d f stuckey's definitions

Make hay while the sun shines

To take an opportunity to do something when the time and conditions are near perfect or available.

From agriculture, when farmers gather the long grass growth of summer to dry it to produce hay as winter feed for animals; The best time to cut and dry the hay is during sunny days.

A:"There's a sale at K-mart this week - You wanna see if the have something for your sister's birthday?"
B:" Sure - Might as well make hay while the sun shines, and get her something at cut price!"

by D F Stuckey May 15, 2004

that's the way the cookie crumbles

Slang term, origin unknown from the 1920's in America. Used to underline a failure of an action, or dissapointment in reaching an undesired result, with the additional meaning that the result was not an unexpected one.

A:" Well, I asked Cindy out, and she told me to swallow my head . . "
B:"Hey, that's the way the cookie crumbles!"

by D F Stuckey May 26, 2004

waldo

Mechanical arm, operated by remote control by mimicking the motion of a human arm.

Term invented by Robert Heinlien in the novella of the same name.

The arm on the space shuttle is a waldo.

by D F Stuckey May 26, 2004

permalink

Internet term meaning a permanent link to a cached site, rather than to one which changes content regularly.

"If this link doesn't exist, please try the permalink below it."

by D F Stuckey November 5, 2004

IME

Internet contraction for In My Experience; Used to explain a statement that is based upon the life of, or the experiences of the speaker. More forceful than YMMV.

NooB:"So are the rules broken in this example of play?"
CovertWalrus:"IME the rules work fine even if they slow down the game a bit. But YMMV, some people think so."

by D F Stuckey November 10, 2004

shipstone

The act of a company taking over other companies, in order to grow larger. Secrecy about the takeover is implied but is not obvious or compulsory.

( Derived from the powerful Shipstone Corporation, which eventually owned Coca-Cola and 50% of all business on Earth in Robert Heinlien's novel "Friday"

"Gulf And Western shipstoned Paramount Pctures back in the eighties, then they sold it."

by D F Stuckey February 14, 2004

slumgudgeon

Slang for body compound, used in vehicle car repair.

"That car's only held together with slumgudgeon"

by D F Stuckey February 14, 2004