SAM's definitions

Bass

The lowest male singing voice. In opera and musicals, they play buffoons, kings, priests, fathers, the Devil, and other miscellaneous parts. Male counterpart to the contralto, although much more common.

Whoa, now that's low! I like the bass! So majestic, so elegant... but it sounds kinda spooky.

by Sam October 29, 2004

Countertenor

The highest male voice; in speaking and singing, countertenors have the normal range of a tenor, but are able, by singing in falsetto, to go higher, into the contralto/alto range, mezzo-soprano range, and, with the great ones, into the soprano range.

They are usually assigned roles written originally for the castratos, yanking those roles away from the contraltos.

Is that a female alto singing...? It sounds different... it's probably a countertenor.

by Sam October 29, 2004

Castrato

In the early days of opera, womyn were not allowed to sing in public, not even in a chorus. How to fill in the female roles in opera? Pick a choir-boy with a great voice that has not yet deepened, by consent of their parents, perform a little operation on them, removing the testicles.

Results? Without the hormones needed for adulthood, their voices remained sopranos and altos while their chests and lungs matured regularly, their voices combined male power with female beauty. Now they were able to successfully pull off female roles onstage.

Today, this practice is illegal.

Farinelli was the most legendary castrato... history says these things, but can it make you believe them?

by Sam October 29, 2004

NoobJock

A special brand of Noob or Newbie. Someone who has been playing a game for over a year, yet still has all the qualities of a Noob.

Some NoobJock named BlowMe, just TeamKilled me on Halo because I had the fucking Sniper Rifle.

by Sam November 2, 2004

bearded clam

yeah it's a vag.

i distinctly remember hearing it called so on a Vh1 interview with Boy George... so that's prolly one of the main contributers to it's popularity.

Um, I stuck her in the bearded clam. And it felt good.

by sam November 3, 2004

Bjork

Björk is that musical artist from Iceland. Her parents were hippies. Her sounds, lyrics, videos, and behavior are outlandish... Icelanish. NEways this page is turning into a debate thread on her quality. Love her or Hate her. I've acquired a taste for the random... and she is that.

I'm Björk... my perspective on everything is out there, sometimes gibberish and non-relative.

by sam November 4, 2004

151

Bacardi 151 (rum) - as in 151 proof or 75.5% alcohol. As a teen dealing with bouts of depression and bursts of let-loose fun, it's the beverage of choice now that I've outgrown my vodka phase. BUT DAMN THIS SHIT IS A BITCH GOIN DOWN! Get's ya f'd up hard and fast.

I drink 151 because I think I'm hardcore. But really I'm just hardcore because I'm drinking alone tonight... and tomorrow night. "What's wrong with Sam?" "Oh, he's tapped his private stash of get-fucked-up."

by sam November 4, 2004