FitofPeak2's definitions

Peer pong

A pejorative term for trial by a jury, especially in civil cases. It flows from the notion that jurors are so unpredictable and so subject to changes in their thinking during trial and deliberations -- based on emotions, personal experience, misunderstanding the evidence, lack of attention to the instructions they are given, or occasionally dozing off or daydreaming -- that there is no rational way of predicting which side they will ultimately favor.

Oliver: So I heard you decided to waive the jury and try that copyright case to the judge.

Felix: Yeah, that case has so many documents and celebrities and whatnot it would be like OJ Simpson suing Donald Trump for securities fraud – who needs to play peer pong with something like that? I think the judge will get it.

Oliver: Word. Gotta give the Brits credit, over there you get a jury only in a libel case.

by FitofPeak2 July 3, 2025

Worse than French diarrhea

Extremely distasteful.

Mark: I heard you went and saw the new Claymation remake of "Citizen Kane" at the Odeon -- how was it?
Kip: Worse than French diarrhea -- unwatchable. We walked out and got frozen custard.

by FitofPeak2 June 11, 2025

Panician

A person who is constantly or frequently in a state of panic due to their chronic procrastination, distraction, or anxiety.

I can't deal with having Dave on our trial team, everything from witness prep to coffee orders is an effing crisis -- the guy's a total panician.

by FitofPeak2 February 23, 2025

Missal monger

1. A Catholic priest. 2. A zealous Catholic worshipper. From missal (the Catholic book containing the text of prayers, chants, responses and the like used in the Mass) + monger (dealer or broker).

Father Mike is quite the missal monger, he really had folks fired up with that service on Sunday.

by FitofPeak2 January 25, 2025

Led Tarpaulin

A generic term for a rock & roll tribute band that uses a semi-clever name to evoke the famous artist or band it covers, as, for example, the term itself evokes Led Zeppelin (covers, tarpaulin, get it?) See, e.g., By Jovi, Petty Cash, Proxy Music.

Saturday night we went to The Cave and saw that Led Tarpaulin outfit "Springsboomer" -- man, those guys can really play Bruce's stuff from the 70s and 80s!

by FitofPeak2 December 10, 2024

floobydust

Miscellany; flotsam and jetsam. Reportedly, the term originated at National Semiconductor Corporation in the 1970s (about the time that Silicon Valley was first called that).

I thought the key to the shed was in the top kitchen drawer, but there was just the usual floobydust.

by FitofPeak2 December 5, 2024

gnurr

Lint, gum wrappers and other detritus found in the bottom of one's pockets.

I was sure I had a spare Viagra in my pocket, but I turned it inside out and there was just a bunch of gnurr.

by FitofPeak2 December 5, 2024