ALE

Automatic Link Establishment (station)

In high-frequency (HF) radio, the capability of a station to make contact, or initiate a circuit, between itself and another specified radio station, without human intervention and usually under emergency conditions. ALE stations are generally computer-controlled.
The Air Force has ALE frequencies in the 11 and 19 MHz bands.
by IrishRepublicanArmy January 24, 2004
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holding pattern

The term applied to the dogfight in progress over any radio facility serving a terminal airport.
ATC: Cessna 78 Romeo, enter holding pattern

Me: Oh crap
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 22, 2003
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WVHF

I transmit pirate radio on the 26.695 to 27.965 MHz band as well as the 69xx kHz pirate band.
by IrishRepublicanArmy February 19, 2004
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Apollo 13

see also successful failure

Less then one year after man first walked on the moon Apollo 13 was simply a "routine" flight until a faulty thermostat caused an oxygen canister to explode, blowing an entire side of the spacecraft away, the ship eventally starts leaking oxygen and the crew (Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise) have to survive in the Lunar Module until they can safely make it back to earth. But they didn't get to play with moom rocks.
"Houston, we have a problem."
by IrishRepublicanArmy November 16, 2003
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REM

Rapid Eye Movement
a great rock band whos best records are probably "Out Of Time" "Document" and "Automatic For The People"

they sing about what rock 'n' roll was orginnally about, being against mainstream society, but some so-called rock music see punk-pop and MTV hs distorted what REM really is, listen to the lyrics on "Its The End Of The World As We Know It" and "Losing My Religion"

all in all a pretty good band, up there with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Led Zeppelin
"Man R.E.M. and rock alltogether rocks, MTV and rap sucks gay cock"
by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003
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Maglite

An aircraft aluminum flashlight. Favored by the LAPD. only for use against mexicans
MAGLITE - The ultimate weapon in police brutality
by IrishRepublicanArmy November 27, 2003
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