downstrike's definitions

hankey pankey

The performing magician's art of distracting the audience while surreptitiously playing tricks on them.

He kept distracting us with hankey pankey so we didn't notice how he pulled off the the stunts.

by Downstrike June 8, 2004

cleric

1. In religion, a generic term for a religious leader; does not imply a specific religion or rank.

2. In business, a clerk; one who handles documents and filing systems.

3. In Roll Playing Gaming, aka RPG, a magic-practicing priest; generally a healer, but this may vary according to alignment.

People employ clerics to practice their religion for them so they won't have to practice their religion themselves.

by Downstrike May 24, 2004

Immortal Soul

The ultimate denial of the consequence of sin.

Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods...

by Downstrike October 5, 2004

focus stealing

One of the primary symptoms of Disobedient Computer Syndrome.

DCS Symptom #2:

2. At least one other task will pop up in front of the application the user is accessing, for the purpose of intercepting the user's keystrokes and mouse clicks while the user is assigning the desired task.

What is it with application programmers that makes them think I want some program running in the background to steal focus every time it completes a subtask? If I wanted to micromanage a task, I'd use a command prompt!

by Downstrike October 26, 2004

Attorney

A legislator-in-training who hopes to grow up to be a real politician some day. See job security.

Most legilators either have been, or eventually become attorneys, who practice the very law that legislators write, leading to a horrific conflict of interest between the two professions, by which government of the people is by the attorneys, for the attorneys.

by Downstrike September 13, 2004

refurbish

To make returned merchandise ready to be sold again. This may or may not include repairing defects.

What do you think we are, a repair shop? Just paint over the defect and send it to the warehouse.

by Downstrike June 4, 2004

PIC

Acronym for Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier, refers to a seven-digit code that identifies your long distance carrier to your LEC, or local phone service company.

Get your PIC frozen, or some unscrupulous phone company with high rates can slam you!

by Downstrike September 5, 2005