Definitions by Ron Erickson
goose pasture
On the ranch, when you don't want the bull in with the cows, you put the bull the field with the geese. "Goose pasture" is that place where the male has no opportunity with sexual relations with the opposite sex. The phrase is aptly applied to the the situation a young husband finds himself in during the last trimester of his wife's pregnancy.
goose pasture by Ron Erickson July 20, 2007
tree well
The deep hole that surrounds the base of a tree under its boughs after heavy snowfalls. During heavy winter snow storms, the boughs keep snow from accumulating near the base of the tree creating a "well" around the tree which can become, in the mountains, very deep. Out of bounds skiers and snow boarders have died from suffocation or hypothermia after falling into tree wells.
tree well by Ron Erickson December 3, 2006
rendition
The act of removing an individual from one jurisdiction to another without legal process. Extradition is the judicially supervised removal of individuals from one jurisdiction to another. Rendition, in the contemporary (ca. 2006)context refers to extra-legal removal. Alleged "enemy combatants" were transported from the United States to foreign countries without being charged with a crime so that the individual could be interrogated using methods not allowed by the Geneva Convention or the United States Constitution.
The United States policy of rendition lead to the torture of the suspected terrorist in a jail in Syria.
rendition by Ron Erickson November 25, 2006
shovelbutt
A human buttock that protrudes straight out from the lower back creating almost a bench or shelf on the top of the booty.
shovelbutt by Ron Erickson November 22, 2006
walker
A man, asexual or homosexual, who can safely escort a woman, married or otherwise, to a social event, without hint of suspicion or relationship beyond friendship. A safe male companion.
walker by Ron Erickson September 30, 2006