mikm's definitions

white flag

1. The universally recognized symbol of surrender.
2. The French national flag.

1. Sir! We're losing our troops fast! We cannot hold out against this assault. I suggest we raise the white flag.

2. German tourists! We surrender!

by mikm June 8, 2005

flux capacitor

A fictional device from the movie Back to the Future that allows travel through time. It can also be used as a scapegoat for computer problems when people ask dumb questions.

Some guy called me to ask me why his computer wasn't working during a power outage, so I told him his flux capacitor was broken.

by mikm December 28, 2005

pro bono

Latin. Literally means "for the (public) good".

Today, somebody working pro bono is working free as a public service.

The lawyer worked pro-bono to prosecute the KKK member for lynching black social workers.

by mikm August 25, 2005

horsemen

According to "Sean Connery" (from SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy), horsemen = whore semen.

See? Whore, like your mother, and semen! It's right there!

by mikm June 13, 2005

smiley central

An add-on to various chat programs, it allows you to add horrendous eyesores to IM conversations. It claims not to install any spyware/adware, but it still installs other crap.

Smiley Central has the most godawfully annoying and ugly smileys ever.

by mikm June 16, 2005

wife

The woman a man is betrothed to. In some cases, notably among the poorly-educated in the American Deep South and the royalty in Europe, she very well be the sister or cousin of the man as well.

Redneck: I just married my cousin!
Prince John: What a coincidence, I just married my sister.

Normal people: Freaks.

by mikm June 7, 2005

black eye

A cup of coffee with two shots of espresso in it.

I was tired and needed to finish my paper, so I made a black eye.

by mikm October 9, 2006