Falconrath's definitions

Chain Letter

A letter sent either via email or postal mail that usually involves send a certain amount of copies of the letter to people by a cetain date to avoid a bad event.

The chain letter said to make 20 copies and send them to 20 people, and I would have good luck!

by Falconrath October 24, 2003

Pyramid Scheme

Any form of business proposal in which one pays a fee to begin, and rises up in a pyramid-like form, being given money by people under the original payer. Usually considered a hoax.

See also: wordChain letter/word

That's a pyramid scheme! Don't fall for it!

by Falconrath October 24, 2003

activist judge

A judge who rules against a status quo in the name of their interpretation of a law.

If activist judges insist on re-defining marriage by court order, the only alternative will be the constitutional process. - George W. Bush, February 4th, 2004

by Falconrath March 5, 2004

CPCTC

Acronym for geometric term: "Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent."

This line is congruent due to CPCTC

by Falconrath May 30, 2004

Terrorometer

Slang word used to describe the National Threat Level Gauge uses by the US Department of Homeland Security to determine the level of a national threat that terrorists and other forces have on the US.

Now that they raised the level of the Terrorometer, I feel a lot safer.

by Falconrath December 21, 2003

RSS

(Also known as Rich Site Summary) A system often used with wordXML/word
to create channels that one suscribes to and views via a news reader or other special system.

Our new RSS feed will make it easier for people to see what's up with us!

by Falconrath September 15, 2003

Religious Right

Term used to describe a group of conservatives with a certain religion taking their dominance in the world of politics over anything else.

With the Religious Right in the White House, many non-theists feel threatened.

by Falconrath January 31, 2004