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An albino groundhog who lived in Wiarton, Ontario, famed for prognosticating the end of winter on Groundhog Day. Found in an advanced state of decomposition in February of 1999, Wiarton Willie was was given a grand funeral wherein a plush toy stood in for his body. A replacement (Wee Willie) was later sought out, and a limited edition Beanie Baby was released. A statue of Willie, situated in a harbourside park in Wiarton, is said to look like an erect penis from the harbour. The entire history of Wiarton Willie is doused in oddity and shenanigans.
I went down to the harbour to see that statue of Wiarton Willie; yeah, I see what you're talking about.
by Feo2 July 10, 2010
Get the Wiarton Williemug. An idea or subject, usually flawed, which perpetually resurfaces in conversation despite having been discussed to death long ago.
A: If evolution is real then how come we never see monkeys turn into humans, huh?
B: Oh god, not that old chestnut...
B: Oh god, not that old chestnut...
by FeO2 August 20, 2011
Get the old chestnutmug. A term coined in the 1990's, referring to a sense of nausea and disorientation similar to seasickness or car sickness, caused by graphical lag in virtual reality helmets, such as Virtuality arcade systems. When turning one's head the display would lag a fraction of a second behind, resulting in a disagreement between the wearer's sense of balance and sense of sight. Cybersickness is a probable cause for much of the rapid loss of interest in immersive cyberspace and, to a lesser degree, the cyberpunk movement.
I tried playing Dactyl Nightmare on an old Virtuality system, but it nearly made me puke from cybersickness after a couple minutes.
by FeO2 August 21, 2013
Get the Cybersicknessmug. “In writing, you must kill your darlings.” --William Faulkner
This literary advice refers to the dangers of an author using personal favorite elements. While these may hold special meaning for the author, they can cause readers to roll their eyes for reasons such as:
-Purple prose
-Narm
-Egregious overuse of a word or phrase
This literary advice refers to the dangers of an author using personal favorite elements. While these may hold special meaning for the author, they can cause readers to roll their eyes for reasons such as:
-Purple prose
-Narm
-Egregious overuse of a word or phrase
by FeO2 October 15, 2012
Get the Kill your darlingsmug. An area to the north of Wiarton, Ontario, on the Bruce Peninsula, renowned for rednecks and peculiar behaviour.
by Feo2 July 10, 2010
Get the North of the checkerboardmug. When straightforward design veers sharply off track and spins out of control due to the temptation to add increasing numbers of non-essential features, the basic direction and even function of the design can suffer. This is the basis of futilitarian design.
The Jeep is a small, tough, agile and cheap light scouting vehicle. Its replacement, the HMMWV, is large, expensive and easy to high-center. This is a prime example of a futilitarian vehicle.
by FeO2 May 15, 2008
Get the futilitarianmug. A state of extreme disorientation caused by an excessive number of choices or stimuli. Coined by Pete Abrams in the early years of the webcomic, Sluggy Freelance; specifically in reference to the character, Kiki, and her tendency to enter a catatonic state when faced with a large number of 'shiny' things.
When we went to the arcade Mike had a major case of ferret shock; we ended up having to drop him off at the book store.
by FeO2 May 12, 2011
Get the ferret shockmug.