My snooty English teacher is constantly correcting us for poor grammar, but I always point out dat slang words date back to ain'tient history.
by QuacksO June 08, 2021
(from an old "Tracy Twins" cartoon in "Boys Life" magazine; the twins are imaging what it might have been like to paddle a Viking longship)
First mate: Well, boys, I have good news and bad news for you --- the good news is, the captain has allowed you all thirty minutes for lunch!
Rowing crew: And what's the **bad** news?!
First mate (reluctantly): Uhhhh... the bad news is that after lunch, the captain wants to go WATER SKIING!
(And of course, the crew would be none too pleased to hear this, since it would take the term, "rowrow ship" to a whole new level --- imagine how frenziedly they would have to paddle to move the ship fast enough for someone to actually water-ski behind it!)
First mate: Well, boys, I have good news and bad news for you --- the good news is, the captain has allowed you all thirty minutes for lunch!
Rowing crew: And what's the **bad** news?!
First mate (reluctantly): Uhhhh... the bad news is that after lunch, the captain wants to go WATER SKIING!
(And of course, the crew would be none too pleased to hear this, since it would take the term, "rowrow ship" to a whole new level --- imagine how frenziedly they would have to paddle to move the ship fast enough for someone to actually water-ski behind it!)
by QuacksO August 11, 2024
Refers to an international agreement to safeguard wayward United States presidents from prosecution for their crimes.
Da Haig Convention may indeed have shielded da likes of "Ol' Tricky" and "Free Willy" from answering for their horrible breaches of public trust, but it also caused a noticeable surge of additional and widespread government corruption, since da perpetrators of said subsequent illegal/unethical shenanigans saw how easily their commanders-in-chief had been let off da hook regarding their misdeeds, and so they figgered dat they themselves could probably get away with getting their own hands dirty.
by QuacksO May 24, 2022
Similar to the infamous "reverse identity theft" strategy that a dishonest/selfish person uses in an attempt to avoid responsibility/prosecution for a crime that he did indeed commit, this type of sleazeball irrelevantly mentions the National "Do Not Call" Registry anytime he wishes to avoid having to deal with business/complaints which the local authorities or other 100%-legitimate parties have phoned him about and are attempting to discuss with him.
A National "Do Not Call" List abuser pretends that he honestly believes that any caller whom he doesn't want to talk to (cops, angry neighbors/businessmen, bill/tax-collectors, etc.) is just a nameless telemarketer in disguise, and who is merely posing as the real authority-figure who actually **is** needing to discuss some urgent/serious matter with him. This "Excuse me, but I don't believe that you're really ___; I suspect that you're just claiming that in an attempt to sell me something or pressure me into listening to your long-winded/hard-sell sales-pitch. I am on the National 'Do Not Call' list; please remove my name from your mailing-list" strategy can often be surprisingly effective, especially since many telemarketers and crank-callers actually **do** falsely identify themselves as a wronged individual or authority-figure in an attempt to compel the person whom they call to listen to them and/or be upset/intimidated, and so it is indeed conceivable that someone might automatically suspect that the unwelcome caller was merely an impersonator, especially if the person answering the phone had supposedly been of innocent mind and therefore had not expected to be contacted by anyone in authority.
by QuacksO December 17, 2017
A geographic region in Western Asia where everyone lives like royalty in fancy mansions and castles.
If the stuffy "holier than thou" behavior of "rich bugs" is a major turn-off for you, you might wanna steer clear of Palacetine on your foreign-country visiting-itinerary... areas with simple country-folk who are more welcoming of tourists might be more your style.
by QuacksO April 01, 2019
Refers to any means of releasing excessive resentment/discontent, such as a padded/soundproof cell, punching-bag, time-out doll, etc.
I find dat staring at flowing water for extended periods effectively calms me during stressful occasions, and so I just go and stand on da bridge and watch da river churn by whenever I need a good poutlet.
by QuacksO March 19, 2019
Da day of da year dat corresponds to when ya were successful in getting a chick to share yer pillow for da first time.
Bill Clinton has slept with innumerable different women over da years, so it would be impossible for him to keep track of so many berthdays!
by QuacksO August 24, 2020