Definitions by Octopod

Serdar Argic

Mythical poster on Usenet sites, who promoted Turkish nationalist causes and denounced Armenians, Romanians and what not. Probably a robotic program, but a legend in his own mind.

The Romanians were bred as slaves to serve the Ottoman Empire.
---Serdar Agric

Serdar Argic by octopod February 18, 2004

pony up 

Pay up; pay the two dollars.

We've been drinking for two days. Now it's time for you to pony up your share.

pony up by octopod February 7, 2004

Breck Girl 

Rush Limbaugh's nickname for the dramatically coiffed Sen. John Edwards. Cf. dreck.

The French-looking John Kerry and the Breck Girl came in first and second in Iowa.

Breck Girl by octopod January 24, 2004

people of color 

Pinko, PC or Bolshevik term for all non-white minorities, lumped together and viewed as cannon fodder for some revolution or voting cattle for the Democrat party. See diversity.

The speaker said, "We need to make certain that people of color are well-represented on the Board of Directors."

people of color by octopod January 24, 2004

French-looking 

Rush Limbaugh's epithet for the ineffable Sen. John Kerry. Sod the Frogs!

The French-looking John Kerry and the Breck Girl were neck-and-neck in Iowa.

French-looking by octopod January 24, 2004

Dewey Cheatham & Howe 

A legendary law firm.

What's the difference between a lawyer and a chicken?

A chicken clucks defiance.

Dewey Cheatham & Howe by octopod January 24, 2004

shtick

A bit from a comedy or other showbiz routine; by extension, any person's idiosyncratic performance. From Yiddish "shtick" = Ger. "stuck", meaning "piece."

I asked him for me $20 back, and he went into his usual shtick -- something about losing at pinochle.

shtick by octopod January 23, 2004