read between the lines

What nobody does these days before buying a product or signing a contract or entering a gambling sweepstake or applying for a job.

While looking at the record label contract he signed, the musician suddenly noticed and read between the lines that he would not get a cent from any of the CDs sold with his music on it. But by then it was to late.

by AYB October 18, 2003

Ramen Noodles

Instant noodles, comes in many different flavors.

A college student's staple food when he/she is too poor to buy real food.

I had to buy a month's supply of Ramen noodles because I spent most of my money paying for books and tuition. :^

by AYB February 23, 2003

tempo

speed. Used often in music to describe how fast a song is in the number of beats per minute.

The orchestra song was played at a slow tempo to create a relaxing mood.

by AYB February 26, 2003

reality tv

About as real as seeing a cat doing my tax papers while whistling Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" in A-minor.

Reality my ass.

by AYB May 17, 2003

prostitution

THe world's oldest and most successful profession.

Prostitution will never die, despite all efforts by politicians to eradicate it.

by AYB April 08, 2003