mandingoe's definitions

driver's seat

1. Controling events or decisions

Wayne Rooney's stellar performance in Euro 2004 put him in the driver's seat for his upcoming contract talks

by mandingoe September 21, 2004

birdseye lowdown

the essential facts, the straight dope.

Cut to the chase means what's the bottom line or conclusion.

"What's the birdseye lowdown?" is similar but also involves the key details.

Here's the birdseye lowdown on the Vig ...

by mandingoe September 22, 2004

standard deviation

a sexual fetish that was previously considered perverse but is now commonplace

Bondage and foot fetishes are standard deviations

by mandingoe September 24, 2004

schlemiel

a habitual bungler, a klutz

A schlimazel's toast always falls butter-side down. A schlemiel always drops the knife.

by mandingoe September 24, 2004

schlimazel

Someone prone to having extremely bad luck, a born loser

Sometimes misspelled schlemazel

A schlemiel is one who always spills his soup; schlimazel is the one on
whom it always lands.

by mandingoe September 24, 2004

shatnerize

1. To deliberately produce something so bad it's good. Creating something genuinely campy would be the perfect shatnerization. While not quite as unachievable as exceeding the speed of light, perfect shatnerization is as difficult as bowling a perfect game.
(Note: This does not infer that Shatner's early musical works are deliberately campy. They do, however, set a standard.)

2. To parody yourself (a la William Shatner's commercials for Priceline).

The "How Berkley Can You Be" parade is a day for Berkleyites to shatnerize themselves.

Newsweek: Doesn't it bother you that your version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a camp classic?

William Shatner: ...yes, in the beginning it bothered methat people singled it out and poked fun at it. They didn't know what I was doing. The album, "The Transformed Man" is much more extensive than that song. But since people only heard that song, I went along with the joke.

Newsweek: Uhh...OK Bill.

by Mandingoe September 26, 2004

boffo

{adj}
Extremely successful.

Typically used to describe a movie, play, or other performance.

{noun}
1. A huge success; a smash hit

2. Star of the eponymous Mister Boffo cartoon strip

Origin: Probably a blend of box office. Or a varient of bóóffoo or boffola (I kid you not)

The latest masterpiece from William Shatnergets boffo reviews. Rolling Stone gives it four stars.

by Mandingoe September 29, 2004