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tissue for your issue

See cheese with your whine, but has some stronger implications - namely that the recipient of the comment actually did have it coming, and there is no room to complain, with the implication that the recipient should quit bawling about it for that very reason.
Oh, the IRS is collecting from you after you decided to protest your taxes? Well, then, you want some tissue for your issue?
by ke6isf October 22, 2004
mugGet the tissue for your issuemug.

don't try this at home

Precursor to something that might be construed as dangerous or requiring arcane knowledge.

Comes from television commercials featuring people doing insane stunts.
"And now, Doctor Science is going to drink the liquid nitrogen! Don't try this at home, kids, remember, he knows more than you do!"
by ke6isf August 9, 2004
mugGet the don't try this at homemug.

Go get yourself a cup of coffee

Metaphorical.

1) "This procedure we just took you through will now result in you waiting around for a bit, so rather than sitting around twiddling your thumbs watching the computer think, why not take a break away from your workstation instead?"

2) "This procedure or anecdote we are about to take you through will take a bit of time. Now is a good time to take care of whatever you feel is necessary before we proceed, because interrupting for one reason or another, emergencies barred, would be a not so good thing."

Comes mostly from technical documents, specifically where compiling is involved, as sometimes the process of compiling code takes a while.
"I'm going to be working on your computer for a while, James," Jerry said to the auditor as he frobbed some drivers. "Best go get yourself a cup of coffee
by ke6isf September 20, 2004
mugGet the Go get yourself a cup of coffeemug.

Channel jive

The weird dialect of English that is spoken on the Citizens' Band radio service, 10-4.
I just asked him directions and he started yammering at me in channel jive. I couldn't make heads or tails of it.
by ke6isf November 15, 2003
mugGet the Channel jivemug.

yall

Southern for the New Yorker's "youse guyse".
by ke6isf July 23, 2004
mugGet the yallmug.

loan shark

A money lender who loans money to desperate borrowers at ridiculous terms, and uses criminal means to intimidate the money back from the borrower if they can't get the interest back.
The loan shark broke Peter's knees when he couldn't cough up $100.
by ke6isf July 19, 2004
mugGet the loan sharkmug.

take a number

Figurative: "If you want to discuss this topic with me, you will need to wait your turn, as there are any number of others who wish to do so who got here before you did."

Comes from a line control mechanism that is found today with decreasing frequency, where one is requested to take a numbered ticket from a strategically placed dispenser and accordingly wait for that number to be called.
Your computer just blew up? Take a number, I've been getting calls on that all day.
by ke6isf October 15, 2004
mugGet the take a numbermug.

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