Bavarian fire-drill

A type of prank or social psychology experiment. The prankster or experimenter acts out a false authority to induce nearby unsuspecting subjects to go along with one or more pointless activities.

In The Illuminatus Trilogy (novels by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea), character Simon Moon carries out a Bavarian fire-drill.

by Figleaf23 August 05, 2007

Smith and Wesson

the two best friends to bring to any kind of fight.

Cop: "Watch your step, perp."
Perp: "Oh yeah? Who's gonna make me?"
Cop: "Me and Smith and Wesson."

by Figleaf23 September 24, 2007

murphy bed

a built-in bed that folds up into the wall of a room.

Comedian: My first apartment was so small ...
Audience: How small was it?
Comedian: My first apartment was so small the mice had to have murphy beds.

by Figleaf23 August 24, 2007