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A term created by sex columnist and liberal Dan Savage in the wake of the 2004 Presidential Election to describe the concentration of the political left in the United States near major cities and college towns in terms of islands of diversity in a sea of conformity. The implication is that the islands have their own interests to attend to and should disregard the sea.
It is thought that this exists because rural communities tend to be more isolated from other cultures than urban communities, and because people tend to leave the rural world for an education in urban areas and not go back.
The original article can be read at www.urbanarchipelago.com.
It is thought that this exists because rural communities tend to be more isolated from other cultures than urban communities, and because people tend to leave the rural world for an education in urban areas and not go back.
The original article can be read at www.urbanarchipelago.com.
Although I'm not completely on board with the idea of the Urban archipelago, the idea of cities as islands is certainly a talking point.
by Lady Csyde November 19, 2004
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2. An utter tool, and incapable of getting laid in a woman's prison with a fistful of pardons.
3. Sincere, delusional, and very, very repressed.
2. An utter tool, and incapable of getting laid in a woman's prison with a fistful of pardons.
3. Sincere, delusional, and very, very repressed.
So I went out to a bar last night and struck out with four different women. But it's okay, I'm single by choice.`
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by Lady Csyde January 7, 2004
Get the buxom mug.1. A large bottle of cheapish wine, 1.5 liters in capacity. Sometimes also known as a bomber to the less snobbish.
2. A heavy-duty handgun. Strongly associated with Dirty Harry.
3. A large condom manufactured by Trojan. If you can't fit your boy bits in a tp roll, buy these instead.
2. A heavy-duty handgun. Strongly associated with Dirty Harry.
3. A large condom manufactured by Trojan. If you can't fit your boy bits in a tp roll, buy these instead.
We bought a magnum of Hardy's Stamp at the store, and after a couple of hours with that she made me get out the Magnums. Hey, what can I say?
by Lady Csyde October 25, 2006
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The year the Red Sox won the World Series, Johnny Damon had spent his offseason conditioning program doing 12 oz curls.
by Lady Csyde January 17, 2006
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