Definitions by Ronamo

busting for a slash

Brit slang for having an urgent need to urinate.

Just a second mate, I'm busting for a slash, and there's a W.C. around the corner.

busting for a slash by Ronamo September 7, 2004

spike 

A needle, esp. for injecting heroin into the bloodstream. May have appeared before, but common in Beat Generation Literature.

As the fuzz closed in, I dropped my spike in a nearby dumpster...The cat has grassed on me.

spike by Ronamo April 1, 2004

The Streets 

The British artist Mike Skinner...his sheer brilliance is displayed in his first album "Original Pirate Material." A visionary with a penchant for catchy verse with a deeper meaning.

"We first met through a shared view / she loved me and I did too" ~From the album Original Pirate Material

The Streets by Ronamo March 30, 2004

squirrel 

An unfortunate derogatory term applied to the elderly suffering from the later stages of such diseases as Alzheimers. It refers to the fact that they forget how to do simple tasks such as swallow, and so they chew their food and hide it away in their pockets or handbags, much as a squirrel tucks a bit away in their cheek.

The old lady was a squirrel. Pockets full of mashed potatoes, and handbag of creamed corn.

squirrel by Ronamo February 26, 2004

Alucard 

Character from the anime Hellsing (released by Pioneer in the US). A vampire servant to Lady Integra, head of the Hellsing organization.

Alternate spelling: Arucard

Alucard: Permission to release Cromwell restriction

Alucard by Ronamo December 11, 2003

Little Five Points 

The hub of alternative culture in Atlanta. Located on Moreland Avenue just south of North Avenue. Highlights include Sevananda cooperative organic grocery, and The Junkman's Daughter Novelty Shop. Also home to the Variety Playhouse.

Sometimes referred to as L5P.

What's going on in L5P today?

Little Five Points by Ronamo December 11, 2003

North Avenue Trade School 

Diminutive nickname of the Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. So called because of the university's location on North Avenue in Atlanta.

I received my doctorate in astrophysics from the North Avenue Trade School

North Avenue Trade School by Ronamo December 11, 2003