Shawn Farrell's definitions

Skynet

A military AI computer network created by Cyberdyne Systems that gains sentience and begins a genocidal war against humanity when US military officials try to pull the plug on the project. Sends two Terminators back in time, one to destroy opposition leader John Connor's mother before Connor is born, and one to eliminate Connor ten years later.

Skynet's undoing was its use of humans to dispose of bodies in its death camps.

by Shawn Farrell November 15, 2004

impact rifle

A futuristic weapon with nearly limitless ammunition. It uses electro-magnetism to accelerate a mass, which can tear through several layers of armor. The recoil from one of these is higher than most other rifles.

The batallion of soldiers equipped with impact rifles made swiss cheese of that line of tanks.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

Gunmen

An army of the future whose job it is to protect the frontier of spacefaring humanity. Have a strong Confederate look.

The Gunmen saved the system from upstart rebels.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

Law of Nazi Analogies

As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

Once both members of the debate became angry enough, the eventual comparison to Nazis came into play.

by Shawn Farrell May 2, 2004

praetor

Officially, a designation that made a consul into a leader of the armies of the state.

Title of certain warlords. (before the Roman Empire)

Praetors combined the roles of judges, generals, and governers.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

planet smasher

Enormous interstellar warships designed for one purpose: destroying worlds. They must be escorted by literal fleets, for they lack their own strong defensive systems. The energy one planet smasher uses could run a system for several years.

Planet smashers are the ultimate weapon.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry

Greatest rivalry in the history of professional sports. Most years the rivalry ends as somewhat of a draw. This year, the Red Sox have the better team (wait, they usually have the better team every year) and have already taken six out of seven games from the Yankees (see shit). Does not bode well for the Bronx Bombers.

You see the Yankees just bought up every good player they could?

Doesn't matter, since the Sox have the best pitching in baseball.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004