Ryan Thompson's definitions

greenback

A form of United States currency, specifically a Federal Reserve Note, which is the paper currency presently used by the United States. The ink on the reverse side of Federal Reserve Notes being green is what led to the nick name "greenback". To a lesser extent, Silver Certificates and United States Notes also had green backs, but the seal and serial numbers on the front were printed in blue instead of green ink. They were last issued in 1957 and 1966, respectively. Your parents probably remember them.

'Greenbacks' have been printed since before the turn of the 20th century, when the size of the paper currency was printed on was about 1/3 wider and 1/3 longer than its present size.

by Ryan Thompson January 4, 2004

Fifth

750 milliters of a liquid, the term is almost always used in reference to hard alcohol. (i.e. gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, triple sec, etc)

I have a fifth of Jack Daniels in the freezer. Its safe because the high alcohol content keeps it from freezing.

by Ryan Thompson July 6, 2004

tanked

Two meanings:

1) Intoxicated, nearly always pertaining to alcohol.

2) When a film does poorly at the box office.

Person A: "Did you see the Hulk?"
Person B: "No. I heard it tanked, actually."

The Hulk
New York Minute
Glitter
Crossroads
Dungeons and Dragons
From Justin to Kelly
The Alamo
The Real Cancun
Troy
Spy Kids 1, 2 and 3
Gigli
Scooby Doo 1 and 2

etc etc etc

by Ryan Thompson July 11, 2004

suicide doors

A four-door car with rear doors that are hinged in reverse.

The Lincoln Contintals of 1961 - 1970, the new Rolls-Royce Phantom, and the upcoming Lincoln Continental retro car (yes, you read that right).

by Ryan Thompson August 11, 2004

5 second rule

When one accidently drops food, not held in a container or wrapper, on the ground. The rule states that if you pick it up within 5 seconds, it won't be contaminated. There is also a '10 second rule' variation. Unfortunately, both rules are urban legends -- The speed with which you can pick the food article back up has no bearing on whether it may receive germs.

Person A: "Crap, dropped a cookie."
Person B: "5 second rule!!"
Person A scrambles to pick up food article

by Ryan Thompson July 9, 2004

Kwik-E-Mart

Two definitions:

The name of the convenience store in the animnated TV series The Simpsons.

A generic name for any convenience store, when you can't think of the name of a specific one.

Person A: "Is there a Kwik-E-Mart near here?"

Person B: "There's a Seven-Eleven down on Second Street."

Person A: "That works."

by Ryan Thompson January 15, 2004

hobo power

A term coined by TV and radio personality Adam Corolla.

The level of stink/stench that can be given off by a human being. The scale goes from zero (they have no scent) to 50, which according to the creator of the term 'hobo power', is theoretical. In his own words, "If you experienced 50 hobo power, you would die."

One of the people who called in to the Loveline radio show explained he takes care of a mentality retarded man. He went home one night after his shift was over, and the next worker on the shift turned the heater up in the patient's bathroom. During the night, the patient went to the toilet and deficated, but missed and got some on the heater. The poor caller had to clean up the mess the next morning, and nearly threw up. Adam Corolla pegged the hobo power of the incident at about 26 or 27, stating that if the caller had slipped in the fecal matter, it would have been boosted to over 30.

by Ryan Thompson January 3, 2004