knowman's definitions
throwing away a machine or human after it is decided that they are so worn out or used up that there is no value left. the human gets a small pension that is not enough to live on, the machine is junked.
by knowman February 21, 2009
Get the retirementmug. The people who do the jobs and get the work done, that an organization needs to survive. A good boss like a good mule skinner is very concerned with the welfare of his mules because he knows his lively hood depends on them.
by knowman March 17, 2008
Get the pack mulesmug. That fox is really staring at me, she wants me to know that she wants me. Dude you're under an optical delusion, that's a glare not a stare, and if you go over there, she'll slap you blind.
by knowman September 14, 2012
Get the optical delusionmug. A friendship of convenience where a hot girl will team up with, and pretend to show an interest in a nerdy guy, because she needs his help to pass a tuff class. The girl will give the nerd false hope that there could be something between them, and drop the nerd as soon as she no longer needs him.
by knowman March 12, 2008
Get the Science class boyfriendmug. A place where it is possible to own a $1,000,000 plus house and not the land it sits on. All the land is owned by the Archibald family and leased to the other residents. Leases are for a fixed number of years and are good for the original lessee only, anything that violates the terms of these very complicated leases can result in voiding the lease and having to sell or tear down your building. The difficulty in buying into King Lake is really a protection for social climbers, if you step on the wrong toes you can lose your lease, your house and be booted out with no legal recourse.
Edmund bought his king Lake place for a song the former owner lost his lease and had to sell the house or tear it down.
by knowman April 4, 2008
Get the King Lakemug. A goal or object that looked really desirable from a distance, but not worth the cost close up. From grapes that looked good on the vine , but proved rotten when eaten-ed. The opposite of sour grapes.
by knowman December 26, 2011
Get the rotten grapesmug. A remark that angers someone not because it's an insult, but because of the truth it contains. From Nebraska state senator Chambers way of saying what he thinks.
Leo just said to your face that you are a Sissie without out your pocket courage. You just got ernied, ain't you going to do something about it? I would but my gun's jammed.
by knowman April 8, 2008
Get the erniedmug.