QuacksO's definitions
Da "surgical treatment" dat fighter/bomber-planes are subjected to when their intended targets possess anti-aircraft weaponry.
It has never been settled whether da Red Baron was taken out by another dogfighter-pilot, or if he was a victim of flakupuncture.
by QuacksO February 8, 2023
Get the flakupuncturemug. Da Amish wear only clothing without buttons, which not only are viewed as immodest adornment, but would also remind them of da boldly-adorned soldiers' uniforms dat their ancestors loathed, since big-brass-button-decorated armies usually brought persecution for their peaceful violence-eschewing beliefs and humble lifestyles. So resembling said "few, proud, and brave" individuals in any way would be da last thing they would want to do, and so they just stick wif strictly peacedrobes.
by QuacksO October 16, 2023
Get the peacedrobemug. The "vintage" whiny-toned "petty-squabbles" bu**s**t that Abigail VanBuren "recycles" from question-letters that she received way back in the '60's and '70's... sawdusty-dry boring "outdated" crap that we modern and more-socially-enlightened folks "know better now" than to create or encounter, but that we're all forced to suffer through on Abby's daily column, as if it's actually still valid "current-times" stuff.
An example of the "quaint quibbles" that are seldom an issue nowadays, but which still seem to irritatingly form the bulk of Ms. VanBuren's column:
Dear Abby,
I am getting married to "Sam" in June. My future mother-in-law, "Claire", wants to be our wedding-planner; she reasons that since she is hosting (and largely funding, as neither I nor my fiancé have spare cash) the wedding, she should be allowed to dictate the wedding-arrangements, and to choose which guests to invite. "Claire" comes from a strictly-orthodox and conservative background, and so she wants our wedding to be formal and dignifierd, whereas my husband-to-be and I prefer a simpler and more-casual setting. In addition, "Claire" has really atrocious tastes when it comes to decor; frankly, her house resembles the inside of a ghost-mansion, with dark curtains, drab wallpaper, etc. So "Sam" and I fear that "Claire" will ruin our wedding with her cheerless presentation-ideas, plus she has occasionally hinted not-so-subtly that she disapproves of many of our friends, claiming they are too "trendy" and undignified. We want our "special day" to be just that --- special, which means being surrounded by the people we enjoy, not just the insipid and overly-judgemental folks whom "Claire" approves of.
Abby, how can we preserve our amicable footing with "Claire" (she will soon be part of our extended family, after all), while maintaining the enjoyment of ourselves and our wedding-guests?
Distressed in Detroit
Dear Abby,
I am getting married to "Sam" in June. My future mother-in-law, "Claire", wants to be our wedding-planner; she reasons that since she is hosting (and largely funding, as neither I nor my fiancé have spare cash) the wedding, she should be allowed to dictate the wedding-arrangements, and to choose which guests to invite. "Claire" comes from a strictly-orthodox and conservative background, and so she wants our wedding to be formal and dignifierd, whereas my husband-to-be and I prefer a simpler and more-casual setting. In addition, "Claire" has really atrocious tastes when it comes to decor; frankly, her house resembles the inside of a ghost-mansion, with dark curtains, drab wallpaper, etc. So "Sam" and I fear that "Claire" will ruin our wedding with her cheerless presentation-ideas, plus she has occasionally hinted not-so-subtly that she disapproves of many of our friends, claiming they are too "trendy" and undignified. We want our "special day" to be just that --- special, which means being surrounded by the people we enjoy, not just the insipid and overly-judgemental folks whom "Claire" approves of.
Abby, how can we preserve our amicable footing with "Claire" (she will soon be part of our extended family, after all), while maintaining the enjoyment of ourselves and our wedding-guests?
Distressed in Detroit
by QuacksO April 15, 2019
Get the quaint quibblesmug. A small boring insect that is utilized by the sporting industry to form the three finger-holes in bowling-balls.
I don't know why people say they hate the bowl weevil so much --- how else would there be the finger-holes in bowling-balls?
by QuacksO September 14, 2018
Get the bowl weevilmug. I find that going to the checkout counter of a convenience-store is too flashbaccy with all the cigarette-pocks they have on display behind the counter, so I avoid going there if at all possible.
by QuacksO January 4, 2020
Get the flashbaccymug. In the beginning of "Hot Water", clueless bachelor Harold Lloyd cannot understand why his late-for-the-alter buddy would be in such an all-fired hurry to tie the knot that he would actually want to run to his own wedding --- "I'D never give up MY 'happy bachelor' freedom just for a pair of soft-boiled eyes!" Within a short time of his saying this, however, Harold accidentally bumps into the lovely charming sweetly-angelic-faced Jobyna Ralston, and one look into those sparking "soft-boiled" gazing-spheres of hers and he's totally mesmereyesed. :P
by QuacksO January 8, 2020
Get the mesmereyesedmug. Traffic-control devices dat light up all weird --- i.e., randomly flash and/or have several conflicting colors/symbols invalidly illuminate at once --- may be malfunctioning thus because da people operating/maintaining said contraptions have "had a few too many" in da way of screwdrivers and highballs.
A bartender can be equally confused/frustrated as a bewildered motorist at a malfunctioning traffic-light if a patron at his pub sends mixed signals --- i.e., voices conflicting instructions on how he wants his drink prepared --- as well.
by QuacksO April 11, 2020
Get the mixed signalsmug.