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A virally propagated scam, formerly sent entirely through snail mail, but now more frequently sent through email. It operates basically as a pyramid scheme in which the recipient is urged to send a small sum of money to each person on a short list of names and addresses, with the promise that they will receive a lot of money when they rotate their name into the list, and the oldest name off of it, and mail the letter to everyone they know.
Some chain letters try to scam people even further, by instructing them rotate their name into the oldest position, so that the very next recipient will rotate them off of it, so that only the first names and addresses on the list will get any money.
by Downstrike April 8, 2006
Get the chain letter mug.Literally, a blatant, presumably intentional misspelling of the improperly plural adverb form of cool, coolly.
1. Like being cool, only more so.
2. Used as adj.; cool, only more so.
3. n. An oriental ethnic group; reknown in the western U.S. for working in near-slavery conditions to do the hard part of building the first trans-continental railroad.
4. n. An offensive racial, (see race), slur against oriental people.
1. Like being cool, only more so.
2. Used as adj.; cool, only more so.
3. n. An oriental ethnic group; reknown in the western U.S. for working in near-slavery conditions to do the hard part of building the first trans-continental railroad.
4. n. An offensive racial, (see race), slur against oriental people.
1. No known example of usage.
2-3. After the coolies finished the project, it must have been real coolies to have a trans-continental railroad.
4. I doubt they ever let the coolies ride on it.
2-3. After the coolies finished the project, it must have been real coolies to have a trans-continental railroad.
4. I doubt they ever let the coolies ride on it.
by Downstrike May 26, 2004
Get the coolies mug.A Progressive Rock band, originally from the mid-70s; contributed to the development of the New Age and Techno genres.
by Downstrike June 2, 2004
Get the Synergy mug.The legal doctrine by which a corporation is called an entity instead of property of a person who owns it.
The result of corporate personhood is that corporations have more rights than people do.
Corporate personhood has been outlawed by the city or Arcata, California.
Corporate personhood has been outlawed by the city or Arcata, California.
by Downstrike September 13, 2004
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1. n. One who talks continually.
2. v. To talk continually.
3. v. To talk on the CB radio.
1. n. One who talks continually.
2. v. To talk continually.
3. v. To talk on the CB radio.
by Downstrike May 30, 2004
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Get the moral standards mug.A financial, emotional, reputational, or other personal interest in any matter held by a person having authority over the same matter. Tking advantage of authority over such a self-serving personal interest may be considered criminal. At the very least, it is usually harmful to others.
Most legislators either already have been, or eventually become lawyers, so they abuse their conflict of interest over legislation to make sure that laws are conducive to the job security of lawyers and legislators.
by Downstrike May 21, 2004
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