QuacksO's definitions

adverse possession

Refers to where one restless spirit that currently commands a person's body is being displaced by a competing entity that also desires control over said human.

In the famous movie "Ghost", Sam Wheat had to solicit tutelage from his saggy-eyed "lost soul" acquaintance in the subway before he could take adverse possession of Carl Bruner and Willie Lopez, and prevent them from committing additional crimes.

by QuacksO June 7, 2020

camelflage

What da fabled humped companion of da "displaced Arab" should have employed to avoid his turban-wearing master's realizing dat he was also present inside da tent.

Just like da hilarious kiddie-joke about "look for peanut shells to determine if there's an elephant in bed wif you", I seriously doubt dat using camelflage would have helped said shivering dromedary to avoid detection by his comfy-warm desert-companion, since even if he did indeed appear virtually invisible, da Arab would still have FELT his towering pack-animal's enormous bulk squeezing inside da tent wif him. :P

by QuacksO May 20, 2022

sophisticated-life naiveté

Being less familiar wif "common man" objects, speech-expressions, entertainment, etc. due to one's having a more "high-toned, high society" lifestyle.

Long-term Boston-Pops-concert announcer William Pierce evidently had such major sophisticated-life naiveté dat he actually didn't know how to properly say da last word in da title of da third "Star Wars" movie --- he incorrectly pronounced it "Jaydee" several times when announcing dat da famous Massachusetts-Bay-area orchestra was gonna perform one or more selections from it, then later made a seldom-heard "correction of a previous statement" aside-announcement to da radio-audience: "I was just now informed that I had incorrectly identified the movie title --- it's supposed to be pronounced, 'JED-EYE'." So I'm guessing dat da "venerable Billy P." had spent da majority of his days ensconced in da elite-and-upper-class world of classical music and elegant concerts, and so HE'D had little time for --- or interest in --- da "everyday man's" science-fiction crap!

by QuacksO January 23, 2025

one-weigh valve

Sarcastic reference to da "checks in but doesn't check out" performance of unwanted body-mass dat many folks experience, especially those with low metabolism and/or edema or other medical conditions dat hinder da efficient processing of carbs, salt, and glucose.

Many highly-advertised waistline-reducing diets may not only be ineffective, but they can really be a "one-weigh valve" for your MONEY, as well, in that you just keep spending more and more over long periods of time in an effort to drop the poundage, while never really getting all that much in the way of noticeably-positive results.

by QuacksO March 8, 2020

seiveillian

A "John Q. Public" figure with a mind dat allows thoughts and good sense to just "filter on through" without making much impression oh his actions or overall behavior.

In one episode of da TV comedy "Sister Sister", Ray is in da middle of chastising Tamera, notices dat she isn't paying any attention, and irritably inquires, "WHY do I get da feeling dat everything I say is goin' IN ONE EAR AND OUT DA OTHER?!". The camera pans to Tamera contemptuously daydreaming while Ray's suddenly-visible dialogue (in da form of a long "tickertaping" strip of white letters) goes slithering effortlessly in her left ear and out her right; she's a classic example of a seiveillian.

by QuacksO February 13, 2021

BAR Association

An elite "members only"group of corrupt alcoholic lawyers who frequent the local bars and are so criminally-minded that they should all be "behind bars".

If an attorney tries to be too honest, he likely gets BARRED from the BAR Association --- how convoluted is THAT???

by QuacksO February 11, 2019

Eyeful Tower

The enormous and magnificent-to-see iron-latticework 1000-plus-foot-tall "sky-needle" in Paris. France.

I could go all the way to the City Or Light to see the Eyeful Tower, but I'm content to watch YouTube videos of other people's visits to the lovely landmark.

by QuacksO February 6, 2019