Bzzistan

Any Central Asian place where there are deserts, Bactrian camels, fermented mare's milk, and a name ending in "-stan."

Our correspondent, just back from Bzzistan, is here in our studio, having had just enough time to wipe off the camel spit.

by octopod March 06, 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.

by octopod January 24, 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

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 08, 2003

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

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

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