Definitions by Lady Csyde
completist
A person, usually a fanboy type, who desires to collect all the work of a specific author or artist. Most common with jazz and rock musicians, where studio outtakes and live performances are collected and traded. Generally mildly derogatory.
You'd think he'd give it up after the fourth Dick's Picks CD, but truth be told he's just an over-the-top Dead completist.
completist by Lady Csyde November 24, 2005
silent key
A term used by ham radio operators as a term of respect for a deceased ham. Comes from the Morse code prosign SK, which means "end of transmission".
W1AW went silent key many years ago, but the ARRL that he founded still uses his callsign to identify their station.
silent key by Lady Csyde January 12, 2005
silent keyboard
A term coined in January, 2004 on Fark.com as a term of honor for a departed member of an online community. Derives from the ham radio expression silent key and is abbreviated SKB.
silent keyboard by Lady Csyde January 12, 2005
urban archipelago
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.
urban archipelago by Lady Csyde November 19, 2004
brown note
As referenced in South Park, a low-pitched sound that can cause someone to crap their pants. May also be used to refer to any infrasound note that can create disorientation, nausea, etc.
I'm not so sure using the brown note on those protesters was a good idea. They're still rioting and now they smell like they need a diaper change.
brown note by Lady Csyde July 4, 2004
roach coach
A catering truck, especially one which frequents blue collar places of work; generally a modded pickup truck with insulated diamond-pattern doors covering a refrigerator case and a warmer unit with attached griddle.
roach coach by Lady Csyde April 18, 2004