avalanche

Noun
Occurs when you are chatting in a text message box in any IM format and you or the other person lags, the person or persons you are speaking to appears to have completely stopped talking or have DC/ed, then suddenly all of their last series of lines come scrolling up on the screen in rapid succession like an avalanche. Hence the name.

While I was IMing Killer last night I thought he was dead or asleep because he hadn't responded to my last five lines but then suddenly, I got an avalanche of his 20 lost responses.

by adelews January 07, 2008

Awkward Turtle

A word used to discribe the gesture made by your hands after a line or series of lines have been spoken that have now resulted in an uncomfortable silence. The person executing the "Awkward Turtle" is basically, jerking there hands around in rougly the shape of a turtle, unable to speak. And silence ensues

The evening was going smoothly until Merc had to go and tell us his dad used to lock him in a closet when he was bad. Silence ensued. Darrow began to make the "Awkward Turtle" with his hands, and the rest of us stared anywhere but at Merc.

by adelews July 25, 2007

Shatnered

Verb
When an expatriot showbusiness personality goes insane due to an inablility to cope with the strong and unique American culture they are thrust into via fame. Precursors are, freakishly odd quotes in interviews and outlandish behaviour in public.

Examples are William Shatner, Bono, Corey Haim, Mel Gibson, Margo Kidder, and Howie Mandel.

Coco "Did you watch the Two Coreys last night?"

Terrance "No, I hate shows about washed up celebrities. Why?"

Coco "Because Corey Haim totally Shatnered"

by adelews August 28, 2007

jack average

noun
To literally be the most average thing in the entire world. When something is jack average it is beyond "average", it is super average, uber average, extremely average...it is the king of average. Often disappointingly average but can be used to just describe something commonplace not necessarily a bad thing...it just is.

Considering the all the bloody hype, I expected the Warped tour to be sooooooo extremely freaking awesome, but it was just jack average. So I went home and punched a large hole in my wall.

Parkuru, "How's your day going?"

Kezric, "Meh...jack average...I'm going home to play Zelda...wanna come?"

Parkuru, "er...ok..."

by adelews October 02, 2007

Air Talking

Continuing to speak to someone who is no longer logged on to whatever online vehicle you were both engaged in.

Example: On MMORPG when you are in a guild or have buddy chat enabled and someone logs on you get a window warning indicating that that person now exists in your cyber reality it gives no warning whatsoever when the person DC's or disconnects and you often continue talking to them...like and idiot...hence the "Air Talking"

by adelews June 29, 2007

Bustangs

Eligible hormone driven adolescent males, who's only means of transport is public transit, and who therefore remain dateless.

The bustangs sighed in unison as Steve drove by with his new girlfriend.

by adelews July 08, 2007

Air talking

To literally talk to the air, when the person you were talking to disconnects from either the internet or cellphone on purpose or is dropped via their provider.

I spent more time air talking, because Kez freaking DC's so much dammit!

by adelews December 29, 2008