Downstrike's definitions

Real True Christians

Monotheistic followers of Jesus who:

1. Search for the truth instead searching for a belief that makes them feel good about themselves.

2. Serve God instead of themselves or their own desires.

3. Completely accept the Bible as the complete, authoritative source of information about God.

4. Take it upon themselves to be Christian rather than expect clerics to serve as proxy Christians for them.

5. Obey God's word because they love and respect God enough to obey Him, instead of working even harder to come up with excuses not to obey God.

6. Do not introduce man-made philosophies or pagan customs into their worship and pretend that they have something to do with Jesus.

7. Obey God rather than men when the two are in conflict.

8. Do not follow self-appointed prophets or messiahs.

I prefer honest pagans and Real True Christians to those who pretend that the fertility symbols of Easter, such as eggs, rabbits, and maidens dressed in white have something to do with Jesus.

by Downstrike May 24, 2004

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.

by Downstrike October 3, 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

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

Eostre

Anachronistic spelling of Easter.

Easter used to be spelled Eostre.

by Downstrike May 25, 2004

The Belgariad

A fantasy novel by David Edding.

The Belgariad has a minor character named Doroon.

by Downstrike May 23, 2004

do time

1. Serve a prison sentence.

2. Serve a hitch in the military, especially if drafted.

3. Get grounded.

After spending most of his teen years doing time (3) for the rents, the kid couldn't wait, so he upped and did time (2) as soon as he could. That got old, so he split before his time was up, got caught, did some time (1) in the big house, and still had to do the rest of his time when he got out. It was getting to be a habit.

by Downstrike November 1, 2004