USMC

OK, we all know that USMC stands for the honorable "United States Marine Corps" and some people refer to them as "Uncle Sam's Misguided Children". However, in early 1987 there was a big scandal where one or two security guards at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, U.S.S.R. were caught being involved in an espionage ring and security breach, and one or more of the guards (who were United States Marines) were in a sexual relationship with a Russian female agent. They were court-martialed and for a while "USMC" was an abbreviation for "Under Seduction of Moscow's Cunt". This occured even while Reagan and Gorbechev were in a state of friendly dialog and Cold War tensions were lessening.
This USMC/embassy mess did not stop the talks between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. from continuing. The Cold War ended peacefully a few years later and the incident was largely forgotten.
by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 25, 2008
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fascism

Fascism has appeared in many nations over the past 80-odd years. Look up the histories of Germany, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Zaire, South Africa, Greece and other countries that have had fascist governments or do today.
Quote:

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.
- Sinclair Lewis

From the CD liner notes booklet of the 2008 album "Accelerate" by R.E.M.
by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 28, 2009
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Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!

1. a situation where a man (a client?) has a sexual quickie. Maybe it's during a break period.

2. a euphenism for just plain ordinary non-kinky sex. No oral or anal or role-playing or S & M jive, just slide it in. Sometimes referred to as simply "wham, bam!".

3. What rock'n'roll chameleon David Bowie interjects after the last verse and before the grand blowout of his classic hit "Suffragette City". It's on the legendary protopunk album "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders of Mars".
1. James and Mary had a hot time in the storage room this afternoon. It was so brief but so electric and so intense it was a case of "Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!".

2. Jojo was walking around the streets of Salt Lake City when he saw some college students unpacking a Volkswagon. They told Jojo that they were going to do some kinky sex acts, threesomes, an orgy and such and invited him to join them. Jojo declined. They asked him what kind of sex he liked doing. He just deadpanned "Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!".

3. On the CD version of the "Fire And Gasoline" album by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols there is a cover of "Suffragette City". Steve Jones substitutes the " Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!" line with "Wham, bam, load it baby!".

4. Ahhhhhhh, wham, bam, thank you ma'am!
by I Saw U2 Live Twice July 18, 2009
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kool aid

a cheap refreshing drink that comes in the form of a powder in a packet. Comes in many, many flavors. Just add water. Non-carbonated, the drink is promoted on TV by the walking Kool Aid pitcher. He holds a picture and a cup filled with the drink and says "Ohhhh yeahhh!" as he crashes through a wall. Jim Jones and his People's Temple cult in the Jonestown compound in Guyana commited mass suicide by drinking Kool Aid laced with cyanide.
Mom: Are you thirsty? I got some grape flavored Kool Aid.

Kids: Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Tastes great!
Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Can't wait!
Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Tastes great!
Kool Aid! Kool Aid!
Can't wait!
Yaaayyyyy for Kool Aid!
by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 09, 2007
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All Those Years Ago

A hit for George Harrison in early 1981. Its lyrics were rewritten shortly after fellow Beatle John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980. It has fellow Beatles Paul McCartney on bass and Ringo Starr on drums. Technically, it's a 'Threetles' song since it has the three surviving Beatles on it. But since George wrote it, it's on his solo album 'Somewhere in England' and he sang lead on it and played guitar - it's considered to be a George Harrison solo song. Collaborations between the fellow Beatles on each others' solo albums are pretty common and continue to this very day. The video shows clips from Beatles movies.
'All Those Years Ago' is a tribute to the late John Lennon. It went to #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and it scored significantly elsewhere. At the same time there were other tributes to John and the Beatles. The Dutch studio group STARS ON 45 had a Number One hit all over the world with a dance medley of mostly Beatles covers (it even made it in Communist East Germany, imagine that!). The influential Roxy Music scored their only Number One with their cover of Lennon's 'Jealous Guy'. Lennon's 'Imagine' hit the top in the UK. Lennon himself hit Number One posthumously. There would be other 'tribute' songs by Elton John, fellow Beatle Paul, Pink Floyd, and others during the next few years.
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hurting unit

someone who had a rash of bad luck and misfortune.
Daryl: Joe got struck down by a cyclist and broke his ankle. Also, his girlfriend Christine left him for that bohunk Milton.

John: Joe is surely a hurting unit right now.
by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 28, 2006
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Dr. Pepper

1. a refreshing bubbly soft drink that is loaded with jet fuel!

2. the reason why the Beatles changed the name of their epic album to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

3. said soft drink company that made a bet and did their best to weasel out of it.
1. I'm a Pepper, he's a Pepper, she's a Pepper, we're a Pepper, would you like to be a Pepper too? Be a Pepper. Drink Dr. Pepper.

2. Dr. Pepper got promoted to Seargeant.

3. Last year I got to listen to the entire Guns N Roses catalog online, including the too-often-delayed long-awaited-and-overdue new album "Chinese Democracy". It's a really good album, it kicks some major ass and has a lot of diversity in the songs. Just don't take so long next time, OK fellas?
After hearing the last track there was a link taking me to "drpepper.com". Dr. Pepper made a bet: if the new GNR album was released last year then EVERYONE in America would get a free drink. There was a time limit window for this, however. You had to hit a link to register in order to get a coupon (to be printed) good for a FREE 20 oz. bottle of Dr. Pepper. I couldn't get ON there! I was on hold FOREVER. Apparently so were many other people. The corporation heads decided to "extend" the time window by a few hours. When I FINALLY got on the desired page there was a message that said that I was too late - the window of opportunity had expired by 15 minutes! Lemme see, we have over 265 million people in the United States so that would mean how many drinks...
by I Saw U2 Live Twice September 23, 2009
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