Downstrike's definitions

job security

Anything that may influence circumstances so that one may continue in one's current employment, regardless whether the job actually needs to be performed.

See legislator, lawyer, self-serving, and conflict of interest.

by Downstrike May 21, 2004

fertility symbols

Clichés such as as phalli, (see phallus), ankhs, crucifixes, eggs, rabbits, and maidens dressed in white; the proper trappings for certain pagan holidays, such as Easter.

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

moral standards

Standards of behavior and association based upon one's moral values.

Do your moral standards allow you to associate with people who have lower moral values?

by Downstrike May 25, 2004

Christendom

1. Literally, the domain of Christianity.

2. Anachronistically, all the nations pledging loyalty to the Pope.

3. Later, all the churches or religions professing Christianity.

4. People who think they are Christian.

People of Christendom think they can be Christian by proxy by hiring clerics to be Christian for them.

by Downstrike May 25, 2004

Asia Minor

The Turkish peninsula.

To the people of ancient Greece, everything east of Byzantium was Asia. They just had no idea how big it was until Alexander went and conquered some of Asia Major.

by Downstrike May 30, 2004

when

1. Conditional, based upon time, event, or circumstances.

2. Slang, specific to junk mail advertising lotteries and sweepstakes to persuade as many duh-weebs as possible who haven't even entered a sweepstakes that they have already won: "if".

1. When you finish your chores, you may play; when it's dark, come inside.

2. You are guaranteed to win at least $250,000 when you return the winning number to us. (The fact that the recipient does not have the winning number, so he may as well go fly a kite, is not expressed.)

by Downstrike October 17, 2004

bullied

1. adj. subjected to bullying.

2. v. past tense of bully.

We say that someone is bullied because someone else bullied him.

by Downstrike September 13, 2004