Joe Iron's definitions

chicamobile

A girl's car. An automobile specifically designed to be driven and owned by girls. Usually small and easy to park.

My brother was going to buy a Honda Fit but my dad told him it was a chicamobile and talked him out of it.

by Joe Iron March 16, 2008

Automagical

An old mainframe phrase from at least the 80s, meaning when things appear automatically like magic. Typically used with netview and JES2 automatic commands.

I put the start of that batch cobol job in JES2 start commands, that job will start automagically every morning at 2:30.

by Joe Iron May 17, 2007

Five Points

This nickname from at least the 1960's for the intersection of Calumet Ave, Indianapolis Blvd and 114th St in Whiting, Indiana. The reason for the nickname is there are five intersections meeting at that point.

There was another shooting down at the bar by Five Points.

I wrecked the Delta when I spun out and hit the fence down at Five Points.

by Joe Iron March 16, 2008

Coffin

A regular automobile such as a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. The name refers not to the safety of the car but to the fact that the people driving them don't really live. They are already dead.

My mom wanted to buy a coffin but my dad would let her.

by Joe Iron February 16, 2008

American Youth for a Freer America

A group of quassi-radicals from 70s who roamed Whiting, Indiana and Rush street in Chicago with the two major goals. The decriminalization of Marijuana and the establishment of four day work weeks.

Dude1: Whatever happened to American Youth for a Freer America?

Dude2: Who knows? Maybe they got jobs.

by Joe Iron June 10, 2007

Big One One Nine

A nick name used by most residents of Lake County, Indiana and the East-side of Chicago for 119th street in Whiting, IN. Once a major cruising destination, its now fallen on hard times. No longer do truckloads of teenagers sit in their vechiles all night long.

Back in the day, we used to cruise the big one one nine all night in a hemi powered Cobra.

by Joe Iron June 8, 2007

Four Side Park

A nickname for Forsyth Park in the Robertsdale area of Hammond, Indiana. Surprisingly many people in the 46394 zip code are unaware of the real name of Forsyth Park.

When i was a kid we used to play knock-hockey at four side park.

I quit running in four side park after someone in a car threw a beer can at me.

by Joe Iron June 10, 2007