Vinny Trace's definitions

rolling gold mine

A sarcastic description for any older car which is not necessarily a desirable collector's item, whose owner believes it to be worth large amounts of money because of the publicity older cars receive on TV hot rodding shows, and the amount more desirable older cars do sell for at million dollar auctions, and for the outrageous amounts older cars are listed for on the on-line auction sites.

Smitty listed his 6-cylinder, 4-door, 1972 Dodge on the auction site with a reserve of $6,000. He thinks he has a rolling gold mine.

by Vinny Trace May 12, 2008

institutionalized

1. What a military service person becomes when they've re-enlisted so many times, and have spent so many years in the service, they no longer feel they would be safe or can make a life outside the military installation's fence. They also can no longer relate to civilian life-style or understand it anymore. 2. What a convicted criminal becomes when they've spent so many years behind bars away from life outside the prison walls.

1. After 8 years in, we knew our son had become institutionalized when he expressed he didn't want to get out because he felt military service was the only guarantee to a secure and stable future. 2. After spending 20 years in prison, Lazy Eyed Larry was paroled, but he had a hard time adjusting to life on the outside because he had become institutionalized.

by Vinny Trace May 24, 2008