pentozali's definitions

paid programming

Euphemism for the mindless infomercials or infotainment that you see on TV in the wee hours of the morning on many cable channels. Often consists of BS about products you wouldn't even THINK of buying.

If you wake up at 6 AM and you want to watch some good film on cable TV, forget it: you'll only see that damn paid programming.

by pentozali September 6, 2007

madagasket

Jocularly, any gadget you add to a vehicle, for instance a 4WD or Jeep, to keep it going in rough terrain, like when you're out on safari in Kenya or the outback. Taken from "Madagascar".

I just put on this madagasket before I headed back to Addis Ababa---it worked like a charm!

by pentozali September 6, 2007

mockers

Scissors. From Serbian "makazice" (mah-kah-ZEE-tseh) = scissors.

Today I had to go to the post office to mail a package but I didn't have the mockers to cut the sealing tape.

by pentozali September 7, 2007

fightin' tools

Kitchen utensils: forks, spoons, knives, etc. The things you use to "attack" your food before you eat it.

That stupid waiter didn't put any fightin' tools on our table yet!

by pentozali September 7, 2007

QRM

1) Police, CB operators', amateur radio operators', and shortwave radio listeners' shorthand for interference on radio frequencies caused by other radio stations, as opposed to QRN=noise from car ignitions, power lines, dialysis machines, atmospheric effects etc.
2) Jocularly, the QM city bus lines that run between Manhattan and Queens in New York City, because of the QRM=traffic they always encounter.

I'm trying to get one of the QRM buses to Queens so I could get home and listen to Radio New Zealand International on my shortwave radio before the QRN from Deutsche Welle pwns it.

by pentozali September 13, 2007

staple rot

Condition that occurs when one hoards staples and allows the "adhesive" in the staples to dry from disuse. This results in resistoring, phoning, and stapler jams.

Damn---I'm out of staples, so I have to use these old staples now. I bet all of them have staple rot!

by pentozali September 15, 2007

K-4

Thanks for nothing! K-4 is shorthand for the Thai phrase "kawp koon kee krahp" (man speaking) or "kawp koon kee kah" (female speaking). Both phrases literally mean "thank you for shit".

K-4, man! I told you to get her some nice flowers for her birthday and what happened? You wasted time with your BS and waited till the florist closed!

by pentozali September 18, 2007