tradesman's definitions

gun control

1. An isidious plan by some who feel that the gun is to blame for crimes commited by the criminal as a basis to take away firearms from law-abiding citizens.

2. Hitting what you're aiming at.

3. To use both hands while firing.

Gun control isn't about guns, it's about control.

by tradesman March 31, 2003

school of hard knocks

Life itself; knowledge (and wisdom) gained by working for it, and not necessarily from a book.

You can learn more common sense from the school of hard knocks, than from most any university.

by tradesman June 15, 2004

Le Monde

A leftist French periodical that is undeniably hysterical in it's anti-American tirades. On the same level as the Nation Enquirer here in the States.

Le Monde is a joke.

by tradesman November 26, 2003

442

A performance option for Olds Cutlasses. It originally stood for: 400 cu. in. engine, 4-bbl. carb, dual exhaust.

"That '71 442 can really fly!"

by tradesman April 1, 2003

bupkis

Nothing, zero, zilch.

I put a lot of hard work into this project, and all I got was bupkis.

by tradesman May 7, 2003

Dan Rather

A news reader who can't distinguish news from partisan idealogy and innuendo.

When Dan Blather was caught using known faked documents on C-B.S's hit piece on Bush, he accused everyone else of the same things he himself was guilty of for years. He even had the arrogance to state that even though the docs were faked, the message is true. Nice going, schmuck.

by tradesman October 1, 2004

cheesepuff

An individual that puts on a bigger front than he really has. Same as a braggart, but less savory.

Don't let that cheesepuff bullshit you.

by tradesman March 31, 2003