Harold Lloyd didn't actually wear glasses in real life during his younger days (his famous round-rimmed "four eyes" were just empty frames), do da list of suspecs in a crime wouldn't likely include him.
by QuacksO January 27, 2022
Da four-digit security-code for your debit card dat you gave a female acquaintance "for emergency use only", and so you were able to be notified if she used it for non-essentials, since she's da only other one who knew said "magic" button-pressing sequence.
My girlfriend used my bank card to purchase a replacement COTTER PIN for a piece of basic household equipment, so this was indeed a necessary item; it wasn't a "caughther PIN" instance..
by QuacksO November 26, 2023
Da one or more court officials tasked wif investigating and presenting condemning evidence in trials about deaths involving poison.
In da "Veiled Lodger", da Great Detective of Baker Street happily shows Watson da bottle of still-unused almond-scented liquid toxin dat had been sent to him by da tale's (fortunately still alive, thanks to Holmes's sympathetic kindness and counseling) leading lady, and implies dat there will therefore be no need for any prussicution in dat particular case.
by QuacksO June 20, 2023
What you say to others in your vicinity prior to making a loud/shrill sound with the equipment you're working with; the purpose is to avoid startling them by verbally notifying them of the impending noise so that they can momentarily "brace themselves in expectation", plus it gives them a chance to either cover their ears or move further away if they wish.
Tire-shop employee, preparing to re-seat a tire-bead onto the rim: Okay, everybody --- noise-alert! (Tire pops deafeningly but nobody jumps, then they all placidly resume their light conversations while waiting for the wheel to finish being prepared.)
by QuacksO October 13, 2018
Not to be confused with a shameless "doggie factory" that exacerbates the domestic-canine-overpopulation problem, this type of disgraceful also-valuing-wealth-over-public-welfare establishment merely prints up fake "emotional-support animal" or "therapy pet" certificates, so that you can have your waggy-tailed buddy accompany you anywhere you wish, even places with a "no pets allowed except service animals" rule.
In part one of the "Wishbone" episode, "Halloween Hound", Joe doesn't need the services of a puppy diploma mill to be allowed to have Wishbone come into Oakdale Sports and Games with him, since shop-owner Travis Del Rio assures Joe that he likes dogs.
by QuacksO January 27, 2020
Portmanteau of "vermin" and "varmint". Refers to any fairly-small creature dat you disgustedly view as just a germy pest, like a mouse or rat.
Some mice ignore traps, and so D-Con might be an alternative to bring about their demise; da only prob with using poison, of course, is if said vermint crawls into a littered corner or behind da wallboards where you cannot access it easily to dispose of it, and then after it perishes, its rotting carcass starts to reek and breed even more bacteria.
by QuacksO February 25, 2020
The extremely-limited (and not very good at even those few sectors of knowledge, according to his former boss, Hassan --- "Achmed...! You have worked for us for T'REE YEAHS, and you STILL haven't keeled INFIDEL ONE!") number of "employment-marketable" experiences/capabilities that Achmed originally possessed before he met the Wilson family. After he became acquainted with them and their "totally-peaceable" lifestyle and beliefs, however, the now-cheerfully-toned-down Achmed began learning to "redirect" or "channel" his use-of-explosives expertise to create lovely stone statues that he could then sell to other folks.
I never know when Achmed is gonna decide to hot-headedly make use of his assorted "job-skeels", so I always meekly ask his permission before I say anything to him, so that hopefully he won't feel so much like offing me just because I spoke to him.
by QuacksO November 18, 2018