gunkglumb's definitions

Fax

1) Stands for the machine that sends a fax
2) Stands for the textual matter sent as seen on paper over cables.

Usually used to transfer documetns that require signatures and actual handwriting over a network.
Also used to send pictures and stuff that needs to be printed out on the other side anyway.
Also used by bored office workers to widely distribute copies of photocopied butt.

turn off the fax machine, we don't need any more copies of THAT.

by Gunkglumb May 26, 2005

Carthage

the extinct country from which Hannibal came out on elephants and conquered Rome. The Romans got shit scared and defouled Carthage by saying that all carthagians were devil worshippers who threw little babies into pyres.

Hamilcar Burca was the father of a very famous crthagian conqueror.

by Gunkglumb May 20, 2005

placebo

1) A pill that contains nothing medically useful or harmful for the body, but is still meant to treat you using the placebo effect, which is
2) an as yet unproven effect where the body cures itself in the belief that it is going to be cured.

The placebo shows a success rate in nearly one third of the people it was tested on.

by Gunkglumb June 2, 2005

proxy

1) v. to sign for someone else on an attendance sheet
2) n. A signature of person P signed by person Q

1) I'll not be coming in today, put my proxy
2) My proxy got caught yesterday, so don't do it again.

by Gunkglumb June 2, 2005

avatar

1) An incarnation of a diety or a supernatural being in the physical world.
2) A digital representation of a person who lives only through the internet.

1) The Kalki avatar of Sri Krishna is going to wreck havoc when he comes.
2) Any old yahoo! avatar

by Gunkglumb May 25, 2005

snooker

A derogative slang for people lower down in the corporate heirarchy.

Just blame it on a snooker.

by Gunkglumb May 25, 2005

error

when something goes wrong
usually used with anything to do with computers
occors a lot on any microsoft based operating system
especially on a programming language invented by sun microsystems
particularly when you are on a deadline

you have got a redundant someshit error on line 24.

by Gunkglumb May 26, 2005