Disco Stu October 2, 2003