QuacksO's definitions

haastage

What famed venom-harvesters Bill and/or Clarita would have been if any of their poisonous snakes had gotten loose and held them captive against their will.

Da intrepid Miami-based cobra-milker lived to be over a hundred; it's theorized dat da regular venom-inoculations dat he administered to himself may have contributed to send extended existence. Lots of his snakes did bite him during those many decades, but none of them ever held him haastage.

by QuacksO March 19, 2023

debtonation

Refers to da "explosion" of I.O.U.-creating activity dat has periodically occurred throughout human history.

Biff Tannen's successfully getting gambling legalized in California caused a catastrophic and widespread debtonation dat apparently rocked da entire US --- in this alternate timeline, Tricky Dick had presided for four terms and was seeking to get re-elected for a fifth, the Vietnam war was still going on, and so on.

by QuacksO November 14, 2022

rhythm method

A supposedly-effective/reliable means of avoiding pregnancy, this technique practically guarantees that you will "crank 'em out like an assembly line" on an even and regular basis!

Jim Bob Skullduggary and his wife practiced the rhythm method when they first started out to raise a family, and you see where THAT got them!

by QuacksO December 29, 2017

show up in uniforum

To have a whole troop of badge-wearers go to interact with someone, rather than just having one or two of "da area's finest" go talk to him.

Oftentimes a supposed "offender" is merely a meek harmless individual who likely hadn't actually been aware dat he'd broken da law --- or maybe even dat he'd offended anyone to begin with --- and so there's no need to "show up in uniforum" at his front door... most likely just having a single officer unobtrusively approach him and quietly discuss options would be more than sufficient!

by QuacksO January 29, 2025

Shylock Holmes

A late-19th-century consulting-detective who charged wayyyyy too much for his services.

If you think that Shylock Holmes charged too much for helping you legally, you would be totally "shocked" at how much his faithful sidekick, Doctor Wattson, charged for HIS medical services!

by QuacksO August 17, 2020

oarganically grown

Planted and tended aboard a rowboat instead of on a motorized skiff.

Da double-ended dinghy Tidely-Idley was fitted with a make-and-break engine so dat Burt Dow didn't hafta paddle it when he went to fish for cod; his other boat was no longer launchable, and so he'd filled it with earth and planted geraniums and Indian peas --- does this mean dat said flowers were oarganically grown??

by QuacksO May 25, 2023

purrpetrator

Garfield.

Everyone's favorite gluttonous smirky-faced tabby-cat is usually da purrpetrator of da assorted mishaps dat Jon Arbuckle often finds himself tangled up in, but then said rotund ball of fur usually gets out of taking responsibility for said debacles by simply looking cute and being snuggly, since he knows dat Jon is such a wimpy pushover.

by QuacksO May 28, 2020