nethcev!'s definitions

fascism

The Nazi’s in Germany, the Falangists in Spain, and college football in the United States.

"I may not believe in fascism, but I sure do believe in the Oregon State Beavers."

by nethcev! August 24, 2006

Journalism

The art of expunging all of the art in writing.

For perfect examples of how journalism undermines art, see the guidelines listed in the AP Associated Press Stylebook.

by nethcev! August 18, 2006

Alcohol

Man’s most misunderstood culinary achievement.

Alcohol can be found in countless things that makes your day either better or worse.

by nethcev! August 21, 2006

Logic

An archaic custom or practice which anthropologists believe people of ancient times may have used to help influence their decision making ability. This lost art is sadly neither relevant nor present in the post-modern era.

To not provide an example would be beyond all logic.

by nethcev! August 31, 2006

Tragic

The occurrence of what one might describe to be something of the nature of a momentous disaster which later provokes heart wrenching sorrow. Some examples of what may correctly be deemed to be “tragic” might include; unrequited love, premature death, or game six of the 2003 National League Championship.

"All perform their tragic play, there struts Hamlet, there is Lear." Yeats

by nethcev! October 1, 2006

Apologetics

A branch of Christian theology devoted to the study and defense of the holy origins of scripture, as well as the divinely ordained authority of the Church alone to interpret it. To fail apologetics is a sign of intelligence.

My "F" in freshman Apologetics eventually led me to drop out of semenary and enroll in an Ivy league University.

by nethcev! November 22, 2005

Psychiatrist

A dandified drug dealer.

"Anybody who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined." --Samuel Goldwyn

by nethcev! September 20, 2006