The President of the National Academy of Sciences asked, "What right has the federal government to propose that the American people conduct a vast nutritional experiment with themselves as subjects, on the strength of so very little evidence that it will do them any good?"
However, Committee Mentality was already in motion, and a popular culture icon known as the Food Guide Pyramid came to be.
However, Committee Mentality was already in motion, and a popular culture icon known as the Food Guide Pyramid came to be.
by Downstrike June 16, 2004
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Notwithstanding the canonical convergence of sustainable frameworks within the infrastructures of business on demand, the logistics of opportunistic legerdemain in this example is impactful.
by Downstrike June 03, 2004
Get the impactful mug.A regular nerd heard that there was a nerd convention in town, so he went. What he didn't realize is that it was a techno-nerd convention.
He didn't realize his mistake until he got into a conversation with some other nerds, and they were all bragging about their gadgetry. So he would just nod his head from time to time to act like he understood what they were saying.
Presently, they all heard a tweetling noise, and one of them whipped out such a tiny cellular phone that the nerd thought it must be a toy. But the techno-nerd apologized to the others and took the call while the others waited. He finished the call and they returned to their conversation.
The nerd was impressed and wondered how he could possibly fit in with this group.
Presently, a higher-pitched tweetling sound was heard, another techno-nerd apologized, flipped up what had appeared to be his fingernail and thumbnail to reveal a mic and speaker and held his hand up to his head and took the call.
Now the nerd was intimidated and realized he was totally out of his league. Besides, there was nothing to eat at the techno-nerd convention but pizza and he was starting to get gas. He wondered how he could excuse himself to leave without looking like he was turning tail.
Presently and even higher-pitched tweetling sound was heard, and a third techno-nerd apologized and tapped one of his teeth and an ear, and took his call hands-free. By the time he finished his call, even the other techno-nerds were looking a bit sheepish.
The regular nerd was so tensed up, that he passed his gas even as tightly as he was trying to hold it in, and it produced the highest-pitched sound they'd heard yet. The techno-nerds were all staring at him. Because he was so terrorized himself, he didn't realize that the look in their eyes was pure terror. He had to get away from these guys before they smelled what he'd done, so he thought as fast as he could and and as he was leaving he said, "excuse me, but I have a fax coming in".
He didn't realize his mistake until he got into a conversation with some other nerds, and they were all bragging about their gadgetry. So he would just nod his head from time to time to act like he understood what they were saying.
Presently, they all heard a tweetling noise, and one of them whipped out such a tiny cellular phone that the nerd thought it must be a toy. But the techno-nerd apologized to the others and took the call while the others waited. He finished the call and they returned to their conversation.
The nerd was impressed and wondered how he could possibly fit in with this group.
Presently, a higher-pitched tweetling sound was heard, another techno-nerd apologized, flipped up what had appeared to be his fingernail and thumbnail to reveal a mic and speaker and held his hand up to his head and took the call.
Now the nerd was intimidated and realized he was totally out of his league. Besides, there was nothing to eat at the techno-nerd convention but pizza and he was starting to get gas. He wondered how he could excuse himself to leave without looking like he was turning tail.
Presently and even higher-pitched tweetling sound was heard, and a third techno-nerd apologized and tapped one of his teeth and an ear, and took his call hands-free. By the time he finished his call, even the other techno-nerds were looking a bit sheepish.
The regular nerd was so tensed up, that he passed his gas even as tightly as he was trying to hold it in, and it produced the highest-pitched sound they'd heard yet. The techno-nerds were all staring at him. Because he was so terrorized himself, he didn't realize that the look in their eyes was pure terror. He had to get away from these guys before they smelled what he'd done, so he thought as fast as he could and and as he was leaving he said, "excuse me, but I have a fax coming in".
by Downstrike May 27, 2004
Get the fax mug.Insult given to someone you think poorly of, when something ugly walks, crawls, swims, or flies into sight.
After Howard the Duck lands on Earth, one of the first things that happens is that someone presents him to someone else and says, your date's here!
by Downstrike October 03, 2004
Get the your date's here mug.1. The primary motivation and inspiration for for creating slang terminology. Since most slang terms are based upon personal opinion, it is impossible to define some slang terms without naming the opinion that inspired them.
by Downstrike May 30, 2004
Get the opinion mug.1. n., Peeps who rigorously eschew all forms of mental stimulation, on the feeble premise that either God or evolution will teach us all that we need to know. They may vocally oppose education, and believe that writing is something that only writers do. They sometimes brag about having no sense of size, quantity, or direction.
The militantly ignorant rarely read books or even magazines or newspapers, admit that they don't enjoy the fine arts, have a poor sense of history, can't find Nevada or Pakistan on a globe, and avoid watching the news on TV. They don't own library cards or use technology, except as a joke or novelty, believing digital productivity and entertainment to be waning fads, and are easily recognized by holding materials upside down while reading, unless they contain pretty pictures. What informational channels they do expose themselves to through TV or movies are usually either drivel or very low-grade.
They are greatly relieved to be unaware of the existence of resources such as NPR or the Internet. They can't read, spell, or even speak very well, don't recognize or use many words, frequently substitute similarly sounding words for what they really mean, take violent offense at innocent comments, and otherwise misconstrue most statements containing words longer than three syllables.
Unfortunately, such people rarely study or try to improve themselves or their work, (if they actually do any), and can only poorly define their misconceptions, much less defend them. Should they attempt to describe a problem, they will most likely describe it as a thingy that acted funny. This may have seemed cute when they were small, but if such seemingly cute ignorance is excessively rewarded when people are small, they learn to adopt ignorance as a strategy for obtaining affection, and eventually their brains atrophy from disuse and they can't learn more mature strategies.
(Source: jehovah.to/glos/=M.html #militantly_ignorant)
2. adj., Stupid on purpose.
The militantly ignorant rarely read books or even magazines or newspapers, admit that they don't enjoy the fine arts, have a poor sense of history, can't find Nevada or Pakistan on a globe, and avoid watching the news on TV. They don't own library cards or use technology, except as a joke or novelty, believing digital productivity and entertainment to be waning fads, and are easily recognized by holding materials upside down while reading, unless they contain pretty pictures. What informational channels they do expose themselves to through TV or movies are usually either drivel or very low-grade.
They are greatly relieved to be unaware of the existence of resources such as NPR or the Internet. They can't read, spell, or even speak very well, don't recognize or use many words, frequently substitute similarly sounding words for what they really mean, take violent offense at innocent comments, and otherwise misconstrue most statements containing words longer than three syllables.
Unfortunately, such people rarely study or try to improve themselves or their work, (if they actually do any), and can only poorly define their misconceptions, much less defend them. Should they attempt to describe a problem, they will most likely describe it as a thingy that acted funny. This may have seemed cute when they were small, but if such seemingly cute ignorance is excessively rewarded when people are small, they learn to adopt ignorance as a strategy for obtaining affection, and eventually their brains atrophy from disuse and they can't learn more mature strategies.
(Source: jehovah.to/glos/=M.html #militantly_ignorant)
2. adj., Stupid on purpose.
In order to be understood by the militantly ignorant, it's best to limit your sentences to two or three words.
Quotations from the militantly ignorant:
``Persons go to college so they can evolve into apes.''
``I don't know much about ____ but I know what I like!''
``Lemme see, did Moses live before or after Jesus?''
``But the news is on at the same time as Beavis and Butthead!''
``Ha ha ha---math was always my worst subject in school!''
``No way! The minute you leave California you're in Utah.''
``Since that commercial came out, everbuddy knows the capitol of Arkansas is Phoenix, not Puhonix! Arkansas, Arizona, same smell! Flagstaff?!? Ha ha ha ha!''
Quotations from the militantly ignorant:
``Persons go to college so they can evolve into apes.''
``I don't know much about ____ but I know what I like!''
``Lemme see, did Moses live before or after Jesus?''
``But the news is on at the same time as Beavis and Butthead!''
``Ha ha ha---math was always my worst subject in school!''
``No way! The minute you leave California you're in Utah.''
``Since that commercial came out, everbuddy knows the capitol of Arkansas is Phoenix, not Puhonix! Arkansas, Arizona, same smell! Flagstaff?!? Ha ha ha ha!''
by Downstrike December 28, 2005
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