Moonbug's definitions

Hieroglyphic Masquerade

Hieroglyphic Masquerade is a seven peice band from Northern British Columbia. Their haunting mix of flute, turntables, strings (various), vocals, synth and electronic beats is unmatched in beauty and complexity.

Hieroglyphic Masquerade never plays shows in cities outside of Northern British Columbia.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

Kamloops

A mid sized city in British Columbia. It is located in the province's interior desert. Kamloops is one of the interior's largest cities.

Kamloops is a sprawling city with few redeeming qualities, but it is still better than Williams Lake.

by moonbug November 13, 2006

O-Board

The Official Smashing Pumpkins message board was nicknamed the O-board by users to distinguish it from unofficial fan sites.

I miss the O-board, since it shut down lots of people stopped posting.

by moonbug November 17, 2006

zinester

A noun denoting an individual who creates, and usually distributes their own zine or zines. It may be extended to someone who does not strictly make zines who runs a distro.

JJ Tawd has been a hardcore zinester for years, she has made over 30 different mini-zines.

by moonbug April 6, 2005

Augustus

A Roman emperor (63 BCE to 14 CE), winner of the civil war that ensued after the death of Julius Caesar. The month of August gets its name from Augustus. He was a patron of the arts, and despite his bloody ways his reign is often seen as commencing golden age in Rome.

Augustus commissioned Virgil to write the Aeneid.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

University of Northern British Columbia

A university located in Prince George, British Columbia. Known as UNBC and the University of No Better Choice.

I want to go to the University of Northern British Columbia because I can't afford to live in Vancouver while going to school.

by moonbug November 13, 2006

junk science

Science manufactured by individuals paid by special interest groups. Most commonly used by big corporations to dupe governments and nations into approving unsafe products, ignoring health and safety risks, or ignoring environmental problems.

The reason people are just starting to believe in climate change is because the oil magnates have been producing junk science to debunk it for years.

Monsanto consistently uses junk science to assert the safety of genetically engineered food.

by moonbug November 17, 2006