coronagate

Contemporary conspiracy theories behind COVID-19 origin and sponsorship

Opinion: “Coronagate presents the ultimate leadership test.”

by humblepiece April 01, 2020

dep run

In Quebec and parts of Eastern Ontario (Canada), a "dep run" means you're headed to the local convenience/corner store, or "depanneur" in French Quebecois

Phone call: - Hey, are you home now?
- I'm out for a dep run, we got no milk. Shouldn't be long.

by humblepiece July 26, 2017

rouge

A try (a punt or a missed field goal) that scores a single point for the kicking team under CFL rules, when a kicked ball touches or crosses the dead line or a sideline in goal, and touches the ground, a player or some object beyond these lines, and is signalled with a red flag.

American Guy 1: What the fuck did I just watch? (I don't understand the CFL)
American Guy 2: As someone who only watches the NFL. I'm afraid I can't help you because I'm just as mindfucked as you...
Canadian Guy: Only in Canadian Football, if you kick a ball out of the endzone for what in American Football would be a touchback, you score 1 point, called a Rouge or a Single.

by humblepiece May 27, 2017

Rescue Randy

A life-sized dummy used in training programs for safety and rescue works.

"Yeah, Randy was one of our former students that didn't make it through the program," he said with a laugh. "We use him for all the different rescue scenarios. If somebody was to get hurt inside the hub, they need to bring Rescue Randy out and bring them to the ground. It's a mockup for rescues."

by humblepiece April 22, 2018

outTrumper

An activist of the anti-Trump movement to oust the POTUS.

The outTrumpers: mid-terms session . (The Economist Expresso, May 8, 2018)

by humblepiece May 08, 2018

zerk

A small hole in automotive body or parts used for lubrication of internal components

Car owner: Are there any grease fittings on a 2009 Corolla that need to be lubricated as a part of the standard lube-oil-filter work?
Mechanic: Your Corolla does not have any grease zerks for you to lube.

by humblepiece January 07, 2021

slush fund

A sum of money set apart for discretionary and/or undocumented spending, often fraudulent, illegal, or dishonest.

News Junkie: Our governments is widely known for unaccountable slush funds built up to funnel money to their friends.
Innocent Kid: Are you serious? I've never heard about that. How this could ever happen?

by humblepiece June 02, 2017