Rod Brock's definitions
Slabs of meat taken specifically from the sides of a pig, practically a staple in the deep south. May be smoked and cured, in which case it becomes known as bacon, or salted, in which case it is known as salt pork. Sometimes referred to as "side pork," as well, it is an indispensable ingredient for the southern dish of boiled greens.
"Side meat" was mentioned numerous times in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," a story of an Oklahoma family who left home during the Dustbowl years to work in the fruit picking industry in California.
"Side meat" was mentioned numerous times in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," a story of an Oklahoma family who left home during the Dustbowl years to work in the fruit picking industry in California.
by Rod Brock July 24, 2006
Get the side meatmug. A brand of toothpaste displaying an African-American male with very black skin and very white teeth on the tube. Discontinued in the 1980s.
I was startled to see what seemed a brand-new tube of "Darkie" brand toothpaste in Tom's medicine cabinet; I didn't think it was available anymore.
by Rod Brock July 24, 2006
Get the darkiemug. To grab a fleshy part on another's body, particularly on the underside of the upper arm, squeeze tightly, and then pull your fingers loose without loosening one's grip. Creates a bruise identical in appearance to the one produced by the bite of a horse.
Mr. Jones sent Bill to the office for giving other kids horsebites, noting that such severe bruising could cause blood clots.
by Rod Brock August 1, 2006
Get the horsebitemug. Perennial plant native to southern Europe, bearing fragrant yellow and orange flowers. The name is derived from the fact that the plant, when naturalized to a region, is often found growing out of the nooks and crannies in an old wall, or a cliff. The natural tendency for this plant to separate itself from the other denizens of a formal garden, and grow in isolated locations, doubtless led to the use of the term "wallflower" to describe an anti-social, or shy individual, who lingers in the background, against the wall, as it were, at social occasions.
by Rod Brock July 24, 2006
Get the wallflowermug. A term employed to state that someone is crazy, e.g., "mad as a March Hare." Derives from the March Hare which Alice pursues down the rabbit hole in Lewis Carrol's "Alice in Wonderland."
by Rod Brock July 30, 2006
Get the March Haremug. "The Blob" is a movie that has been twice made, once in the 50s, and again later in the 20th century by horror film director John Carpenter. The story is loosely based (very loosely) on the H.P. Lovecraft short story "The Colour out of Space," and concerns a life-sucking, flesh dissolving blob of protoplasm that arrives inside a meteorite.
If you've read "The Colour out of Space," don't bother seeing either version of the Blob - they twice butchered Lovecraft's artistry.
by Rod Brock July 27, 2006
Get the blobmug. Given the bitterness of the plant, Wormwood was a good choice for the name of the star that poisons the waters in the book of Revelation.
by Rod Brock July 30, 2006
Get the wormwoodmug.