Downstrike's definitions

pobody's nerfect

A conciliatory way of saying, "nobody's perfect" that illustrates the concept. Originated with Cracked and Mad Magazine in the 70s.

I'm sorry, that was dumb.

That's OK, pobody's nerfect.

by Downstrike December 23, 2004

invisibility

The power or ability to become invisible. Most frequently occurs in Fantasy or Science Fiction. However, vitally important objects that you need in Real Life are some times empowered with invisibility when you need them most desperately.

Keeborn have the power of invisibility.

by Downstrike May 23, 2004

linguistic intolerance

A symptom of bigotry in which a bigot insists that the spelling, grammar, or pronunciation of other languages, cultures, or subcultures are inferior, or simply wrong.

Some linguistically intolerant Jews and Muslims, such as the late Sheikh Ahmed Deedat complain about what they call, the J Sickness, in which most European languages substitute the letter J for the letter Y when transliterating names from ancient texts, such as:

Joel for Yael
Judah for Yehuda
Joshua for Yeheshua
Joseph for Yusuf
Jonah for Yunus
Jesus for Yesus or Yeshua
Jehovah for Yehowa or Yahweh

Since J is the letter used to produce the Y sound in most European languages, this complaint is an example of petty linguistic intolerance. Sheikh Deedat also rather amusingly blamed the "J" sickness on Jehovah's Witnesses, as if they, in the 20th century had had the power to change the way Europeans spelled names in medieval times, so it's difficult to determine whether his bigotry was against Christians in general, Jehovah's Witnesses, or Europeans. (Source: www.jamaat.net/name/name3.html)

by Downstrike October 19, 2005

Kneejerk Corruptions, Incorrigible

The second-leading source of antitrust, right on the heals of MyCrudSoft sWindles. Frequently euphemized as Network Solutions, Incorporated.

In 1999 and 2000 Kneejerk Corruptions, Incorrigible held my domain name for ransom for seven months while I tried to transfer it to a different registrar, until I got the Better Business Bureau on their case.

by Downstrike September 13, 2004

42

The location of Stavromula Beta.

"Just there, number forty-two," shouted Ford Prefect to the taxi driver. "Right here!"

by Downstrike May 18, 2004

Windows Downdate

The most prolific source of computer trojans online, frequently euphemized as Windows Update.

Windows Downdate frequently prompts the user to "update" Windows/MSN Messenger to version 4.7 even though version 6 or 7 is already installed.

After installing SP2, Windows Downdate wanted me to update a bunch of things that I updated before SP2, so I don't know if SP2 downdated them, or if Windows Downdate wanted to downdate them after SP2 updated them.

by Downstrike September 14, 2004

Wish You Were Here

An album by Pink Floyd which gave birth to New Age Music. See also, Atom Heart Mother and Meddle.

You shoulda heard the Quadraphonic version of Wish You Were Here! It would blow your mind, man!

by Downstrike May 29, 2004