QuacksO's definitions

spewveneer

Da coating of ejected fluids and/or solids dat are deposited after an eruption of some kind; can also refer to a chunk or particle of said effluent-film dat you break off and save to remember said explosive release by.

After Mount Saint Helens blew its top in 1980, da entire surrounding area was covered with a thick layer of spewveneer. Da destruction and death-toll from said eruption was so severe and grim, though, dat I dunno if anyone would really wanna take a piece of said tephra home to remember it by, though!

by QuacksO February 17, 2020

toss-across collecting

A creative method of scavenging for discarded returnable beverage-containers along the road; it involves starting out from your house and walking along one side of the road and throwing any returnables that you find on that side across the road to the other side, so that you can then collect all the returnables from both sides of the road on your way back again; this eliminates your having to carry any heavy bags of containers "the wrong way", i.e., in the opposite direction from your home, where you want to transport all the containers for processing and bagging up for the redemption center.

Toss-across collecting is a great way to save time and effort when scavenging for discarded empties; just don't toss glass containers, though, since they can easily shatter if they land on a rock or sizeable stone. Also, put some water or a small pebble inside the super-lightweight plastic bottles, so that they will be heavy enough to sail all the way across the road, especially if there's a breeze blowing in the opposite direction.

by QuacksO August 17, 2018

accommadate

To rearrange/re-word a sentence to allow for a "pause" punctuation mark --- i.e., the lower half of a semicolon --- to be added to and used in said sentence.

This sentence is too long to allow me to read it aloud without pausing for breath; please make necessary adjustments to accommadate me here.

by QuacksO August 16, 2022

Castlenova

The notorious 18th-century womanizing dandy whose chief means of impressing the ladies was to give them guided tours of his huge and fancy stone fortress.

Helen of Troy may indeed have had a "face that launched a thousand ships", but Castlenova's personal charm and the grandeur of his palace is known to have attracted nigh-onto-a-thousand Helen-faced damsels, so I dunno which legendary subject is more impressive overall.

by QuacksO April 22, 2019

We are currently experiencing higher-than-normal call-volumes

Bu**s**t!! This is merely what you **always** say when someone calls your help-line! You're just too cheap to hire enough customer-service reps!

Unless there actually was a recent major event like a power-outage or security-breach, DON'T BELIEVE IT if a company's caller-greeting recording says that, "We are currently experiencing higher-than-normal call-volumes; you may stay on the line and wait for the next representative, or you can leave a call-back number for one of our reps to return your call during this same business day, or you might want to try your call again later"... again, DON'T BELIEVE IT --- in all likelihood, this is merely what they ALWAYS tell ALL of their customers who call, no matter what time-period it is ! And whatever you do, DON'T THINK THAT "LEAVING YOUR NUMBER" WILL CAUSE THE COMPANY TO CALL YOU BACK... I have waited ALL THE REST OF THE DAY for a call-back, and the company **never** got back to me! The best thing to do, therefore, is to simply "stay on the line" to "keep your slot in the cue", even if it means a long wait... better to eventually get through than never reach a live person at all.

by QuacksO July 29, 2019

Hugh Heifner

Da sex-obsessed multi-millionaire socialite who caused immeasurable damage to many women's overall outlook of themselves, and made them feel just like cattle to be bred and traded.

Hugh Heifner himself may have shuffled off, but his despicable empire lives on.

by QuacksO October 25, 2018

noise-alert

What you say to others in your vicinity prior to making a loud/shrill sound with the equipment you're working with; the purpose is to avoid startling them by verbally notifying them of the impending noise so that they can momentarily "brace themselves in expectation", plus it gives them a chance to either cover their ears or move further away if they wish.

Tire-shop employee, preparing to re-seat a tire-bead onto the rim: Okay, everybody --- noise-alert! (Tire pops deafeningly but nobody jumps, then they all placidly resume their light conversations while waiting for the wheel to finish being prepared.)

by QuacksO October 13, 2018