Rok'n'rol Wannabe's definitions

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.

"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."

by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006

sociatry

the treatment of social disease

as psychiatry is healing of the mind (actually, 'psyche' means 'soul'), pediatrics is the branch of medical practice devoted to children, and geriatrics that devoted to the aged, so SOCIATRY is the healing of society

Man, that burka nonsense in Afghanistan is ripe! What those ragheads need is a solid dose of sociatry!

or

War is a disease, not a cure. We need to take this world to a sociatrist!

by Rok'n'rol Wannabe December 31, 2007

Bluto boobs

Particularly fat, flabby (male) chest muscles, reminiscent of a woman's breasts. Named for 'Bluto', Popeye the Sailor's nemesis in early Thimble Theatre episodes.

Ugh! Did you notice Bruce's Bluto boobs?
Yeah! Any bigger and he'd need a bra!

by Rok'n'rol Wannabe January 7, 2008

sociatry

treatment of social disease

"Effective treatment of such behavioral syndromes as alcoholism and domestic violence is best approached from a standpoint of sociatry as opposed to psychiatry or adjudication."

by Rok'n'rol Wannabe January 11, 2008

booger in the nose of progress

anything that impedes positive social or organizational evolution; a hindrance to social progress

the constant infighting over America's alleged role as world policeman is a booger in the nose of progress

getting bogged down in logistics and semantic quibbles instead of seeking true consensus is a booger in the nose of progress; can't we just lay our differences aside and find common ground in our shared interests?

we all live on one fragile planet: this quibbling about economics while our world dies is a booger in the nose of progress!

by Rok'n'rol Wannabe March 28, 2008

beachball

v.i. to wait around; to loiter; esp. to wait to do something until someone else has completed a prerequisite task (from the "beach ball" icon displayed when Microsoft Windows applications are loading: one cannot perform any task until the relevant data have been processed).

Girl: "Have you ordered yet?"
Boy: "No, we're still beachballing 'til the waiter gets here."

Thing One: Did you get my text?
Thing Two: No, my phone's still beachballing.

by Rok'n'rol Wannabe March 30, 2009

dweeb

a non-nerd; someone who knows nothing, or nearly nothing, about computers or programming. Originally, an acronym for "dim-witted e-effete bumpkin".

Rex is such a dweeb! He thinks a "DO loop" is when your dog craps in the shape of an "O"!

by Rok'n'rol Wannabe February 25, 2009