knowman's definitions

help

A mythical being that will magically appear and render assistance. No one knows what help looks like as no one has ever seen it. I think it isn't fair to blame help for promises that other people make, and help can't keep.

That cabinet looks to big and heavy to move by myself, don't worry you'll have help. I'm not qualified to do this job, don't worry you'll have help. I don't have enough time for this project, don't worry you'll have help.

by knowman March 11, 2008

overpriced

A $5.00 item that costs $10.00. May be of higher quality than a $4.00 item but not enough to justify it's price. Usually a fad or status item like a $500 Gucci purse.

You can get an identical knock off of a Gucci purse for 1/5 the price, the Gucci is way overpriced.

by knowman April 13, 2008

pump bandit

Someone who drives away without paying for their gas. Some try to claim it's a form of social justice because "the oil companies are ripping us off." Basically it's stealing from the guy who owns the local gas station.

Thanks to the pump bandits you now have to prepay all the time.

by knowman April 22, 2008

battlecar retardia

A junk car or truck ,that is driven like a tank by its' retarded driver. The driver forces his way into traffic, cuts people off, and does scary moves because he doesn't care if his ride gets into a wreck. Most battlecar drivers have no plates, no drivers license , no insurance ,and no brains. Normal drivers give way because they don't want a wreck.

Where are the cops when a battlecar retardia is loose?

by knowman August 1, 2008

optical delusion

When you see things as you want them to be, not as they really are.

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

donors remorse

The feeling you get after you have given money or merchandise that you have been scammed.

I gave several computers to a woman who claimed they would go to nursing homes. Now I see those computers listed on craigslist. What you're feeling is donors remorse it's common for people who don't check out who they are giving to. And yes it's likely she's a scammer, craigslist is loaded with them.

by knowman August 16, 2011

good deed

An act from which you get no benefit that costs you. No good deed goes unpunished. A good deed will come back and bite you in the ass.

Goring issued an order shielding decorated Jewish WW1 veterans and their families from the Gestapo. That order was used against Goring at his trial. His good deed came back and bit him in the ass.

by knowman March 16, 2008