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.
Term invented by Robert Heinlien in the novella of the same name.
by D F Stuckey May 27, 2004
Internet term meaning a permanent link to a cached site, rather than to one which changes content regularly.
by D F Stuckey November 06, 2004
English term for a Head butt, a form of physical attack where the victim is hit on the forehead by the attacker's head.
by D F Stuckey March 15, 2004
Users of chatrooms who prefer to cyber or chat in erotic manner in open or non-private mode. Annoying to most users although witty couples with good vocabularies and fertile imaginations are on rare occasions entertaining.
ROmeOH:"Then, I run my tongue along your neck...."
JewLee@:"Ooh . . Shuddering, I clutch at your chest with abandon. . . "
CovertWalrus:"Ahh the netsibishionists are in here again"
JewLee@:"Ooh . . Shuddering, I clutch at your chest with abandon. . . "
CovertWalrus:"Ahh the netsibishionists are in here again"
by D F Stuckey February 21, 2004
The protective response that erases the knowledge of a truth that contradicts a Widely Believed Fact to prevent the painful effects of Cognitive Dissonance.
Simply put, the way people will immediately forget the truth about something if they prefer to believe the more popular theory or idea - Most commonly seen in conspiracy theorists, the Tinfoil Hat Brigade and in political discussions.
Derived fromt he name Algis Budrys, SF writer, who wrote a story about mental and physical supermen who were ignored by the public for their acheivements by a similar effect in the story 'Nobody Bothers Gus'.
Simply put, the way people will immediately forget the truth about something if they prefer to believe the more popular theory or idea - Most commonly seen in conspiracy theorists, the Tinfoil Hat Brigade and in political discussions.
Derived fromt he name Algis Budrys, SF writer, who wrote a story about mental and physical supermen who were ignored by the public for their acheivements by a similar effect in the story 'Nobody Bothers Gus'.
A:( who suffers from Budrys Reflex) We spend too much money on the space programme - they should give that money to the teachers or sumthin' . . .
B:(Opens Federal budget) Well, look . . . Nasa gets 3.5billion bucks a year, and the HEW gets 32.1 billion - Ten times as much!
A:Oh. ( Reflex kicks in ) Oh, maybe there's more from the CIA or the Freemasons going into NASA then.
B:(Opens Federal budget) Well, look . . . Nasa gets 3.5billion bucks a year, and the HEW gets 32.1 billion - Ten times as much!
A:Oh. ( Reflex kicks in ) Oh, maybe there's more from the CIA or the Freemasons going into NASA then.
by D F Stuckey September 18, 2008
insult to someone behaving in a wimpy, timid or particualrly cowardly manner according to the speaker. Used in the distant tense.
by D F Stuckey March 04, 2004
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."
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 11, 2004