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Comet

A small icy body--usually only a few kilometers across--that orbits a star. Most comets orbit the Sun beyond the outermost planets in an enormous cloud known as the Oort cloud.

Like asteroids, comets are builders' rubble left over from the formation of the planets.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Mother Earth

1. The personification of Nature; The giver and sustainer of life. Perhaps the most ancient of all goddesses, worshiped back in prehistorical times.

2. Our home world, planet Earth.

1. In Greek mythology, Gaia is Mother Earth.

2. We had best take care of Mother Earth.

by OneBadAsp October 28, 2006

Tyr

A Norse God who is far older than all others in Asgard. He is said to have sacrificed his right hand to help bind Fenris, the wolf who when set free is destined to devour the Sun. Tyr symbolizes will and desire. He was and is the God of War and Warriors

Tyr is the Norse God of War.

by OneBadAsp October 22, 2006

Elsewhere

A version of the afterlife in the brillant novel written by Gabrielle Zevin by the same title. In Elsewhere you age backwards from the time you died until you become an infant again and are reborn. Elsewhere is much the same as life on Earth, you have to have a job so you have money to spend. You can watch people who are still alive though binoculars on the observation deck. The living can send you mail via bottles thrown into the sea. In fact, communication between the living and dead involves water...but I don't want to give too much away in case you haven't yet read the novel.

There are no supernatural beings in this version of the after life but there is Marilyn Monroe and Picasso; as well as some very colorful characters.

Elsewhere is a warm and sunny afterlife with plently of wonderful beaches.

by OneBadAsp October 23, 2006

Suicide Knob

A knob placed on your steering wheel allowing you to drive with one hand, leaving the other free to put around your date.

Keith's put a suicide knob on his steering wheel so he could have one arm around Caroline while he is driving.

by OneBadAsp October 24, 2006

Soymilk

A creamy delicious and healthy alternative to cow’s milk made from soybeans; it contains no antibiotics, hormones, cholesterol, gluten, casein; it’s not linked to cancer and diabetes (like cow’s milk is). Contains powerful antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals such as A, B12, Folate, C, and E, potassium, iron, zinc, calcium, omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids.

Using soybeans to make milk has many ecological advantages. Less land is needed to grow soybeans then is needed for raise cows to produce milk. And because the soybean plant is a legume it replenishes the nitrogen content of the soil.

Tina loves drinking soymilk.

by OneBadAsp October 28, 2006

Hel

Loki's daughter is Goddess of the Underworld. She is sister to Fenrir and Jormungand. Hel is pictured as being half-white and half-black. She sets in judgement of souls which have not been able to go to Asgard's many halls. If you do not die in battle, chances are you will find yourself in Her realm. Helheim is located at the root of all existance, at the base of Yggdrasil. Jung compares it to the unconscious mind and the collective unconsciousness. Helheim can be quite pleasing or very unpleasent depending on what a soul truly deserves. It is not at all like the Christian Hell for it can be a place of rest.

Hel is not death nor any evil being; she neither kills nor torments. She takes the souls of the departed and holds them with an inexorable grip. She is the hard reality which lies at the end of all things.

I'd rather go to Hel than to Heaven anyday.

by OneBadAsp October 22, 2006