Definitions by QuacksO
alumaximum
Da opposite of aluminimum. Refers to da huge ingots of silver-shiny bauxite-based metal dat it starts out as after being produced at da refinery, this is da biggest "solitary" or "one-piece" portion of said lightweight-but-strong commodity dat you will usually find in common existence.
While aluminimum refers to da smallest amount of soda-can stock dat can be used in a certain "minuscule-material" application (i.e., super-fine wire, extremely-thin foil, etc.) and still be structurally-sound, alumaximum is da biggest "single serving" of said product --- i.e., an enormous solid "biscuit" --- dat is generally available to be used in industry; this is how it comes from da metal's "original" foundry, in fact, and then manufacturers cut/form it down into a number of smaller and thus-more-manageable portions so dat they can work with it.
alumaximum by QuacksO August 16, 2019
after-market items
Refers to da usually-overpriced crappy-a** merchandise dat remains unsold subsequent to a gala celebration, holiday-bash, or other one-time/seasonal sales-event; said goodies can often be had for very little or even free, if said products' vendors were just going to toss it in da dumpster or have already done so.
You can often pick up after-market items for next to nothing if they have "gone stale", either because they are actually perishable goods and thus are starting to no longer be saleable after the sales-event is over, or because they are season/event/holiday-related (such as spring-gardening accessories, Independence-Day ephemera, personalized wedding-trinkets, Valentine's Day candy, etc.) and therefore would no longer be of interest to most buyers. If you know a creative way to make use of said sundries, however --- like if you can chop up flashy decorations to use as glitter, re-label imprinted items to use for another purpose, pass out random items as party-favors to open-minded/good-humored folks who don't mind the "invalid-to-the-event" nature of said baubles, etc. --- then by al means, knock yourself out... just be careful that you don't allow said gleeful foraging turn into a free-food fiasco, whereby you gluttonously gorge yourself on all kinds of refined/sugary/salty crap that's been discarded, and which therefore is indeed totally "up for grabs" but would not be healthy to consume in large quantities, especially if you are on a diet to lose weight or otherwise needing to watch your calorie/carb/sodium-intake.
after-market items by QuacksO August 13, 2019
punch-drunk
What you'd likely become if you partook of da Enchantment Under Da Sea's party-libation after Biff Tannen spiked it with booze.
One popular theory about why George McFly had da courage to **punch** Biff Tannen (besides da fact dat Biff was molesting a girl whom George liked a lot) is dat George had unknowingly imbibed a measure of "liquid courage" from drinking **punch** dat Biff himself had whiskey-spiked, making George a trifle **punch-drunk** and thus partially bolstering his normally-wimpy nature and suppressing his conflict-avoidance inhibitions for a while.
punch-drunk by QuacksO August 13, 2019
while-waving wheelbarrow-wobble
Refers to da minor-to-medium rocking/shimmying of a single-wheel hand-cart dat occurs when ya momentarily release one of da handles to raise yer hand in greeting to a passerby while trundling said wagon along da roadside.
One fairly easy way to minimize da degree/effects of while-waving wheelbarrow-wobble is to simply brace yer hip against da 'barrow's "free" handle to help hold it stable whenever ya hafta let go of it wif yer hand; wif a little practice, ya may not even need to stop walking, but can just steadily "keep on truckin'" and then re-establish yer grip on da 'barow's handle as soon as ya are able.
while-waving wheelbarrow-wobble by QuacksO August 12, 2019
Ice Age
Refers to either of two developmental-periods in a particular child's life:
(1) From toddler to maybe ages five or six, when many a "Little Rascal" turns into a young Achmed who seethingly wants to "keel" everyone whom he dislikes or cannot make kowtow to his wishes.
(2) From "'tween to teen", when said sullen young rebel is attracted to da appalling music/movies made by "frozen-water" stars like da Cube, Vanilla, etc.
(1) From toddler to maybe ages five or six, when many a "Little Rascal" turns into a young Achmed who seethingly wants to "keel" everyone whom he dislikes or cannot make kowtow to his wishes.
(2) From "'tween to teen", when said sullen young rebel is attracted to da appalling music/movies made by "frozen-water" stars like da Cube, Vanilla, etc.
Murphy's Law Of Wind-Direction
"No matter where you stand, da breeze will invariably blow either towards you or in your face, causing you great difficulty in proceeding ahead and/or "cleanly"/effectively performing tasks dat involve/include vapors/particulates/liquids." (Think, Murphy's Law of Cigarette Smoke, or trying to bicycle someplace on a blustery day and da stiff wind keeps switching around so dat it's always hinderingly in your face --- never helpfully at your back --- both on your way to your destination AND on your way back home again!)
P.S. Oh yeah --- and don't even **consider** simply postponing outdoor activities till a "still spell" --- DAT will only mean multitudes of mosquitoes and black flies to torment you and make you WISH for a breeze!
P.S. Oh yeah --- and don't even **consider** simply postponing outdoor activities till a "still spell" --- DAT will only mean multitudes of mosquitoes and black flies to torment you and make you WISH for a breeze!
Two classic examples of da infuriating effects of Murphy's Law Of Wind-Direction would be (1) trying to water your hanging-basket plants on da front porch, but da watering-can's sprinkled droplets keep blowing backwards so dat da water both largely misses your plants and gets you soaking-wet, and (2) trying to employ toss-across collecting when gathering returnables along da highway, but having many of da thrown containers just blow right back onto your side of da road.
Murphy's Law Of Wind-Direction by QuacksO August 12, 2019
temperance
Da practice of using water-soluble egg/milk-based pigments to create designs on paper in an attempt to take you mind off "how dry you are" while trying to give up booze.
Employing temperance can indeed be a good way to occupy your mind anytime you feel the urge to drink; no fair intentionally inhaling da paint's vapors, though, if they're alcohol-based!
temperance by QuacksO August 12, 2019