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Get thee to a nunnery

A statement to a woman that either the world is too harsh for her innocent beauty, or that she innocently brings pain to all the men around her because of her beauty, or ideally, both. The idea is that it would be better if her beauty were left unappreciated for all of her life.

Hamlet: Get thee to a nunnery. Thou wouldst not be a breeder of sinners

by [e-mail] February 23, 2009

Long live

The English say Long live the king/queen when they die.

The saying can be adopted to express relief or just acknowledgment that something is over.

I took my last final today. Long live 1Ls.

by [e-mail] May 7, 2009

yellow bicycle

Bicycles one can find in select American cities (primarily Austin, TX) that are free for your use whenever you find them. Obviously, they are yellow. You are free to take it and ride it to where you want to go, but not to store it, so that once you get to where you want to go, someone else can take it.

It was gonna be a long walk down to Mag's, but I found a yellow bicycle halfway there.

by [e-mail] May 10, 2009

laundry payday

When a person collects cash from his dryer immediately after doing laundry. This term has a different connotation from laundry lottery based on the reliability and frequency of the phenomenon. Laundry paydays are what people who never clean out their pockets get, every week, just like a paycheck. Like a laundry lottery, this produces momentary happiness until the person realizes that they had the money all along.

I can't go drink tonight, but tomorrow is laundry payday, so hit me up then.

by [e-mail] February 4, 2009

white briefcase

The award for the highest GPA in a law school class.

Parker's gonna get white briefcase. I can feel it.

by [e-mail] February 7, 2009

bar

A State regulating body for lawyers that treats information like it's a controlled substance.

In most states, the bar makes it a crime just to give advice to friends without paying government extortion.

by [e-mail] December 22, 2008