gumba gumba's definitions

enigma

The Enigma was an electro-mechanical rotor cypher machine used for both encryption and decryption, widely used in various forms in Europe from the early 1920s on. It is most famous for having been adopted by most German military forces from about 1930 on. Ease of use and the supposedly unbreakable cypher were the main reasons for its widespread use. The cypher was in fact broken, and the reading of information in the messages it didn't protect is generally credited with ending World War II at least a year earlier than it would have otherwise.

The British encryption machine, Typex, and several American ones, eg the SIGABA or M-134-C, were similar in principle to Enigma, but far more secure. The first modern rotor cypher machine, by Edward Hebern, was considerably less secure, a fact noted by William F. Friedman when it was offered to the US Government.

See also bletchley Park.

by Gumba Gumba April 10, 2006

policy driven

Any product which is needed to operate a business, and so noraml rules of supply and demand tend not to apply.

Oil is policy driven, so an increase in price does not mean less units will be sold.

by Gumba Gumba May 14, 2004

tree-hugger

Slur for a flower-child or hippy

Look at the tree-huggers without cars whining about McDonalds.

by Gumba Gumba March 4, 2004

baby cakes

•Cakes made by babies
•Cakes made from babies
•A pet name for a partner.

1) These babycakes aren't even cooked! It's just dough with handprints on it.

2) John: These baby cakes are delicious! What's the secret ingredient?

Stuart: Well I hung arounf an abortion clinic claiming that I was collecting foetuses for embryonic stem cell research.


John: *spits out cake*

by Gumba Gumba August 4, 2004

destroy

To overcome completely and greatly, without the hint that much effort was used.

The Undertaker could destroy HHH

by Gumba Gumba April 8, 2004

coconut

"Dark on the outside, white on the inside"


Slur used by minorities to describe other minorities who actually want to further themselves along the career ladder. Sometimes used by racist whites who likes to assume anyone not white belongs in the gutter.

"look at that coconut gettin' an education"


"black man in the army is usually a coconut"

by Gumba Gumba February 21, 2004

pumping iron

1) Lifting freeweights, origianally all made of cast iron. Some are now plastic.

2) Arnold movie about the first definition.

"Can't go out tonight, I'll be pumping iron at home."


"Have you ever seen pumping iron?"

by Gumba Gumba April 14, 2004