Definitions by Nat Rator

Jed 

A poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed,
But one day as he was shooting at some food,
Up from the ground came a bubbling crude. (Oil, that is. Black gold. Texas tea.)

Jed was the main character of The Beverly Hillbillies.

Jed by Nat Rator June 18, 2004

Happy 

The best actor in the regular cast of 7th Heaven.
Happy plays the Camden family dog, also named Happy.

Aw, I love when Happy barks at the end of the theme song! It's the best part of both the song and the show!

Happy by Nat Rator June 18, 2004

MSG 

A preservative sometimes used in frozen food, particularly western-style Chinese cuisine.
Can cause headaches or other symptoms in some consumers.

I only eat Chinese food fresh at restaurants, because the MSG in the frozen meals makes my head throb all night.

MSG by Nat Rator June 18, 2004

skitcom 

Sketch comedy TV show.
Derived by combining "skit" (another word for a comedy sketch) with "com" (the beginning of the word comedy).
Sometimes confused with sitcoms by people with no understanding of comedy or basic script structure.

Monty Python's Flying Circus, Saturday Night Live, All That, and Roundhouse are all skitcoms.

skitcom by Nat Rator June 16, 2004

Pod People

English title of pathetic 1983 sci-fi film "Los Nuevos Extraterrestres".
Has nothing to do with pods, and has nothing to do with people.
The target of a season 3 MST3K episode.

Pod People got no reason to live.

Pod People by Nat Rator June 13, 2004

Frodis 

Slang term for marijuana, coined by Micky Dolenz (of the Monkees) in the late 1960s.

Micky used to tell kids that "Frodis is cool", and the kids had no clue what he meant, so they just agreed.

Frodis by Nat Rator June 11, 2004

Gypsy 

1) See all above definitions EXCEPT the racial slurs.
2) Robot from MST3K with long, snakelike neck and large purple head. Has a large flashlight for an eye. Female by programming, Gypsy is responsible for SOL maintenance and making sure Servo & Crow do their chores.

"Gypsy, did you make dinner yet?"

Gypsy by Nat Rator June 7, 2004