Definitions by QuacksO
Pshortemy
The pint-sized sibling of the famous ancient scholar. Yeah, Compton's Encyclopedia never took the time to tell you about him in middle school... shame on them. He was just as worthy and important as Ptallemy.
Pshortemy always looked up to (figuratively AND literally!) his much-more-prolific senior brother; this "tol-ler"-statured sibling did use his vast smarts/abilities to build "little brother" a nice pair of stilts, though, so we know that Big Bubba had a loving/caring side, and didn't let his fame go to his head too much.
Marquis de Laughayette
A.k.a. Gilbert du Mealymouth. An uproariously-ineffective commander during the American Revolution, he was known for "chuckling at danger" when heading into battle, no matter what the actual risks or chances of victory.
Tronald Dump reminds me of the Marquis de Laughayette --- he has a warped sense of reality or what other humans are actually willing/able to do.
Marquis de Laughayette by QuacksO July 25, 2018
Oral Robberts
The infamous "I need to raise millions of dollars within a few weeks or God will smite me" Bible-thumpin' chiseler who **robbed** his congregation and followers blind.
I hear that a lot of preachers are now shamelessly using "fire 'n' brimstone" sermons filled with threats of "hell and damnation" in an attempt to pressure/blackmail their parishioners into making donations to their churches --- sounds like a lot of Oral Robberts copycats to me!
Oral Robberts by QuacksO July 25, 2018
bulletin-bored
Refers to a deep feeling of ennui experienced when perusing the local community-notice panels, either because (1) you almost never find anything that interests/concerns you personally, or (2) there never seems to be anything new/exciting posted, or (3) you've posted several ads/messages of your own, but nobody has responded to them.
I've been throughly scanning da supermarket's cork-panel every day for three weeks now, but I never see anything that even remotely catches my eye --- I am seriously bulletin-bored.
bulletin-bored by QuacksO July 25, 2018
incrimintal
Refers to where someone gradually "progresses down the slippery slope" into more and more unlawful (i.e., "criminal") behavior.
A lot of the more-serious legal-offenders started out with just petty-small stuff like throwing eggs or snitching a roll of Life-Savers at a drug store, but then they incrimintally progressed downhill from there until they were doing "heavier" stuff like joy-riding or smashing mailboxes.
incrimintal by QuacksO July 24, 2018
Murphy's Law of "Junk"
"You can hold onto something for decades, and neither you nor anyone else will ever have a use for it, but then just as soon as you throw it out, either you will suddenly need it for something, or --- even more 'painful' --- **someone else** will come to you and humbly ask, 'Do you happen to have an extra ___?'" Rrrrrggggghhhhh----!!!
I'd had a couple of old 55-gallon oil-drums stashed in da garage for da past thirty years --- my grampa had given 'em to me when he and Gram were downsizing to move into an assisted-living apartment --- and they'd just sat there and gathered dust in da corner all that time. But then just two days --- TWO STINKIN' DAYS!! --- after I'd sent 'em to da crusher for recycling, a low-income neighbor dropped by and asked me if he could have them to use as burn-barrels --- guess dat was a classic case of Murphy's Law of "Junk" at work!!
Murphy's Law of "Junk" by QuacksO July 24, 2018