The return of Light Joker's definitions

wrong way to run a railroad

not the best way of doing something

To exclude someone based on rumors or urban legends is the wrong way to run a railroad.

by The Return of Light Joker July 1, 2011

haymaker

1. a very powerful punch

2. any powerful blow, literally or figuratively
(from the wide stroke of a scythe cutting hay)

He gave him the old haymaker when he got in his face.

by The Return of Light Joker April 21, 2008

Snake oil

any dubious or fraudulent remedy or cure (The route of the fraud the word is derived from resulted from a misunderstanding of a traditional Chinese joint and muscle painkiller derived from the skin of the Chinese water snake)

That snake oil is so obvious. When will people learn?

by The Return of Light Joker December 18, 2007

777

the Boeing 777 aircraft

A 777 passed us overhead.

by The Return of Light Joker October 17, 2008

liberate

to steal or appropriate something

He must have attempted to liberate a frozen dinner from their house, because they jumped down his throat the next day.

by The Return of Light Joker June 16, 2009

Ywia

your welcome in advance (used in electronic media)

I've already sent the package, so Ywia.

by The Return of Light Joker August 14, 2010

cobweb site

a website that has not been updated for a very long time (because it sports figurative cobwebs)

Due to the problems with the way it work the site was turning out to be a cobweb site.

by The Return of Light Joker June 19, 2011