Two examples of infurriating animals would be cats and squirrels --- da felines shed all over the house, and da chattering tree-dwellers always abscond with your bird-seed before your feathered friends can get it!
by QuacksO August 29, 2020

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

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

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

What you jokingly say to someone as you're turning off da Iowa interstate to show him da famous sunshine-yellow water-tower wif da smileyfaces painted on it.
Tour bus driver, smilingly speaking to his passengers over the PA system as he's pulling off I-80 at Exit 76: Okay, Folks --- here we are at "the happiest town on Earth" --- Adair you to keep a straight face when you see their water-tower!
by QuacksO June 13, 2019

An observer of an event who's too much of a wimp to be of significant help or provide much in da way of meaningful information.
Biff Tannen had originally viewed George McFly as merely a "twitness", and so he didn't worry about bullying him or openly committing crimes in his presence. Once Marty appeared in da picture, however, George started standing up for himself a lot more, causing his acridly-surnamed nemesis to start thinking twice about pulling stuff on him.
by QuacksO February 07, 2024

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
