Downstrike's definitions

refurbish

To make returned merchandise ready to be sold again. This may or may not include repairing defects.

What do you think we are, a repair shop? Just paint over the defect and send it to the warehouse.

by Downstrike June 4, 2004

PIC

Acronym for Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier, refers to a seven-digit code that identifies your long distance carrier to your LEC, or local phone service company.

Get your PIC frozen, or some unscrupulous phone company with high rates can slam you!

by Downstrike September 5, 2005

The Belgariad

A fantasy novel by David Edding.

The Belgariad has a minor character named Doroon.

by Downstrike May 23, 2004

Eostre

Anachronistic spelling of Easter.

Easter used to be spelled Eostre.

by Downstrike May 25, 2004

Attorney

A legislator-in-training who hopes to grow up to be a real politician some day. See job security.

Most legilators either have been, or eventually become attorneys, who practice the very law that legislators write, leading to a horrific conflict of interest between the two professions, by which government of the people is by the attorneys, for the attorneys.

by Downstrike September 13, 2004

entity

1. A being or creature.

2. Legalese for "person".

2. You don't actually have to be a person to be an entity because of corporate personhood.

by Downstrike September 13, 2004

sandbox

A probationary period for web sites that begins after they are first spidered by search engines. The best-known sandbox is Google's.

Other industries are also beginning to describe probationary periods as sandboxes too.

Your site ranks well in MSN already, but Google put you in the sandbox. Be sure to play nice.

by Downstrike September 11, 2006