Definitions by Tarbash

Ghosts 'n Goblins 

Side scrolling video game by Capcom in which the player controls a knight, Arthur, in his quest to rescue the princess.

The hardest video game of all time.

You only get two hits in "Ghosts 'n Goblins" before you die?

Ghosts 'n Goblins by tarbash September 17, 2006

Pollyanna 

An internal optimist in the face of adversity (reality).

From the title character of the 1960 Disney movie starring a young Hayley Mills.

I lost my job, my girlfriend and someone stole my car. What the fuck do you mean I should cheer up, Pollyanna?

Pollyanna by Tarbash May 23, 2006

Gowanus 

A canal in Brooklyn leading from the NYC harbor. It is the most polluted, noisome body of water in the United States.

"What happened to Rahul?"

"Poor guy. He went swimming in the Gowanus and hasn't been heard from since!"

Gowanus by Tarbash December 31, 2005

more different 

An alternative. Often used to describe Dragon illustration techniques implementing similar, but revised, subject matter. Attributed to StrongBad from homestarrunner.com.

First, draw an 'S'. Then, draw a more different 'S'.

more different by Tarbash March 28, 2003