Definitions by Downstrike

Outlook Express 

A popular euphemism for the most prevalently-used and virus-susceptible email client in the history of computing. See Outhouse Express for the correct term.

When I installed SP2, Outlook Express presumed to decide for me whether to download the images in my email.

Outlook Express by Downstrike October 3, 2004

your date's here 

Insult given to someone you think poorly of, when something ugly walks, crawls, swims, or flies into sight.

After Howard the Duck lands on Earth, one of the first things that happens is that someone presents him to someone else and says, your date's here!

your date's here by Downstrike October 3, 2004

misspelling 

The disgustingly proper way to say typo.

See typo for the full definition and examples.

misspelling by Downstrike September 30, 2004

policy 

An excuse to do what you want to do, regardless how senseless it is.

All you have to do is get a committee to approve it.

policy by Downstrike September 28, 2004

bitbucket 

Where electronic or digital data goes when it is lost or deleted. Derives from bit, meaning a unit of information, with bucket implying a common reservoir in which the units are collected for recycling when no longer in use.

Two hours' work went into the bitbucket when the power went out.

bitbucket by Downstrike September 28, 2004

bozo

1. n. A specific cartoon TV clown from the 50s and 60s, originally in B&W.

2. n. Any old clown.

3. n. Annoying person.

4. n. A chat or message board troll.

5. n. A feature of About and Delphi Forums, and some other Prospero Technologies message boards that allows a moderator to surreptitiously silence a bozo (3).

6. v. To use the bozo feature on a message board; p.t., bozoed. Bozoed is also the adj. describing the condition of one subjected to the bozo feature.

Don't obsess about Bozo the Clown in a Sci Fi forum, you bozo, or you'll get bozoed!

bozo by Downstrike September 28, 2004

Sunday School

1. Literally, where unfortunate kids get packed off to on Sunday to pretend that they're learning something, either so Mom and Dad can worship in peace, or so Mom and Dad can take the morning off.

2. adj. Prudish

3. adj. Totally naïve.

Those kids in Sunday School (1) are so Sunday School (3) that they don't even know what to be Sunday School (2) about.

Sunday School by Downstrike September 27, 2004