Definitions by QuacksO
commondeer
To remove a whitetail from da game-animal herds and designate it a "public pet" which nobody can legally shoot.
During hunting season, any "off limits" antlered ruminants should be fitted with a blaze-orange neck-cloth to warn nearby riflemen of said animals' commondeered status.
commondeer by QuacksO May 20, 2023
I'm shopping for someone else...
Da standard "please bear with me --- I'm not familiar with this type or purchase" preamble-remark dat you ruefully tell a store-employee whom you ask for assistance in finding/choosing one or more items dat you never use yourself, and so you have less of an idea of how to shop for it or maybe even where it's stocked in da store.
Two good examples of when you might tell a staffperson, "I'm shopping for someone else..." might be if you were looking for a type of media-entertainment (such as books, music, or movies) dat you have no interest in yourself, or if you merely lived a simple bachelor's existence and were procuring "fussy female stuff" items for a lady-friend, such as cosmetics, dress-up clothing, fancy table-setting accessories, etc.
I'm shopping for someone else... by QuacksO May 20, 2023
To speak with a customer service representative, press 9
Advice to CEOs everywhere: Most of da folks who call your service-center will need to verbally inquire/protest about their matter of business --- i.e., their question or issue is not something dat they can resolve themselves by merely using your automated phone system --- and so why not offer them DAT option FIRST, rather than making them suffer through a whole tedious-and-useless-to-them menu-litany before their exasperated ears eventually hear da welcome words, "To speak with a customer service representative, press 9"?! Why subject their distressed/confused/hurried selves to those other eight "press one for this, press two for this" possibilities which they very seldom could use, anyway?!
P.S. And yes, we already know da answer to this question: namely, da board of directors hope dat one of da other non-human-interaction options will work for a particular caller, thus saving da company time and money by having to hire fewer phone-secretaries. But da point here is dat this so seldom actually happens in real life --- again, most people who call customer service do so precisely because they ARE needing to speak to someone at da company about their problem --- and so why needlessly delay them from getting da info and/or assistance they need to resolve their issue, when most of them are gonna end up having to speak to a customer service rep anyway, and so those other options dat you're offering them will seldom actually save any time or additional-employee salaries in da end?
P.S. And yes, we already know da answer to this question: namely, da board of directors hope dat one of da other non-human-interaction options will work for a particular caller, thus saving da company time and money by having to hire fewer phone-secretaries. But da point here is dat this so seldom actually happens in real life --- again, most people who call customer service do so precisely because they ARE needing to speak to someone at da company about their problem --- and so why needlessly delay them from getting da info and/or assistance they need to resolve their issue, when most of them are gonna end up having to speak to a customer service rep anyway, and so those other options dat you're offering them will seldom actually save any time or additional-employee salaries in da end?
To speak with a customer service representative, press 9 by QuacksO May 20, 2023
alphabetical introductions
bintroduction: A gleeful "meet-'n'-greet" between two or more individuals engaged in dumpster-diving.
dintroduction: A raucously-verbal names-and-general-info-exchanging among a sizeable group of people while getting acquainted wif each other, such as if a troop of teenage Boy Scouts encounters a similar-sized/aged band of Girl Scouts during a trail-hike and they all decide to have lunch together, resulting in an uproarious "guffaws-'n'-giggles" high-fiving and hand-clasping fiesta.
fintroduction: Refers to where someone tells you da names of all of his aquarium-buddies.
gintroduction: A getting-to-know-each-other exchange between two bar-patrons who are too drunk to truly determine whether or not they are adequately compatible or would otherwise make a very good friend for each other. Can also refer to what a teetotaler never wants to happen --- i.e., for someone to ask him to "gulp a glass of Gordon's" to see if he'd enjoy adding it to his list of preferred beverages.
hintroduction: A merely-alluded-to familiarizing of Person A wif Person B, such as when Person C (like da parent of a bashful child) loudly tells da name of Person B (maybe said shy child, or another one --- Person A --- whom Person C wants to be friends wif his own little one) to Person D (maybe da parent of da other shy child) in Person A's hearing, in da hopes dat Person A and Person B will then develop enough of a liking/curiosity towards each other dat they will make an effort to connect on their own.
dintroduction: A raucously-verbal names-and-general-info-exchanging among a sizeable group of people while getting acquainted wif each other, such as if a troop of teenage Boy Scouts encounters a similar-sized/aged band of Girl Scouts during a trail-hike and they all decide to have lunch together, resulting in an uproarious "guffaws-'n'-giggles" high-fiving and hand-clasping fiesta.
fintroduction: Refers to where someone tells you da names of all of his aquarium-buddies.
gintroduction: A getting-to-know-each-other exchange between two bar-patrons who are too drunk to truly determine whether or not they are adequately compatible or would otherwise make a very good friend for each other. Can also refer to what a teetotaler never wants to happen --- i.e., for someone to ask him to "gulp a glass of Gordon's" to see if he'd enjoy adding it to his list of preferred beverages.
hintroduction: A merely-alluded-to familiarizing of Person A wif Person B, such as when Person C (like da parent of a bashful child) loudly tells da name of Person B (maybe said shy child, or another one --- Person A --- whom Person C wants to be friends wif his own little one) to Person D (maybe da parent of da other shy child) in Person A's hearing, in da hopes dat Person A and Person B will then develop enough of a liking/curiosity towards each other dat they will make an effort to connect on their own.
Other examples of alphabetical introductions:
kintroduction: Da "So-And-So, this is your ___, So-And-So" meeting between two relatives for da first time.
lintroduction: A "first-time huggy-squeezy" between two people dat results in lots of cloth-dust's being transferred between said two close-'n'-cuddly new associates. Bonus tip: to avoid both distress and a costly cleaning-bill, refrain from "rushing in headlong" wif someone who's wearing a business suit or other fancy garb --- just shake hands first; there will be time for less-formal-and-more-forward communing in da future.
mintroduction: A first-time meeting where one or both parties either chewed Wrigley's or used Tic Tacs beforehand.
PINtroduction: Helpfully familiarizing someone wif how to use his new debit card.
Quinntroduction: A formal names-exchange between da famous "actor Anthony" and one of his fans.
sintroduction: What da Devil is supposedly always trying to do to innocents.
tintroduction: Can refer to either (1) showing someone how to coat da tip of his soldering iron, (2) teaching someone to work wif rustproofed sheet-metal, or (3) demonstrating how lovely dyeing his hair can make him look.
VINtroduction: Schooling someone on how to differentiate between vehicles of da same make and model.
wintroduction: Giving insider tips on how to "be top dog" in da business world, take home first prize at competitive functions, etc.
yintroducton: "Pleased to meet you; I'm Yang. I think I already know your name."
kintroduction: Da "So-And-So, this is your ___, So-And-So" meeting between two relatives for da first time.
lintroduction: A "first-time huggy-squeezy" between two people dat results in lots of cloth-dust's being transferred between said two close-'n'-cuddly new associates. Bonus tip: to avoid both distress and a costly cleaning-bill, refrain from "rushing in headlong" wif someone who's wearing a business suit or other fancy garb --- just shake hands first; there will be time for less-formal-and-more-forward communing in da future.
mintroduction: A first-time meeting where one or both parties either chewed Wrigley's or used Tic Tacs beforehand.
PINtroduction: Helpfully familiarizing someone wif how to use his new debit card.
Quinntroduction: A formal names-exchange between da famous "actor Anthony" and one of his fans.
sintroduction: What da Devil is supposedly always trying to do to innocents.
tintroduction: Can refer to either (1) showing someone how to coat da tip of his soldering iron, (2) teaching someone to work wif rustproofed sheet-metal, or (3) demonstrating how lovely dyeing his hair can make him look.
VINtroduction: Schooling someone on how to differentiate between vehicles of da same make and model.
wintroduction: Giving insider tips on how to "be top dog" in da business world, take home first prize at competitive functions, etc.
yintroducton: "Pleased to meet you; I'm Yang. I think I already know your name."
alphabetical introductions by QuacksO May 20, 2023
innodollars
Little kids should be taught to coins-savingly buy a small package of candy rather than just repeatedly purchasing individual "penny pieces", to familiarize them wif da concept of conserving funds and making their money go further by buying in bulk; this nurtures and prepares their minds for becoming innodollars when they grow up to be independently-living adults.
innodollars by QuacksO May 20, 2023
confirming learning
Well, it **sorta** rhymes.
Refers to an interval of either formal schooling or first-hand experience dat really drives home da truth/validity of a belief or philosophy dat you had already been familiar wif, rather than your merely being introduced to da concept for da first time.
Refers to an interval of either formal schooling or first-hand experience dat really drives home da truth/validity of a belief or philosophy dat you had already been familiar wif, rather than your merely being introduced to da concept for da first time.
One prime example of a "confirming learning" scenario would be if you are sitting wif a much-liked individual in some form of a group-chair --- i.e., couch, bleachers, bench-swing, etc. --- and a third person comes along and unceremoniously plops himself down right between da two of you, rather than politely asking if you guys could please scooch over a bit to make room for him on one side (well, of course, if he hadn't actually been scheduled to meet up with you two in da first place, he should also humbly ask if it's okay for him to come and join you to begin with!): from da diligent guidance-tutoring of your parents and/or other caring grownups, you may have already been fully aware of how rude/upsetting it is to position yourself between two people who are conversing or otherwise actively/socially interacting, but having it actually happen to you in real life like this glaringly demonstrates da true scope/depth/nature of said inconsiderate action.
confirming learning by QuacksO May 20, 2023
overzellas
Seems like your whiny hot-chick main squeeze wif an unusual name perpetually complains dat either she feels ignored, or dat you're being overzellas! Can't win no matter WHAT ya do.
overzellas by QuacksO May 19, 2023