A law dat prevents someone from hollering about a gate's being left unsecured if said closable barrier has been in said undone state for a long period of time.
As often as James Herriot had vehemently reminded Farmer Ripley about the broken gate that kept causing him injurious grief every time he had to open or shut it, there is little chance that said lazy farmer could bring a door-laches claim against said hapless country-vet for his indignant and aggravated protests regarding said deteriorated barrier.
by QuacksO December 04, 2020
A.k.a., "See Nile"; this term refers to a "somewhat-out-of-it" older person's delusional fantasies, hallucinations, forgetfulness, and other indications/symptoms of his being "in la-la land".
True story --- yesterday I helped my elderly disabled friend wif his home-entertainment system, then gave him a ride to da local convenience store. While there, I observed another elderly dude wif a fancy late-'90's Lincoln Town Car, and spoke admiringly to him about da car. I then went and sat in my own car to wait for my aged friend to finish shopping. When he did re-emerge from da store a few minutes later, he chatted a bit and expressed admiration to da antique car's owner as he was on his own way into da store, then turned and got into da car's front passenger's seat and closed da door. Well, naturally, I assumed dat da car's owner had himself offered my friend a ride home, and so I tentatively went to confirm wif my friend dat he would no longer need a ride home from me. He looked a bit puzzled at my question, and then said dat no, he'd still thought dat I was gonna transport him back to his apartment. I actually had to (super-pleasantly and gently, of course, since it was obviously just a completely honest mistake) verbally point out to him dat he was in fact sitting in a different car --- "Well, ummmmm... MY car is over there... you're sitting in this OTHER man's car" --- before he finally "woke up" to da fact dat he was currently occupying da wrong vehicle. So as we were leaving, I smilingly joked wif my friend dat perhaps he had begun to "observe Egyptian waterway", as in, to become somewhat "see Nile". He took my gentle jocular ribbing in good humor.
by QuacksO July 11, 2021
Just another bu**s**t compulsory activity (like in-depth studying of history or science or chemistry) in school dat usually just wastes your time/energy/patience and very seldom has any use in future life or employment.
I imagine that "required reading" has often significantly contributed to childhood dissatisfaction and lack of bonding among siblings, since many a youngster has had to sadly play by himself because Big Bro/Sis had to study books instead of paying attention to said toddler.
by QuacksO July 25, 2019
What Grampa Potts did ("First cabin and captain's table --- regal company!") regarding why he was being flown out over da ocean while dangling precariously from Baron Bomburst's airship.
Grampa Potts' mind and personality must definitely have been "eccentric" for him to have actually been so blissfully unaware and loopily optimistic dat he could genuinely poshtulate as he did while his hut was being crazily-'n'-messily transported to Vulgaria, when any sane and down-to-earth person would have realized right off dat what was truly happening was a full-blown abduction.
by QuacksO June 19, 2023
A protective rubber sleeve designed to fit over da love-pipe of a male prior to said appendage's "performing its function", and intended to prevent unwanted pregnancies and other disagreeable "surprises" caused by sexual intercourse among genetically-engineered humanoids.
Perhaps Captain Kirk wished dat da parents of a certain hot-tempered and overly-rebellious male associate had worn "khandoms" prior to said "wrathful" individual's conception!
by QuacksO December 25, 2022
What you claim to create anywhere you go, due to your sparkling personality or whatever exceptional personal quality you profess to possess.
Mr. Dithers boastingly claims to have created a total "youtopia" for Dagwood at his workplace ("Bumstead, you couldn't ask for a better boss than me!"), but said assertions are definitely a matter of opinion as far as Dagwood is concerned --- "Yeah, I indeed COULDN'T ask for a better boss, 'cuz he'd FIRE ME if I did!"
by QuacksO July 19, 2023
The destination-schedule for a day in the life of a tinsmith.
Lessee now --- I have to repair gutters for Mrs' Jones on Cedar Street, look over the heating-ducts down at the bottling-plant, and install chimney-flashing over at the elementary school --- looks like quite a full itinnerary for today!
by QuacksO August 18, 2018