Gumba Gumba's definitions

run to the hills

See Iron maiden

Run to the hills, run for your li-i-ives!

by Gumba Gumba March 6, 2004

enigma

The Enigma was an electro-mechanical rotor cypher machine used for both encryption and decryption, widely used in various forms in Europe from the early 1920s on. It is most famous for having been adopted by most German military forces from about 1930 on. Ease of use and the supposedly unbreakable cypher were the main reasons for its widespread use. The cypher was in fact broken, and the reading of information in the messages it didn't protect is generally credited with ending World War II at least a year earlier than it would have otherwise.

The British encryption machine, Typex, and several American ones, eg the SIGABA or M-134-C, were similar in principle to Enigma, but far more secure. The first modern rotor cypher machine, by Edward Hebern, was considerably less secure, a fact noted by William F. Friedman when it was offered to the US Government.

See also bletchley Park.

by Gumba Gumba April 10, 2006

tree-hugger

Slur for a flower-child or hippy

Look at the tree-huggers without cars whining about McDonalds.

by Gumba Gumba March 4, 2004

policy driven

Any product which is needed to operate a business, and so noraml rules of supply and demand tend not to apply.

Oil is policy driven, so an increase in price does not mean less units will be sold.

by Gumba Gumba May 14, 2004

prison soap antique

(n.) A priceless and fragile antique. The term is used by employers of handlers to remind people that if they drop the ming vase or statue, they get fucked. In the rear. Very hard.

This is a prison soap antique; remember what'll happen if you drop it.

by Gumba Gumba June 11, 2006

the internet

The Internet is a communication tool used the world over where people can come together to bitch about movies and share pornography with one another.

no example

by Gumba Gumba April 6, 2004

face for radio

1) One with commendable broadcasting abilities, yet an appearance of far lesser appreciation.


2) a polite and indirect way of saying ugly.

Wow, that was great, but you people have a face for radio. I know what, we'll get two guys to mime to this music in the videos, and call it milli vanilli

by Gumba Gumba April 5, 2004