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signal to noise ratio

The ratio of useful information to useless information in any given statement.
George W Bush has a very low signal to noise ratio.
by flame August 29, 2003
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xxx

A Turkey (three strikes) in Ten Pin Bowling. The maximum score in any single frame (actually only the last one).
by Flame August 29, 2003
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socialism

A political ideology which has been applied at many different levels and with many different results. It has evolved over time and has influenced many other ideologies (such as National Socialism, Communism and moderate Liberal Capitalism, Anarchists also ocassionaly refer to themselves as liberal socialists).

Modern socialist ideas are normally based on re-distribution of wealth by means of a progressive taxation system. For example providing a minimum wage for workers and health benfits in times of sickness.

Although socialism has traditionally been associated with public ownership, many Socialist governments (such as the British Labour Party under Tony Blair) now favour a system of "democratic capitalism" where the government and the market co-operate to provide basic services and living standards to the citizens of a country. See also The Third Way.

Socialism is also associated with unionisation, stemming from a belief that workers should not be exploited by artificialy created market conditions. However the intensity of this belief does seem to vary widley across different groups of socialists.
Arthur Scargill's style of socialism is only one of many interpretations, and differs from Tony Blair's style of socialism.
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musolium

"Way down
Mark the grave
Where the searchlights find us
Drinking by the mausoleum door
And they found you on the bathroom floor"
by flame May 22, 2005
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Bag head

1) Term for a drug user. Possibly originating from the manner in which solvent addicts imbibe glue; they put the substance into a bag then repeatedly breath in and out with the bag over their mouth.

2) Its modern use is more likely to refer to a smack (heroin) addict and is usually a term of abuse.
1) That bag head was in my shop buying glue again today.

2) Some dirty bag heads left needles on the school playing field.
by Flame August 31, 2003
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sobig

A simple but very effective family of malware spread mainly by stupid Micro$oft users who don't update their system and don't have a virus scanner.
I keep getting bounces from virus scanners that are to stupid to realise that Sobig forges the from address.
by flame August 29, 2003
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mausoleum

A mausoleum is a large burial chamber, usually above ground. As used in the MCR song, "Cemetery Drive",
Way down
Mark the grave
Where the searchlights find us
Drinking by the mausoleum door
And they found you on the bathroom floor
by flame May 20, 2005
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