Bureaucracy

1. A form of government in which the true power lies in the hands of committees who dictate policy and bureaus that carry them out, with little accountability to the constituency.

2. A form of government, the authority of which is not so much to accomplish anything, but to obstruct accomplishment by anyone else.

3. The form of government that the United States of America really practices while the politicians distract the constituency.

Many nations and corporations are governed as bureaucracies.

by Downstrike June 05, 2004

Kee

The Keeborn, Keegreet, and other sects of the Kee in Race For Doroon and In Search Of The Kee.

Kee possess special powers such as invisibility, flight, and ESP.

by Downstrike June 05, 2004

That's the way the cookie crumbles.

1. (sympathetically) These things happen, even if we don't like them.

2. (sarcastically) Learn to live with it, you whiner!

1. "No fun tonight. The party's been canceled."

"That's the way the cookie crumbles."

2. "You scratched my car!"

"That's the way the cookie crumbles!"

by Downstrike May 29, 2004

borrowed time

Mortgaged your home to buy a Rolex.

Seriously, it means to live beyond your life expectancy.

Some of my hard drives used to be in 486es, so they're living on borrowed time.

by Downstrike November 03, 2006

pantheon

1. From Greek; pan = all, and theon = gods. Literally, all the gods.

2. All the gods recognized by a particular religion.

3. The three members of the Trinity.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are a pantheon.

by Downstrike May 25, 2004

say when

Short for, "tell me when to stop". The grammatically improper, but obedient reply is, when. Some people who use this phrase are so pedantic about receiving an obedient reply that they will not stop if the reply is other than, "when", because they think it's funny.

Say when.

OK... That's enough.

I said that's enough!

Will you stop already?!?

When you say "when".

When, already! You've ruined my drink!!!

by Downstrike October 31, 2005

Rapture

When the meek shall inherit the earth, and the wicked will be no more.

That's OK, the fundies were planning on leaving any way.

by Downstrike October 05, 2004