Legatus 1TTA1's definitions

Big Red Black Out

Approximately when an Indiana University PC blackscreens on you, making you think that you have lost everything you have been working on, then suddenly your screen reappears.

Do not freak. That is what we call a Big Red Black Out.

by Legatus 1TTA1 March 3, 2008

Dressing a Monkey in Silk

Dressing a monkey in silk does not change the fact that it is a monkey. This is the phrase Spanish speakers use to indicate a bad thing has been made to look good.
An Equivalent English Phrase is 'Putting Lipstick on a Pig.'
Note: In Columbia and Spain, 'Dressing a Monkey in Silk' has no negative connotations of any kind.

'McCain is Dressing a Monkey in Silk' - Obama

by Legatus 1TTA1 October 25, 2008