fearman's definitions

oil brat

Someone from a family which has grown astronomically wealthy in the oil business, who has never had to work a tap in their life, and who may very well decide that they have nothing better to do with their free time than claim to be in touch with divinity, get a load of gullible people to follow them, and set about murdering innocent bystanders by the thousands. The two best known oil brats in the world at the time of writing reside (1) in the White House, and (2) probably somewhere in Afghanistan.

Advice on oil brats; don't vote for them, don't die for them, don't kill for them, certainly don't piss on them if they're on fire, leave them well enough alone.

by Fearman October 1, 2007

Tarot cards

Intriguing form of folk art consisting typically of a deck of cards with 22 major trumps and four suits of minor trumps with fourteen cards each, although there are variations on this basic plan. Typically or ideally each card has an illustration of some kind. The variety of decks is considerable, although some are considerably more original in their inspiration (and/or better in their artistry) than others. Poetically resonant and often of use in artistic inspiration. Thought to have originated at least as far back as the late Middle Ages. Sadly done to death by New Agers who insist they are useful for divination, and Christian fundamentalists who put them close to the top of a veeerrry looonnngg list of stuff that will lead you straight to Hell, but still quite interesting.

Wanna see my collection of Tarot cards? I've got about thirty decks.

by Fearman October 1, 2007

greendamentalist

Environmentalist loony, literally a green fundamentalist. More concerned with appearing in the papers and on TV, and perhaps cocking a snook at Daddy, than actually protecting the environment. Doesn't worry about putting forth anything scientifically valid, in fact prefers to portray scientists as rapists of the Earth, or some such. A goon.

Greendamentalists would rather destroy GM crops than save the whales.

by Fearman October 3, 2007

out-Herod Herod

To deliberately outdo someone in cruelty, idiocy or something else so as to get back at them.

I didn't care what anyone else thought of his wedding speech in the marquee; one way or another, unaccustomed to public speaking as he was, it drove me to the edge of sanity. So in the end I just got up there when he was finished and for the next three hours, until the Security bundled me out the flap, I decided to out-Herod Herod and went for it.

by Fearman October 4, 2007

dezz rezz

A really drop-dead gorgeous place to live. A waaaay cool house or flat. A contraction of desirable residence.

Mark has a dezz rezz out by Killiney Beach.

by Fearman October 5, 2007

as you do

Expression used ironically in a mocking tone to suggest that something idiotic someone has done is exactly what any ordinary intelligent person would have done in that situation ... NOT.

After one pedal flew off his pushbike and into the drains near Marie's, he tied one foot to the remaining pedal with twine for the return journey and pedalled extra hard, as you do.

Dizzy Dolly tried to cover up the catshit on the toilet floor by laying down the handle of the toilet brush across it, as you do.

by Fearman October 8, 2007

batman

Invented by Bob Kane in 1940. Coolest superhero in American comic book history (the Incredible Hulk probably comes in a discreet second). Batman's real-life alter ego is billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne. When summoned to crime-ridden Gotham City by the Batsignal (a batlike silhouette within a searchlight beam, shining onto those perpetually dense clouds) he proceeds to de-scum the place like nobody else. Often has at least one delightfully camp side-kick, but generally works best alone.

Unforgettable scene from Tim Burton's 1988 movie ..,

(BATMAN dangles HOOD over side of 23-storey building)

Batman:
I'm not going to harm you. I want you to do something. I want you to tell all your friends who I am.

Hood (howling in fear):
WHO ARE YOU?!?

(Batman pulls the Hood in about an inch from his masked face.)

Batman:
I'm Batman.

(He throws the Hood down on the flat roof behind them. Long before the criminal has regained a fraction of his composure, Batman has disappeared into the shadows.)

by Fearman October 23, 2007