eighthofseven's definitions
Stealing stuff ... often, very nice stuff, usually from work.
May include but is not limited to office supplies, computer parts, food and drink.
The justification is that the item(s) would have been thrown out anyway at some point so you're just going with the trend and saving the planet by recycling them a little "early".
May include but is not limited to office supplies, computer parts, food and drink.
The justification is that the item(s) would have been thrown out anyway at some point so you're just going with the trend and saving the planet by recycling them a little "early".
Geek 1: "Check out my Blu-Ray rewriter"
Geek 2: "Oh, cool ! Where did you get it ?"
Geek 1: "Er ... it came from work ... I indulged in a bit of preemptive recycling ..."
Geek 2: "Oh, cool ! Where did you get it ?"
Geek 1: "Er ... it came from work ... I indulged in a bit of preemptive recycling ..."
by eighthofseven April 6, 2010
Get the Preemptive Recyclingmug. Gasoline fuel intended for piston aircraft engines. It has a relatively high Octane number compared to fuel for road vehicles; AVGAS is usually 110 (110 LL) whereas road fuel is in the 89 to 93 Octane range.
by eighthofseven November 8, 2007
Get the AVGASmug. 1. A fictional device from the film "This Island Earth" (1955, q.v.) which is an extremely powerful and flexible (if somewhat bulky)combined communications, computation and weapons system.
2. By derivation, any desireable new gadget with lots of cool features, for example a multifunction colour printer/scanner/copier, often the property of another, resulting in repeated violations of the Tenth Commandment ("thou shalt not covet ....").
3. Any piece of technical equipment beyond the understanding of Managers, e.g. pencil sharpener, doorknob, chair, cup.
4. The large-scale version of a "widget" or "thingie", which are usually quite small.
2. By derivation, any desireable new gadget with lots of cool features, for example a multifunction colour printer/scanner/copier, often the property of another, resulting in repeated violations of the Tenth Commandment ("thou shalt not covet ....").
3. Any piece of technical equipment beyond the understanding of Managers, e.g. pencil sharpener, doorknob, chair, cup.
4. The large-scale version of a "widget" or "thingie", which are usually quite small.
by eighthofseven November 8, 2007
Get the Interrossitermug. To overdecorate the exterior of one's place of residence with ludicrous numbers of fairy lights, inflatable santas and snowmen, flashing Santa's sleighs etc., to the point where one becomes the object of ridicule for one's neighbours and also runs up an enormous electricity bill.
"I see Jeff down the road is houseblinging again this Christmas".
"That guy by the crossroads has more lights than the Griswolds in 'Christmas Vacation', and that was houseblinging to die for."
"That guy by the crossroads has more lights than the Griswolds in 'Christmas Vacation', and that was houseblinging to die for."
by eighthofseven November 7, 2007
Get the houseblingingmug. "Wow ! What happened to your car ?"
"I had a discussion with a biker at the traffic lights and my front end got a bit of involuntary restyling".
"I had a discussion with a biker at the traffic lights and my front end got a bit of involuntary restyling".
by eighthofseven August 17, 2007
Get the involuntary restylingmug. The last great German airship of the 1930's. It crashed because they could say where it was, or how fast it was going, but never both at the same time........
A Physicist's joke, based on a combination of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and the German airship Hindenburg.
A Physicist's joke, based on a combination of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and the German airship Hindenburg.
by eighthofseven November 8, 2007
Get the heisenbergmug. 1. A combat situation in which an attacker, normally equipped with a superior weapons system, is presented with a large number of highly desireable, poorly defended and high-value targets all at once, such a situation might be an attack helecopter with night vision capability finding a complete enemy brigade or divisional HQ convoy stalled at night on a narrow road with no place to go and no air defence.
2. A workplace, bar, party or other place of entertainment where a new arrival finds a large number of attractive, unattached members of the opposite sex, and is spoilt for choice.
2. A workplace, bar, party or other place of entertainment where a new arrival finds a large number of attractive, unattached members of the opposite sex, and is spoilt for choice.
"God, I was in the pub last night and this hen party wandered in.... a dozen pissed girls looking for fun... that's what I call a target rich environment !"
by eighthofseven November 8, 2007
Get the Target rich environmentmug.