Magill's definitions

pulled a Checkers

Indulged in maudlin, self serving self pity on TV ( or anywhere else for that matter)- as in Tricky Dick Nixon's famous "Checkers" speech-(check it out- it was priceless!- and timeless).

Mom pulled a Checkers when nobody would eat her tuna casserole. The candidate pulled a Checkers on national TV when he was beaten by Stephen Colbert.

by magill March 22, 2008

Dubyadayada

1. The inane, quarter-witted, puerile and illiterate speech of Dubya, aka Bush II, which one could call stupid if that weren't an insult to stupid people. This invariably causes flinching, groaning, cursing, and the destruction of remote control devices and even TV sets by poor slobs caught unaware by random broadcasts. 2. Any such speech by others, esp. politicians.

The Dubyadayada from the press conference made me throw my lava lamp through the TV screen and scream "aarrrgh"!

by magill March 21, 2008

Shortznob

a person, addicted to completing the New York Times Sunday crossword in ink, for whom this is a method of shoring up feelings of self-worth and intellectual pride. Derived from Will Shortz, editor magnus for the Times, it is an affliction common to several million people.

I'm a Shortznob, but in the words of Woody Allen,I need the eggs.

by magill March 20, 2008