What lobster parents say when they take a small nip out of their youngsters' tails so that if a lobsterman catches the lobsters sometime later, he has to throw them back. The amended v-notch law now states that if you catch a lobster that has a bit missing from its tail where a v-notch could have been, you have to throw it back, since it might have been previously v-notched by a fisherman to mark it as an egg-bearing female.
Lobster mom: We're biting for your life.
Lobstermen: What about **our** lives?? You're reducing our income by preventing us from harvesting a lot of legal lobsters!
Lobstermen: What about **our** lives?? You're reducing our income by preventing us from harvesting a lot of legal lobsters!
by QuacksO December 05, 2017
Red Green shows how to set up a "lack of motion" detector to remind a mowtivation-impaired youngster to stay focused on his assigned outdoor chores; what Red neglected to think of, though, was dat said indolent teen could merely set up a lawn-sprinkler or electric fan to fool da sensor, and then stretch out to take a nap or text on his phone.
by QuacksO November 15, 2021
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If "steelic" is a step above "ironic", would "rustic" be a less-surprisingly-opposite outcome, since it's a less-durable ferric formula, whereas steel is more robust?
by QuacksO August 12, 2021
Winston Rothschild may have started out being obcessive-compulsive about his less-than-pleasant employment, but he soon learned dat it's da overall volume of product pumped dat really matters, not how totally empty you get a particular customer's septic-tank. His customers are always pleased --- one of da many slogans he goes by is "We're number TWO!"
by QuacksO July 08, 2021
Plying someone with Silver Bullets as a physical/emotional incentive or confidence-enhancement to persevere with a particular undertaking.
For some people, a little refreshing "liquid courage" might indeed help them to get through a difficult assignment, but giving someone too much of said "encooragement" will likely just make him careless, aggressive, distracted, groggy, etc, and so da quality of his work in da carrying out of said procedure will likely suffer greatly.
by QuacksO July 05, 2023
Refers to da often-moderately-painful experience dat follows an especially "heavy-duty" cough, burp, sneeze, etc. --- a small amount of stomach-acid will travel upwards into the throat and create an acrid burning sensation.
Shortly after consuming a large meal is one of the most notorious times for a bronchial backfire to occur; it's wise to have a large glass of water or milk handy to hastily swig from in case of mishaps like this.
by QuacksO June 13, 2019