The return of light Joker's definitions

have a chip on your shoulder

to be touchy, to be easily provoked (During the 19th century, a person in the united states would challenge others to a fight by placing a wooden chip on his/her shoulder and daring them to knock it off, and if the other person did so, the fight was on.)

Man, You sure do have a chip on your shoulder today.

by The Return of Light Joker October 16, 2008

photog

a photographer

No photog came with them. Something was up.

by The Return of Light Joker May 16, 2010

shades

sunglasses (always used in the plural)

They had rather tacky looking shades on the shelf.

by The Return of Light Joker May 20, 2011

fix someone's wagon

to punish someone by striking or hitting them

I'll fix that bastard's wagon in the end. (example of fix someone's wagon)

by The Return of Light Joker June 10, 2012

media hacking

unusual or innovative uses of electronic media to maximize the number of people who a message is conveyed to a once

Media hacking bores me to death.

by The Return of Light Joker July 17, 2010

reinvent the wheel

to needlessly duplicate the basics of a method

If we have the technology to clean up the atmosphere, why do we always try to reinvent the wheel?

by The Return of Light Joker July 5, 2010

burn the midnight oil

to work diligently, especially late into the night

I had to burn the midnight oil to get that done.

by The Return of Light Joker March 26, 2009