Murphy's Law of Engine-Idling Duration

"If you leave your vehicle's engine running during a delay in proceeding (traffic-jam, road construction, accident-resolution, "stuck" red signal-light, etc.), you will be sitting there for many minutes, just wasting gas. The instant you turn the key off and climb out of your seat to stretch, however, THAT'S when the line of traffic will begin moving again, and thus you will have shut off your engine "for nothing", AND you will now be holding up everyone behind you while you hastily hop back into the driver's seat and re-start the engine so that you can move forward again."

I finally took da plunge and bought a second-hand Toyota Prius because I'd eventually had one too many cases of Murphy's Law of Engine-Idling Duration... the Prius automatically shuts down its power during stand-stills, and then uses its electric motor to provide instant mobility as soon as you're ready to go again.

by QuacksO October 20, 2018

holeistic

Hippie-culture type of lifestyle dat involves always being in debt.

Living a holeistic lifestyle may indeed be cheaper and easier than having employment and earning your own income, but always mooching off everyone is hardly da best way to "win friends and influence people"! :P

by QuacksO June 09, 2021

mittigating circumstances

Situational details regarding the catcher in a baseball game; specifically, factors which could justify his being viewed/treated more leniently regarding any perceived wrongdoing that he may have been involved in.

Charlie Brown's baseball glove is much too large for him, so the fact that he frequently misses or drops the ball should perhaps be viewed less harshly, given these mittigating circumstances.

by QuacksO December 14, 2020

motell

One of those modern-day inns where they have hidden video-cameras in your room so that they can rat on you to the authorities, your significant other, etc.

Whenever I meet a new chick, I much prefer to either take her home or go camping wif her rather than renting a room --- there are way too many motells nowadays where they fail to keep a "discreet encounter" very discreet!

by QuacksO April 27, 2019

pulpitations

Tremors and involuntary shivers caused by either spending too long in church, or being overwhelmed by one or more powerful sermons.

I generally feel turned off (and usually **turn off** the TV or radio as a result) when I hear an evangelist roaring about Hellfire and brimstone... what do they want me to do --- get major pulpitations just from listening to those ego-inflated frauds rail about non-important issues???

by QuacksO January 14, 2020

Imus learn some better manners

What "The Don" should have said to himself before he ever became a radio personality.

It actually took a debate with Al Sharpton to get "The BIG I" to admit that, "Imus learn some better manners" --- yeah, no s**t, Sherlock!

by QuacksO October 16, 2018

Chippewa at it

To gradually labor through a task or conundrum regarding Native American culture.

Preserving and arranging ancient arrowheads in an attractive museum display takes a lot of patience and effort, but if you just Chippewa at it, you'll eventually complete da task.

by QuacksO December 25, 2024