(n.) -- a hamburger eaten in the middle of the day during work hours in order to boost energy and satisfy cravings for meat, ketchup, salt and pickles.
"If I need anything now, it's a workburger! Bring it on!"
-- overheard outside an office cubicle in Manhattan on March 23, 2011
-- overheard outside an office cubicle in Manhattan on March 23, 2011
by PRwiz101 April 07, 2011
"We are so deluged with fact, fiction and fartascious stuff that perhaps we really do need a new word or a new method of sorting all the junk out from the stuff that matters to us individually."
-- Hulitoons on Museum of Hoaxes forum comment post, June 18, 2009.
-- Hulitoons on Museum of Hoaxes forum comment post, June 18, 2009.
by PRwiz101 June 19, 2009
"Last month, I was in a funk, and I could hardly come up with any new ideas for my cartoon strip. But now I am back to normal and the idea juice is flowing!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in a design studio in Manhattan on January 15, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in a design studio in Manhattan on January 15, 2010
by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010
"The problem, then, isn't that screens aren't sharp enough to read novels off of. The problem is that novels aren't screeny enough to warrant protracted, regular reading on screens. "
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)
by PRwiz101 July 23, 2009
"My pre-memory really plays tricks on me from time to time, but for the life of me, I really do remember some things that there is no way I could have known about!"
-- overheard at a pub in southern Taiwan on July 1, 2009
-- overheard at a pub in southern Taiwan on July 1, 2009
by PRwiz101 July 05, 2009
(n.) - The streetwise attitude of a prostitute, male or female; the attitude of a white collar worker who is about to prostitute himself or herself in order to try to get a promotion at work
"Damn, did you see the prostitude on that streetwalker at the corner of Lexington? She was reeking of it!"
"I hate to do this, but if I want that raise, I am going to have to steel myself and pose with some strong prostitude in the office next week!"
"I hate to do this, but if I want that raise, I am going to have to steel myself and pose with some strong prostitude in the office next week!"
by PRwiz101 October 06, 2009
(n.) - A daily newspaper delivered to an iPad and read on a screen; also applies to daily digital newspapers delivered to and read on other types of tablet devices.
"I used to start my days off with the old trusty print newspaper at the breakfast table, but now I'm addicted to reading the ipaper at our kitchen table. I get the news on my clean screen, and I also get a lot of links to other sites. It's a whole new ballgame!"
-- overheard at a water cooler in Manhattan on January 31, 2011
-- overheard at a water cooler in Manhattan on January 31, 2011
by PRwiz101 February 01, 2011