maximo hudson's definitions

zebra effect

A state of mental dating distraction. It occurs when an individual on the make is presented with too many equally attractive choices at the same time. Similar to the sensory overload experienced by a lioness crossing open ground to advance on a heard of zebras. The end result is often missed opportunity and frustration.

The zebra effect hit Chico hard as he stared at the table of beautiful woman, unable to decide which one to pursue.

by maximo hudson February 4, 2009

Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?

A lighthearted way of asking someone if an ongoing problem has yet been addressed. From a question asked President Barack Obama by his daughter, Malia, in regard to the disastrous 2010 British Petroleum / Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

"Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?" the farmer's wife asked her husband after he came back from trying yet again to get the neighbor's horses out of the cornfield.

by maximo hudson May 27, 2010

burp brooch

An area of oral discharge spumed upon one's shoulder by an infant being held.

Hector like Delores and her two-month-old baby, but he found her burp brooch a big turnoff.

by maximo hudson January 29, 2009

Lama Internet

The personification of the vast amount Tibetan Buddhist teaching available on the internet.

Since moving, I no longer have access to a guru, so I'll just go online and ask Lama Internet.

by maximo hudson May 16, 2009

anti-Islamic terrorism

An act of violence or violent intimidation carried out against an individual or group of individuals because of their Islamic faith. A hate crime.

The bomb threat phoned into the mosque by a man screaming disparaging remarks about the Prophet Mohammed was deemed an act of anti-Islamic terrorism by the authorities.

by maximo hudson August 31, 2010

altar ego

The specific deity or religious persona one wishes to identify with for reasons of spiritual growth. So called, because an image of such is often displayed prominently upon one's own personal altar.

Being of a compassionate nature, the young woman felt a great affinity for White Tara and so displayed a beautiful image of her altar ego prominently in her shrine room.

by maximo hudson June 23, 2009

cupboard surprise

A creative meal using whatever ingredients one has at hand in order to make it till one has more money and/or food stamps.

Mom's buttered tabouli salad mix rice con chocolate chip burrito was a classic of cupboard surprise, combining the necessity of eating with the availability of what we had on hand.

by maximo hudson May 24, 2009