Lior Bar-On's definitions

Airport Gestapo

The Federal Transport Security Agency, or any similar airport security screening outfit that commits draconian and degrading invasion of privacy and violation of rights of passengers in the course of its duty, usually under full government protection and no right to recourse.

The Airport Gestapo confiscated GI Joe's two inch rifle and wand raped the owner.

by Lior Bar-On May 30, 2004

wand rape

Search the person of for metallic objects using a handheld metal detector, particularly in a public place and when the subject does not have any reasonable alternative.

My belt buckle set off their gate, so the security nazis wand raped me in full view of everyone.

by Lior Bar-On January 17, 2004

designer water

A commercial brand of mineral water, often served or sold under pretentious circumstances or marketing and/or at exorbitant cost.

I went to the cocktail bar with the guys, but as I was drivin' I had to sip designer water all evening.

by Lior Bar-On January 9, 2006

Ministry of Annoyances

A bureaucratic government department that regulates a dubious service that the public could do without, especially requiring forms that are impossible to fill in or obtain, or when a visit for a trivial affair takes up a whole morning.

My passport expired two days before my flight, and by the time the Ministry of Annoyances had finished issuing a new one, the holiday season was over.

by Lior Bar-On April 23, 2006

simmer

A flight simulator enthusiast, usually on a home computer.

A group of simmers met on Vatsim.

by Lior Bar-On October 10, 2006

desert eagle

Any artillery piece of a size suitable for holding and firing with one hand. Originally referred to a gas-operated pistol marketed by Magnum Research and made by Israel Military Industries, the term is now applied by the general gun-ignorant public to any really mean and scary looking pistol.

That frigging Desert Eagle could knock down a 747 from two miles away.

by Lior Bar-On June 18, 2004

gun nut

1. A person who takes a keen interest in firearms and ammunition, possibly including the study, peer discussion, ownership, bearing and use thereof - usually used playingly by oneself or by other firearms enthusiasts in this sense. Often associates with people with similar interests.

2. A person who takes seemingly morbid interest in firearms out of a belief that they provide protection, security and freedom while appearing scary to the uninitiated - usually used derogatively by non-gun people, particularly those who are scared of firearms.

Me: I keep my AR-15 mags loaded with hollow points for reduced penetration and higher stopping power for riot protection.
Everyone else: You're just another dangerous Second Amendment freak, a raving gun nut.

by Lior Bar-On June 3, 2006