Definitions by QuacksO
prosticutor
A legal zealot who either poses as a "customer" in order to entrap streetwalkers so that said zealot can subsequently press illegal-propositioning charges against them, or offers sexual favors to court-personnel and/or plaintiffs/defendants in exchange for their "cooperative" testimony or other ethically-questionable actions.
I try to avoid legal entanglements at all costs, since I know that there are so many prosticutors out there.
prosticutor by QuacksO November 24, 2017
gipping and handling
Derisive/resentful term which refers to the perceived act of swindling someone out of money through the misuse/abuse of postage-fees as a sneaky way of making excessive profit or otherwise "coming out further ahead" than is fair. Usually accomplished in two "opposite" ways, either by:
(1) a money-hungry mail-order company's charging excessive postage-rates as compared to the company's actual cost to ship merchandise (such as charging s&h merely based on the order's monetary total instead of the actual merchandise-weight, or claiming that the shipping-weight of a few rubber bands or a matchbook-sized pack of film-splicing-tabs has a shipping-weight of one pound, when any blockhead would know that they could just stuff the feather-light items into an ordinary letter-size paper envelope), especially with the bulk-rate/volume-discount postage deals that big corporations typically get from their shipping-services, or
(2) a stingy/disgruntled customer's purposely sending less funds for postage than the company specifies, with the smirky idea that the company will not want to risk offending the customer and causing him to cancel his entire order --- and then probably take his future business elsewhere --- by their whiningly contacting the customer or returning his order to ask for more funds.
(1) a money-hungry mail-order company's charging excessive postage-rates as compared to the company's actual cost to ship merchandise (such as charging s&h merely based on the order's monetary total instead of the actual merchandise-weight, or claiming that the shipping-weight of a few rubber bands or a matchbook-sized pack of film-splicing-tabs has a shipping-weight of one pound, when any blockhead would know that they could just stuff the feather-light items into an ordinary letter-size paper envelope), especially with the bulk-rate/volume-discount postage deals that big corporations typically get from their shipping-services, or
(2) a stingy/disgruntled customer's purposely sending less funds for postage than the company specifies, with the smirky idea that the company will not want to risk offending the customer and causing him to cancel his entire order --- and then probably take his future business elsewhere --- by their whiningly contacting the customer or returning his order to ask for more funds.
The "gipping and handling" strategy can be a highly effective/successful countermeasure to use when ordering from companies that charge exorbitant postage-fees merely in an attempt to make additional "free 'n' clear profit" from unused postage-funds. What you do is draw up a fairly "large" order --- i.e., one that involves maybe fifty bucks or more (either by ordering one or more expensive items or a bulk-purchase of cheaper items, so that it totals a sizable amount), and thus will be sufficiently "tempting" to the company to make them reluctant to risk "losing" the order by upsetting you in any way. Then you just "accidentally on-purpose" neglect to use the company's "official" printed order-form that came with their catalogue --- you instead just use ordinary lined paper of your own to write out the order, and so your order-sheet no longer contains the company's shipping-rates chart, allowing you to simply write in your **own postage amount** after the subtotal! Oh, sure --- the company is probably gonna include a "debit memo" notation at the bottom of your invoice when they ship your order, but that's of no concern of yours at that point, since --- ha ha ha! --- you already have your merchandise, and so you can simply ignore their blubbery request! Awwww.... you greedy fat-cat CEOs didn't get your extra profits from **me**, the way you do from all of your other "sucker" customers --- too bad, so sad!!
gipping and handling by QuacksO November 22, 2017
Cheavy pickup
I don't want to tow a trailer with my Cheavy pickup right now... gotta wait till I unload it so that I don't strain the engine and transmission.
Cheavy pickup by QuacksO November 21, 2017
peaknuckle
A two-player game somewhat resembling Ping-Pong and with an element of soccer; it involves using your knuckles (touching the ball with your fingertips is forbidden, just as using your hands is not allowed in soccer) to flick a dried pea or other small spherical object back and forth across a table.
Peaknuckle is okay for rainy days, but I find it kinda boring and stationary... I'd rather play an outdoor ball-sport like tennis, where you can really dash around and get some exercise.
peaknuckle by QuacksO November 21, 2017
teetotaler
An overly macho/aggressive/impatient golfer who compulsively feels the need to "swing low" and therefore not only really clobber the ball, but also to totally annihilate the tee that it's resting on, not to mention gouge out about three inches of grassy topsoil along with it.
The new golf course in town has an additional rule to reduce their turf-restoration budget --- not only do they have the standard "profanity and aggressive behavior prohibited" notice, but they also strictly forbid teetotalers... if you wanna play here, you gotta behave yourself.
teetotaler by QuacksO November 21, 2017
pickup truck
A utility-type vehicle with a three- or four-walled cargo-bed on the back, and used by guys as a chick-magnet. Extra points if the cab is comfy and the truck is outfitted with fancy trimmings, but even a simple no-frills "dinosaur-age" hack can be enticing to some gals if the driver-dude is willing to help her or others in her family by using his truck to haul stuff for them.
I don't feel overly envious of the other dudes in town with their nice snazzy shiny pickup trucks, cuz those snooty macho guys usually won't haul stuff for people for fear that "they might scratch the paint". The gals I hang out with, though, are more sensible-minded and less aesthetics-oriented, and so they truly appreciate me for being a caring kind-hearted bloke, and for the fact that I always AM willing to transport items for them in my '80's-era pickup. Those are the real --- and best --- kind of lady-friends to have.
pickup truck by QuacksO November 21, 2017
false pausitive
Refers to when someone temporarily stops his current activities to allow for a common bodily-function (burp, fart, sneeze, etc.), but then said "eruption" never ends up occurring.
My co-worker claims to have a tickly nasal-canal and that's why he has to stop working so many times and just stand/sit motionless for a good while with his hand covering his nose/mouth as a precaution against "messy" sneezing, but he very seldom actually does "let fly", and so it looks like just false pausitives to me --- I think he merely wants to take lots of breaks and get out of working steadily like the rest of us!
false pausitive by QuacksO November 18, 2017