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Narrow Boat

a canal boat used in the wonderful waterways of England, and other European countries.
Often used as a floating residence, notably by the hippies in Amsterdam in their not-so-narrow variations. If you want a change of scenery, untie the line and motor away through the locks.
We went on holiday for three weeks through the Midlands canals in our narrow boat and hit every pub along the way. Ian only beached it twice and Catherine was quite accommodating to help relaunch.
My mate moors his narrow boat in France and keeps a bicycle on board for jaunts through the countryside. He has logged over 10,000 km in the last three years.
by adam_before_eve May 1, 2006
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consumer surplus

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.
by adam_before_eve July 30, 2006
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5th ring of hell

The 5th ring of hell is the ring that is reserved for bad spellers.
If you say "Your going to hell...", you are signing up for that one-way tour. You should say "You're going to hell..." or "You are going to hell...".
He failed to pass the GED and is on his way to the 5th ring of hell.
by adam_before_eve January 18, 2006
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College as Trade School

College as Trade School is another example of the commodification of modern life spills over into post-secondary education in alarming ways. The historic benefit of college previously included the perceived civilizing effect and greater awareness of the sweep of history and human progress. That aspect has been reduced in the headlong rush toward getting one's ticket punched to enter the workforce in a more favorable position. That is basically like getting a Fast Pass to jump ahead in line at an amusement park, only some readers and riders will get nauseous from the event.

If you dare to think about education for education's sake, or the immense satisfaction and richness of learning and appreciating a world beyond your immediate surroundings, then you will be ostracized in the 'get ahead now because you will miss out' ethic that is the hallmark of the current zeitgeist.
I paid a fortune for a BS, and found out about College as Trade School. I was surrounded by other BS people in a mad scramble to drink through the term and Google my derivative research paper topics.

He didn't study enough to make it into a good university, so he had to settle for College as Trade School. that condemned him to a life in (gasp!) middle class. At least he had been informed of all the great benefits of joining the consumerist cause and could now spend his way into lifelong debt on top of his student loans.

She only averaged 550 on each of her SAT sections and had to go to College as Trade School instead of to a great university.

He was desperate to break out of his sad chav existence, even if his ticket out was going to College as Trade School. That was better than a dreary live stuck in some Council flat playing bad football on Saturdays and chainsmoking. Thus continued the slide into the Malthusian hell of the early new millenium.

Demographics is destiny.

Sic transit gloria mundi.
by adam_before_eve October 21, 2006
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G-Spot

the Grafenburg (or Von Grafenburg) Spot, which isn't really a spot at all but an area of very sensitive nerve endings. It could seem like a spot to the uninitiated.
Stimulation brings her pleasure, and may be done either manually or with your penis. For best results using the latter, put a pillow under her rear end to elevate her hips, and you will find that each push will tickle her fancy like nobody's business.
When using manual stimulation, imagine that you are with Penelope Cruz or Salma Hayek and try using the index and middle fingers together like you were playing Spanish guitar, whilst using your thumb or your tongue on the clitoris and related naughty bits.
I love her g-spot and so does she.
by adam_before_eve May 1, 2006
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box head

A Swede.
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.
by adam_before_eve April 17, 2006
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Birmingham

aka Brom, Brummagem, etc
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.
by adam_before_eve May 1, 2006
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