kung-fu jesus's definitions

steal thunder

(v.) to steal thunder is to take attention away from the person who has brought it to the current place.

The guy who runs the bar next door stole my thunder from the ignoarant tourists with fireworks.

by Kung-Fu Jesus May 5, 2004

avco

Stock control method. Whereas issues using fifo (first in, first out) and lifo (last in first out) base stock issue prices at the first/last issue, avco (weighted AVerage COst) takes the mean cost of stock and issues at that price.

We account for stock issues using avco.

by Kung-Fu Jesus April 26, 2004

diseconomies of scale

The opposite of economies of scale. Here, cost price per unit increases as production increases.

We have a problem, we suffer diseconomies of scale.

by Kung-Fu Jesus April 30, 2004

c'est la vie

(Idiom) Literally translated, means "It is the life". Better translations lead to "That's life" or "it's life". Basically shut up and get over it, used as a puit down. The best retort to this is "C'est la guerre", which means "This is war".

*A and B find A's car being keyed by a person known to be a local trouble maker*

A: Damn that bastard! I'll kill him.

B: So what about your car, c'est la vie. He's just a kid anyway...

A: NON! *eyes go red* C'est la guerre!


B: *shits pants*

by Kung-Fu Jesus May 9, 2004

Kate Bush

Strange hippy lady who sings weird songs that make little, if any, sense.

All yours, Babushka, Babushka, Babushka-ya-ya

All yours, Babushka, Babushka, Babushka-ya-ya

by Kung-Fu Jesus April 18, 2004

ruskie

(n.) One of Russian nationality, extended sometimes to include former soviet union states such as the Ukraine

Contrary to what some people think, the word 'ruskie' or 'rusky' was not coined during the cold war, but the crimean war in which the Ottomans fought Russia, later joined by France and the United Kingdom.


Fun fact: The Crimean campaign was the only war France won in the 19th century; the beggining of the french military victories joke

by Kung-fu Jesus July 17, 2004

Highlander

One from the United Kingdom territory of Scotland (the highlands, see highland). Also a movie with famed highlander, Sean Connery.

Alrigh laddy, whe thi highlander!

by Kung-Fu Jesus May 3, 2004