smendler's definitions

pole syrup

(from the French "sirop de poteau") What Quebecers and others call imitation "breakfast syrups" like Mrs. Buttersworth or Log Cabin - suggesting that they are made by tapping dead telephone poles rather than real maple trees.

"Oh man, she made me pancakes in the morning, right? But all she had to put on them was some disgusting pole syrup!"

by smendler March 15, 2012

trooper bait

That driver who's been chewing on your bumper for the past ten miles, so you move over to the slow lane and let him pass, in the hope that he'll be the one to attract attention and get pulled over by the State Police

"Geez man, you want to be trooper bait so bad, okay, go ahead and pass!"

by smendler May 10, 2010

what's not to like?

1. A declaration of complete approval, usually said after listing several qualities of the thing being approved; frequently used in an ironic or sarcastic sense. Popularized by sitcoms like Friends and Seinfeld.

2. Title of a Hannah Montana song.

"He's tall, he's sweet, has a great sense of humor, and he has a great job - what's not to like?"

"Upset? Why would I be upset? We've totaled the car, we can't get out, we wrecked an orphanage, the cops are on the way, and we've got 3 kilos in the trunk! I mean, what's not to like?"

Ross: It tastes like feet!
Joey Tribbiani: Well, I like it.
Ross: Are you kidding?
Joey Tribbiani: I mean, what's not to like? Custard, good. Jam, good. Meat, good!

by smendler July 28, 2010

rightwinder

Any blowhard conservative talk show host; someone who pushes a lot of hot air from only one direction. Generally aggressive, egotistical, and disrespectful of anyone who disagrees with their viewpoints.

"Oh God, that Limbaugh, he is such a rightwinder!"

by smendler June 8, 2009

Your keyboard to God's screen

Variation on "your lips to Gods ears" - may the (perhaps improbable) wish you just typed be received by the Divine, and then brought to fruition. Another way to say, "Boy, I sure hope so!"

"It's like 1989 all over again, in Iran."

"Your keyboard to God's screen."

by smendler June 18, 2009

sing Kumbaya

To engage in a show of unity and harmony with one's opponents or enemies; frequently used in a disparaging or sarcastic sense

"Well, we're not going to sit around the campfire, hold hands and sing Kumbaya, that's for damn sure!"

by smendler April 29, 2009

hill I am willing to die on

An opinion with which one will stick no matter what, yea verily, even unto death itself. Usually regarding an incredibly trivial and inconsequential matter... but not always.

"coconut water is a top tier beverage. this is a hill i am willing to die on" - Twitter user @nailaham1ra, 8/19/2020

I say Bernie got screwed, and that's a hill I am wiling to die on.

by smendler August 23, 2020