Flame's definitions

musolium

Common misspelling of mausoleum.

"Way down
Mark the grave
Where the searchlights find us
Drinking by the mausoleum door
And they found you on the bathroom floor"

by flame May 22, 2005

virus

Something probably carried by AOL CDs.

I picked up an AOL CD and now I have a virus.

by Flame August 29, 2003

mutually assured destruction

A situation in which two states have enough weapons (typically nuclear) to ensure that should one launch an attack the other would be able to respond in a strong enough way to destroy the attacker. Both would be destroyed.

This situation is supposed to prevent either side from launching such an attack.

The Cold War between the USA and the USSR in the 20th Century is an example of such a situation.

With our stockpiles of nukes we have mutually assured destruction in the case of a launch.

by Flame August 29, 2003

mash

To apply violence to another person in an attempt to reduce them to the consistency of whipped potato (See also Mashed potato.)

The song "Mash up Tony Blair" is used today in much the same way as the chant "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie. Out! Out! Out!" was used in the 1980s, although is not so popular.

by Flame August 31, 2003

mausoleum

A mausoleum is a large burial chamber, usually above ground. As used in the MCR song, "Cemetery Drive",

Way down
Mark the grave
Where the searchlights find us
Drinking by the mausoleum door
And they found you on the bathroom floor

by flame May 20, 2005

sobig

A simple but very effective family of malware spread mainly by stupid Micro$oft users who don't update their system and don't have a virus scanner.

I keep getting bounces from virus scanners that are to stupid to realise that Sobig forges the from address.

by flame August 29, 2003

socialism

A political ideology which has been applied at many different levels and with many different results. It has evolved over time and has influenced many other ideologies (such as National Socialism, Communism and moderate Liberal Capitalism, Anarchists also ocassionaly refer to themselves as liberal socialists).

Modern socialist ideas are normally based on re-distribution of wealth by means of a progressive taxation system. For example providing a minimum wage for workers and health benfits in times of sickness.

Although socialism has traditionally been associated with public ownership, many Socialist governments (such as the British Labour Party under Tony Blair) now favour a system of "democratic capitalism" where the government and the market co-operate to provide basic services and living standards to the citizens of a country. See also The Third Way.

Socialism is also associated with unionisation, stemming from a belief that workers should not be exploited by artificialy created market conditions. However the intensity of this belief does seem to vary widley across different groups of socialists.

Arthur Scargill's style of socialism is only one of many interpretations, and differs from Tony Blair's style of socialism.

by Flame August 29, 2003