Octopod's definitions

Twentieth Century

1. The ~ Limited, an extinct luxury train from New York to Chicago.
2. Hell on Earth, 1900-1999, or 1901-2000, for would-be purists.

In the Twentieth Century fools prated of progress, and mass murder was an athletic event.

by Octopod November 8, 2003

Rat Pack

1. Legendary Hollywood group of the '50s, noted for what then passed for glamorous decadence.

2. Any group prone to pally misbehavior.

Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were members of the Rat Pack

by octopod July 10, 2004

Lagunatic

A denizen of Laguna Beach, California.

The Lagunatics talk about real estate one minute, and their chakras the next. A bunch of bobos

by octopod May 29, 2004

two bits

A US 25-cent coin, after the old Spanish coins that could be cut into eighths.

"Shave and a haircut, two bits."

by octopod November 23, 2003

Zeropa

Europe, for what it's worth nowadays. See Chiraqistan.

In Zeropa, they're all hoity-toity about the US, but soon they'll be nothing but dhimmis.

by octopod May 15, 2004

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

by octopod February 18, 2004

perpetrator shoes

White sneakers, in NYPD parlance a few years back. See perp.

The kid was walking along First Avenue wearing perpetrator shoes.

by octopod July 16, 2004