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A seasonal infestation of Yankees (as well as Midwesterners and Canadians) in sunny warm states in the South such as Florida (and also out West in Arizona). A snowbird is an elderly Yankee that migrates down to the South to winter when their natural habitat of New York, Ohio, or Michigan is too cold for them. Their migration begins in early September and lasts until April.
You can spot a snowbird by it’s white or graying hair color (or sometimes light blue or orange form a dye job gone bad), it’s pastel colored clothes, use of sweaters, socks in sandals or white tennis shoes, dark colored over sized sun glasses, and of course it’s irritating Yankee accent. They tend to drive over sized gas guzzling cars such as Lincolns and Cadillac’s because they are retired and have the money to spend.
Typically known to drive well under the normal speed in traffic, (about 35 MPH below and in the passing lane) and prone to rubbernecking therefore making places such as Florida the traffic accident capital of the US. Other than making driving conditions terrible for Native Floridians and other Southerners, snowbirds also infest restaurants, post offices, stores, doctor’s office’s by the droves making it next to impossible to get it during the winter months. They in turn complain about how crowed it is and how they have to wait in line.
Even though tourist traps love snowbirds because of the revenue they bring, most people who are native to the states the snowbirds visit hate them with a passion and wish they’d go home.
You can spot a snowbird by it’s white or graying hair color (or sometimes light blue or orange form a dye job gone bad), it’s pastel colored clothes, use of sweaters, socks in sandals or white tennis shoes, dark colored over sized sun glasses, and of course it’s irritating Yankee accent. They tend to drive over sized gas guzzling cars such as Lincolns and Cadillac’s because they are retired and have the money to spend.
Typically known to drive well under the normal speed in traffic, (about 35 MPH below and in the passing lane) and prone to rubbernecking therefore making places such as Florida the traffic accident capital of the US. Other than making driving conditions terrible for Native Floridians and other Southerners, snowbirds also infest restaurants, post offices, stores, doctor’s office’s by the droves making it next to impossible to get it during the winter months. They in turn complain about how crowed it is and how they have to wait in line.
Even though tourist traps love snowbirds because of the revenue they bring, most people who are native to the states the snowbirds visit hate them with a passion and wish they’d go home.
by OneBadAsp October 15, 2006
Get the Snowbirdsmug. Melopsittacuss undulatus
A small parrot species which originates from Australia that are kept as pets commonly referred to as parakeets. Because of their world-wide popularity as cage birds Budgerigars are undoubtedly the best known of all parrots. They have found their way into virtually every country and are eagerly sought by people wanting them as pets.
On fully fledged adult budgerigar it’s upperparts are barred with black and yellow; rump and underparts green; forehead and face yellow feathers of cheeks tipped with blue violet; a series of black spots across the thoart; under wing coverts green; tail greenish-blue, lateral feathers centrally banded with yellow; bill olive grey; cere blue on males and brownish on females; iris white and legs are grayish blue. Young budgerigars are duller in color, and have baring on their foreheads.
Budgerigars have a pleasant warble, subdued disyllabic screech and subdued chattering compared to other parrot species.
Also known as a Budgie.
A small parrot species which originates from Australia that are kept as pets commonly referred to as parakeets. Because of their world-wide popularity as cage birds Budgerigars are undoubtedly the best known of all parrots. They have found their way into virtually every country and are eagerly sought by people wanting them as pets.
On fully fledged adult budgerigar it’s upperparts are barred with black and yellow; rump and underparts green; forehead and face yellow feathers of cheeks tipped with blue violet; a series of black spots across the thoart; under wing coverts green; tail greenish-blue, lateral feathers centrally banded with yellow; bill olive grey; cere blue on males and brownish on females; iris white and legs are grayish blue. Young budgerigars are duller in color, and have baring on their foreheads.
Budgerigars have a pleasant warble, subdued disyllabic screech and subdued chattering compared to other parrot species.
Also known as a Budgie.
by OneBadAsp October 15, 2006
Get the Budgerigarmug. A movement supporting the use of reason, science and technology to advance and enhance human abilities and existence under optimal conditions. Can be see as an extension of humanism, but with much more emphasis on the future. Transhumanists believe that we should try to overcome our biological limitations thru the use of such things as nanotechnology, cryonics, AI, mind uploading, space-time engineering, eugenics, and what not in order to become posthuman.
by OneBadAsp November 4, 2006
Get the Transhumanismmug. The hypothesis in which our universe turns out to be one among an enormous number of seperate and distinct universes that have evolved down though the aeons. Most universes are dead and uninteresting. Only a tiny subset do the laws of physics promote the emergence of stars, planets and life.
There is nothing special about the status of our universe within the infinity of universes that constitute the multiverse.
by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006
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by OneBadAsp October 28, 2006
Get the Peppermint Schnappsmug. Polytheism is a belief in and/or worship of multiple gods and goddess'. The word comes from the Greek, "Poly" which means many and "Theoi" which means gods. You have Soft Polytheism and Hard Polytheism. Many modern day Wiccans are Soft Polytheists, which means that believe in many gods but believe them to be aspects of The God or The Goddess. Whereas a Hard Polytheist, such as an Asatruar, believes each god and goddess is an individual entity, with their own personality and character and is not part of a greater whole.
by OneBadAsp October 17, 2006
Get the Polytheismmug. The reddening or decrease in frequency of light from distant galaxies due to the Doppler effect, indicating that they are moving away from us. The red shift can also take place via expansion of empty space, as in the expanding universe. The opposite of blue shift.
by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006
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