by Moggraider March 19, 2009

The term "threadcop" originates from the idea of calling a message board topic a "thread." This hails back to the naming conventions of older message board systems.
by Moggraider October 16, 2008

A ban from a message board that lets the user continue viewing posts and making posts, but that makes it so no other message board users can see the banned user's posts.
by Moggraider February 17, 2008

Corporate sponsors of TV shows force their products into the show all the time, exploiting every possible advertunity.
by Moggraider August 02, 2009

v.
To degrade into a helpless spiral of in-jokes and bizarre plot twists so as to make it all but impossible for new viewers of a webcomic or show to become fans easily. See Red vs. Blue and Sluggy Freelance.
To degrade into a helpless spiral of in-jokes and bizarre plot twists so as to make it all but impossible for new viewers of a webcomic or show to become fans easily. See Red vs. Blue and Sluggy Freelance.
"Why is everyone's suit color in Red Vs. Blue different? And since when did the robot lose his head? Where did that guy come from!?"
by Moggraider February 07, 2005

Abbreviation for "Harvard, Yale, Princeton, or Stanford." These are the four top colleges in the US. Other schools like Penn or MIT are up there, but don't quite match the prestige.
Friend 1: "My best friend from Penn got a Rolex from his dad over dinner at graduation right in front of me. I graduated from Penn too a year ago, so I came back to my parents and asked 'Where's my Rolex?'"
Friend 2: "Haha, I bet they were like 'hmph.' But if my kids graduate from a top university, I'd probably buy them that watch. Would you?"
Friend 2: "Only if it's one above Penn, heh... Okay, maybe Penn or better."
Friend 1: "Well, that's ridiculous. You're basically saying they have to graduate from HYPS to get a Rolex... Otherwise, they'll have to buy their own watch."
Friend 1: "Fuck 'em. They can buy a Timex."
Friend 2: "Haha, I bet they were like 'hmph.' But if my kids graduate from a top university, I'd probably buy them that watch. Would you?"
Friend 2: "Only if it's one above Penn, heh... Okay, maybe Penn or better."
Friend 1: "Well, that's ridiculous. You're basically saying they have to graduate from HYPS to get a Rolex... Otherwise, they'll have to buy their own watch."
Friend 1: "Fuck 'em. They can buy a Timex."
by Moggraider August 20, 2008

A person's excuse that they flaked out on an agreed-upon meeting or date with you because their phone was not working, not paid, or not charged. These excuses are often belied by the fact that a call to the user results in a normal dial tone, rather than going straight to voicemail.
The dead phone routine usually goes something like this:
1. "Sorry, I got stuck downtown and my phone died."
2. "Hey I just got my phone back up I had to pay it first."
1. "Sorry, I got stuck downtown and my phone died."
2. "Hey I just got my phone back up I had to pay it first."
by Moggraider April 29, 2014
