Knighshade's definitions

gizembluck

'''gi•zem•bluck''' ( ''pronounced'' gih'-zehm-bluk). A euphemism; comparable to rats, crap, drat, or dang; used to express mild disappointment. Probably a contraction of god + d--n + f--k.

Gizembluck! I can't find where I put my camera!

by Knighshade July 10, 2004

shat

Shat ( ''pronounced'' shat). Though this is not Old English, it is the past participle of s--t. From Anglo-Saxon (Old English) ''bescätan'', "befowled".

Austin and Nigel Powers: "And then she shat on a turtle" (written in subtitles).

by Knighshade July 10, 2004

zeus

The divine name of the leader of the ancient '''Greek''' pantheon; '''Not''' preserved by Roman Catholicism in the "Latin-derived bastardizations" of the Hebrew name Yeshua, and not adopted at all by Christianity.

The Hispanic pronunciation of Jesus is "hay-soos", because that is exactly how it looks to someone who speaks spanish.

Jesus in English is pronounced phonetically as well, which is why we say "jee-zuss", and any idiot who thinks the French ''je'' is pronounced "jee" needs to go back to high school.

In Greece they spell Zeus, ''Dias''

by Knighshade July 10, 2004

standard system.

A very old system of measurement which is used by Britain and the U.S.
These are the basic and not so basic measurements of length in order.

barleycorn (570,240 in a lea.)
inch (3 bc.)
hand (4 in.)
foot (3 hd.)
yard (3 ft.)
fathom (2 yrd.)
furlong (110 fm.)
mile (16 fur.)
league (3 mi)

Some people insist that a rod (don't let your mind stray) is part of the standard, but, since it doesn't multiply like the others (a rod is 16.5 feet), I wouldn't include it.

Americans and Brits use the standard system because we want to be different from the rest of the world — were not some sort of brain-washed, fluoride-addicted zombie — we are indies! (My apologies to anyone who has no idea what I just wrote)

by Knighshade July 11, 2004

yahweh

According to Christians and Jews, the ruler of the universe. Probably from Sumerian ''î-âh'', "I create".

I am a Christian and I believe in Yahweh, I believe that he is the one true god, and I encourage you to, as well. But don't be offended.

by Knighshade July 11, 2004

high-low

A tree-hugging hippie. So called after hylozoism — the belief that trees have souls.

Hey look over there! Bellingham's full of high-lows!

by Knighshade July 11, 2004

Smeet Frog

A "fearsome critter" reputed to live in Michigan. Supposedly, it is a hairy frog which has large webs between its arms and legs, allowing it to glide like a flying squirrel. It enjoys sub-zero temperatures, and during the summer it migrates to the north pole to keep cool.

Woah! Look! That smeet frog is even wierder than that fur-bearing trout we saw earlier!

by Knighshade July 11, 2004