Polo's definitions
The founders of the American-based fast-food chain, McDonald's, decided to throw caution to the wind when they established their original franchises in the 1930s, during the Great Depression.
by Polo May 24, 2007
Get the throw caution to the windmug. "Never mind the Stratford Festival, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, or the Montreal Symphony!
Hockey Night in Canada was Canadian culture writ large."
- excerpt from the Pierre Berton book "1967"
Hockey Night in Canada was Canadian culture writ large."
- excerpt from the Pierre Berton book "1967"
by Polo July 23, 2007
Get the writ largemug. derived from an old children's adage "finders keepers, losers weepers",which basically asserts that anything found or discovered by someone automatically entitles them to ownership of that property.
"so that bag of money that fell off the armored car onto your front lawn...you gonna return it to the bank?"
"nope. finders keepers....so see you in Mexico!"
"nope. finders keepers....so see you in Mexico!"
by polo November 29, 2004
Get the finders keepersmug. aspects of a person which makes them attractive to the opposite sex.
for a girl, it's usually how she dresses or wears her hair or makeup.
for a guy, it can be good clothes, a nice watch, or even a flashy or sporty car.
for a girl, it's usually how she dresses or wears her hair or makeup.
for a guy, it can be good clothes, a nice watch, or even a flashy or sporty car.
when Tom moved into a building where there were mostly young single females, he decided to trade in his dodge caravan for a corvette.
by polo January 13, 2004
Get the mating colorsmug. an expression describing someone who imitates another person's actions, good or bad,simply by having watched them before.
"OMG did you about little Billy from down the street?? apparently he burned a house down...right here in the neighborhood!!"
"yeah, well his older brother used to do the same thing when he was around...monkey see monkey do I guess."
"yeah, well his older brother used to do the same thing when he was around...monkey see monkey do I guess."
by polo November 25, 2004
Get the monkey see monkey domug. metaphor pertaining to something of a fragile or volatile nature.
-from an old past-time of standing up playing cards together in the form of a house, this "structure" can fall apart at any time from the slightest action (e.g. an air current).
-from an old past-time of standing up playing cards together in the form of a house, this "structure" can fall apart at any time from the slightest action (e.g. an air current).
"We must plan this campaign implementing maximum precision, else it will disintegrate into a house of cards."
by Polo January 6, 2008
Get the house of cardsmug. someone who develops (generally inadvertently) a set pattern of doing the same thing(s) during a certain time period of the day, week etc.
the opposite of someone who is spontaneous or has the ability to exhibit spontaneity.
the opposite of someone who is spontaneous or has the ability to exhibit spontaneity.
"My father tended to be a creature of habit, especially during the weekend. For example, every Saturday morning, for as far back as I can remember, he would walk to the corner store, fetch the paper and read it at the breakfast table for approximately two hours. And every Sunday afternoon, without fail, he would take a drive out into the country, rain or shine."
by Polo January 27, 2008
Get the creature of habitmug.