larstait's definitions

I'll play like the children are little bugs in mah web.

One of the funniest lines in any movie.
From wordFamily Guy/word

by larstait October 16, 2003

Trojan Horse

A virus-like program that pretends to be something else in order to get into the system.

From _The Iliad_, by famous dead poet Homer, when the Ithacans gained victory by hiding in a huge wood horse so they could get into Troy.

The Trojans were not in the gifted program at warfare school.

by Larstait November 6, 2003

Caustic

Burning, Corosive.

No one was safe when the satirist H.L. Mencken unleashed his caustic wit.

by LarstaiT November 10, 2003

contrition

Grief of heart for sin.

His everpresent contrition formed his original opinion.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

spoils

Goods received from a just skirmish of any degree.

The spoils of war

by larstait October 15, 2003

Nerdery

The place the nerds stay.

COINED by Richard(David Spade) in wordTommy Boy/word

"My fellow nerds and I will retire to the nerdery with our calculators."

- Richard in _Tommy Boy_

by larstait October 28, 2003

eschew

To avoid, dodge, evade.

Peter eschewed the sting of Lois' bitter retort.

by Larstait November 14, 2003