fup duck's definitions

hay bailer

term applied to a botanist who collects plants in a plant press, until the press is so full it resembles a bail of hay

That Marcus E. Jones was sure a hay bailer

by fup duck July 1, 2011

aridism

Prejudice or discrimination directed against native ecosystems that have evolved and adapted to arid climates, based upon the belief that they are devoid of life, unattractive and expendable.

In a proclamation of naive aridism, Arnold Schwarzenegger said "where most see a wasteland, I see opportunity" (for energy development)

by fup duck March 11, 2023

topsnatcher

a botanist who, in attempting to collect a plant specimen for an herbarium voucher, fails to uproot the entire specimen, and instead collects only the top portion of the plant, which lacks the often diagnostic root system.

Tasha was a fine botanist, but also a real topsnatcher

by fup duck July 1, 2011

Lump on a blog

a lazy fat ass do-nothing internet blogger whose entire life is spent before a screen eating chips and KFC while attempting a last-gasp at a career in journalism read by no one; a play on "bump on a log" saying.

Ed sat like a lump on a blog for hours tweeting nonsense to the masses

by fup duck September 5, 2011