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Valkyrie

From Old Norse. Literally means "Choosers of the slain." Disir who at Odin or Freyja's command, select the most heroic warriors on the battlefield to die and conduct their souls through the Underworld to Asgard. (They also lead people who have died from other causes other than violent death on the path to Valhalla. They are psycho pomps.) Once there, they serve mead to those who have become Einherjar.

Often seen as riding wild wolves, or in some accounts soaring though the air like a raven scavenging for souls; Valkyries are beautiful shieldmaidens armed with helmets and spears. Although beautiful, they are war-like. Names of Valkyries often mean 'raging', 'shrieking', 'screaming', etc...

See Asatru, Heathen, Odinism

If you see a Valkyrie, it means only one thing, you're going to die.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Ergosphere

The region of space close to a rotating black hole from which it is possible, in principle to, extract energy.

The outer boundary of the ergosphere is called the static limit.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Lead Sled

A lead sled is a car that has had extensive body fill work done with lead. (Lead was used prior to Bondo to fill in the holes and to do body work.)

My Grandpa's old Mercury is a lead sled due to all the repairs he had to make to in back in the 50's.

by OneBadAsp October 25, 2006

Blue Shift

The increase in the frequency of starlight because of the Doppler shift. If a yellow star is moving toward you, it's light will appear slightly bluish. In outer space, blue shifted galaxies are rare. Blue shift can also be created by shrinking the space between two points via gravity or space warps.

Red shift is more common than blue shift because most objects in our expaning universe are moving away from us.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Important

Something or someone who affects the course of events or the nature of things. Someone or something significant, vaulable, and meaningful.

Computerized voice: "Your call is important to us, please stand by, an operator will be with you in a moment...(switches to annoying music)".

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Truckle

To yield lamely or obsequiously.

I told you not to truckle to that salesmen's pitch! Now look, you have payed way too much for a computer that you could have gotten elsewhere for half the price.

by OneBadAsp November 2, 2006

White Power

1. The title of a book written in 1967 by George Lincoln Rockwell, the founder of the American Nazi Party. This is where the term originated.

2. A political battle cry used by White Nationalists and White Supremacists.

1. The book White Power promotes American National Socialism.

2. Both Klansmen and Skinheads use "white power" to rally crowds of people.

by OneBadAsp October 22, 2006