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Definitions by Gabriel Korrigan

get medieval 

To physically torture or injure someone by means of archaic methods, usually involving tools frequently used for blacksmithing or traditional feudal era torture. Example of such include thumbscrews, flesh peeling, and branding.

First coined by Marcellus Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's <i>Pulp Fiction</i> (1994).
"What now? Let me tell you what now. I'ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin' niggers, who'll go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin', hillbilly boy? I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'ma get medieval on your ass."
get medieval by Gabriel Korrigan August 16, 2005
"Emo Moment"

A point in time where an individual engages in whining, complaining, or otherwise self-pitying behavior around others, usually in search of pity.

Emo is a style of softcore pseudo-punk music usually stereotyped as "whiny" and often features singers complaining about their bad love lives and the unfairness of life in general.
Jan had a total emoment on her Livejournal when she started up all that drama about how her boyfriend broke up with her over the Frodo/Aragorn slash forums.
emoment by Gabriel Korrigan October 15, 2004