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an economic term for the benefit you get (or retain) when you obtain something for less than you think it is really worth.
I got a new Gizmondo for 100 pounds and I would have paid up to 200 so I had a lot of consumer surplus.
That company has a monopoly so they jack up the prices to erode my consumer surplus.
That company has a monopoly so they jack up the prices to erode my consumer surplus.
by adam_before_eve July 30, 2006
Get the consumer surplus mug.the correct way to spell Target if you want to pretend that it is a French store, or at least not too low class, like saying Jacques Pennay for JC Penney. A store that is perceived to be slightly upscale from WalMart.
I see that you are a Targét snob since you won't shop at WalMart.
I got these nifty plastic doodads over at Targét.
I drove over from the trailer park to Targét to get some new Depends because mine were worn out.
I find the hot girls shop at Targét and they are looking to hook up with dudes, but get your shots first...
I got these nifty plastic doodads over at Targét.
I drove over from the trailer park to Targét to get some new Depends because mine were worn out.
I find the hot girls shop at Targét and they are looking to hook up with dudes, but get your shots first...
by adam_before_eve December 28, 2005
Get the Targét mug.His idea of a hot date is an Irish seven-course dinner before hangin' at the 7-11.
We had an Irish gourmet delight with some ketchup for dessert.
We had an Irish gourmet delight with some ketchup for dessert.
by adam_before_eve September 24, 2005
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a historical English city of great import that often gets a bad rap.
Queen of the West Midlands, King of the Hill, and you can fly out of there, too.
a historical English city of great import that often gets a bad rap.
Queen of the West Midlands, King of the Hill, and you can fly out of there, too.
I grew up in the Bull Ring in Birmingham, so people think I talk funny.
They named a town in Alabama after my city, so there is a Brom in the New World, too.
They named a town in Alabama after my city, so there is a Brom in the New World, too.
by adam_before_eve May 1, 2006
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The original box heads were Swedes, and others such as Albanians or Russians are merely Johnny-come-latelys to the group.
The original box heads were Swedes, and others such as Albanians or Russians are merely Johnny-come-latelys to the group.
Have you ever noticed how Swedes have heads shaped like boxes? That must be why they are called box heads.
D'oh.
I drive a boxy Volvo because I am a box head.
D'oh.
I drive a boxy Volvo because I am a box head.
by adam_before_eve April 17, 2006
Get the box head mug.C and E is casino slang for a bet on "Craps and Eleven". Observable at any casino where there is a Craps table.
by adam_before_eve May 4, 2006
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dealing with the nucleus
typically used with power, bomb or submarine, and sometimes with family
dealing with the nucleus
typically used with power, bomb or submarine, and sometimes with family
by adam_before_eve June 25, 2006
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