The best that could be expected regarding some object, business-establishment, locale, or condition somewhere in the famous --- or maybe "INfamous" would be more fitting way to describe it --- "birthplace of Dallas".
Idealey, John F. Kennedy's motorcade should have included a bulletproof-glass shield over the presidential limo, a different route should have been chosen, it should have been moving faster, and there should not have been any stops along the route of travel.
by QuacksO August 20, 2024
Red Green and his crudely-macho buddies must have considered their lodge-mascot animal to be really opawesome, since their meeting-opener motto --- Quando omni flunkus moritati --- translates to, "When all else fails, play dead."
by QuacksO August 06, 2024
A "secondary" or "colloquial" term for the "weapon of choice" among soldiers and firearm-enthusiasts alike.
Some sportsman like to try out all these new-fandangled plastic/resin-bodied target-rifles, but I always prefer da good ol' A.K.A.-47 --- it's cheap, reliable, and easy to service and get parts for.
by QuacksO August 14, 2018
"The desirability of and/or your need for an item at a garage sale will be in direct inverse proportion to the likelihood of your actually being able to purchase it."
The four most common/infuriating occasions when Murphy's Law of Garage Sales holds true:
(1) A desired item is something that's just stored in the family's garage; it’s not one of the items for sale.
(2) The item has already been sold, and the homeowner is just “holding” it till the buyer gets back with either the money or a vehicle to transport the item to his own home.
(3) The item is too expensive, and the seller will not budge on the price. (Note: this is not always an "all hope is lost" situation --- you may have at least two additional options. First, try coming back again later in the day to see if the item is still unsold --- if YOU think that the item is overpriced, then most OTHER yard-sailers may think so, too, and so nobody else may have bought the item yet, either, giving you a second crack at possibly purchasing it at a reduced price, especially since by now the seller may likely feel a bit "desperate" to get rid of it. And second, have a glance at the trash-heap out front of the person’s house that evening --- sometimes unsold yard-sale items will simply be tossed out, and so you can then get them for free.)
(4) The item is something that you would logically want to test out first to make sure it operates satisfactorily, but there is no hookup for electricity/water/telephone/internet/antenna/audio/video at the site of the sale, and the stubborn owner will not allow you to either bring the item into his house or temporarily take it somewhere else to test it.
(1) A desired item is something that's just stored in the family's garage; it’s not one of the items for sale.
(2) The item has already been sold, and the homeowner is just “holding” it till the buyer gets back with either the money or a vehicle to transport the item to his own home.
(3) The item is too expensive, and the seller will not budge on the price. (Note: this is not always an "all hope is lost" situation --- you may have at least two additional options. First, try coming back again later in the day to see if the item is still unsold --- if YOU think that the item is overpriced, then most OTHER yard-sailers may think so, too, and so nobody else may have bought the item yet, either, giving you a second crack at possibly purchasing it at a reduced price, especially since by now the seller may likely feel a bit "desperate" to get rid of it. And second, have a glance at the trash-heap out front of the person’s house that evening --- sometimes unsold yard-sale items will simply be tossed out, and so you can then get them for free.)
(4) The item is something that you would logically want to test out first to make sure it operates satisfactorily, but there is no hookup for electricity/water/telephone/internet/antenna/audio/video at the site of the sale, and the stubborn owner will not allow you to either bring the item into his house or temporarily take it somewhere else to test it.
by QuacksO August 01, 2018
In da movie "The Parent Trap", Annie is so expert at fencing dat she actually yawns during her round with Hallie; da whole match is just a boring parryble to her, since effectively blocking Hallie's thrusts is so easy.
by QuacksO October 15, 2023
A.k.a. "mustache". Refers to where you are imbibing Pure Leaf tea or other liquid-libation which contains yucky dregs that you'd just as soon not hafta gag down while quenching your thirst, and so you angle your head back and slowly pour the beverage onto your mustache so that your Fu Manchu bristles catch most of the drink's offending particulate while allowing the refreshing liquid part to seep down through your upper-lip caterpillar and into your open mouth. Depending on the quantity and concentration of said sludgy sediments, you may need to pause frequently to wipe off the accumulated residues from your 'stache with a paper towel, but this minor inconvenience is small potatoes compared to the acute tongue/throat discomfort of having to actually ingest said stringy/gelatinous goo along with your flavorful fluid!
Utilizing your facial-fur filter takes some practice, but just like the upper-lip valve method of swigging your bottled whistle-wetter, this technique can indeed be perfected through careful and frequent employment, and allow you to guzzle your drink "cleanly"; i.e., without gagging or spilling anything on your shirt.
by QuacksO October 22, 2019
What Washington's crooked higher echelon said during the Raygun years when crafty good ol' boy "Devious Deaver" was Prune-Face's Deputy Chief of Staff, anytime they were a subject of investigation by Congress, they would always just trust "The Deav" to fib and waffle on their behalf.
Whenever ol' Ronnie's shifty-eyed administration officials came under scrutiny, they would just tell "The Deav" about the situation, and then assure each other, "No worries now --- we'll just leave it to Deaver to get us out of this mess."
by QuacksO August 27, 2017