The phrase "whipping a dead horse" means to attempt to revive a moot point or issue. "Whipping a pile of horse bones" means to keep making futile and pointless attempts to revive interest in something that no one has cared about for so long its rotted away into a skeleton of its former self.
AKA: The Simpsons
Seasons 1 through 6 were the best. By season 8, FOX and Matt Groening were whipping a dead horse. Which means for the last 10 seasons they have been whipping a pile of horse bones.
Seasons 1 through 6 were the best. By season 8, FOX and Matt Groening were whipping a dead horse. Which means for the last 10 seasons they have been whipping a pile of horse bones.
by weasel1969 October 09, 2008
noun: In a movie, usually a sci fi or fantasy, a creature or character who exists only to sell merchandise, toys and drink cups at McDonalds. Other than that, it adds nothing to the plot. Named after a Saturday Night Live sketch from the 1990s for "Philadelphia" action figures.
by weasel1969 August 01, 2007
I went to get a midnight snack and stepped on a danish landmine my kid had left in the kitchen. I couldn't walk for three days.
by weasel1969 October 12, 2017
noun: The most dangerous people in the entire world. Nerds have invented machine guns, assault rifles, armor piercing ammunition, high explosives, napalm, tanks, anti-personnel mines, torpedoes, cannons, surface-to-air missiles, fighter aircraft, bombers, submarines, destroyers, battleships, aircraft carriers, chemical and biological weapons, nuclear bombs, and ICBMs
by weasel1969 September 18, 2007
A Scottish phrase that translates as "Go and sell your ass". "Raffle" meaning "sell" and "donut" meaning "ass". Said by Craig Ferguson on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" on May 22, 2008.
by weasel1969 May 22, 2008
That one time of year when everybody thinks everyone in their neighborhood suddenly turns into a child poisoning psychopath.
October 30: "Oh howdy, neighbor! Can't wait for Halloween tomorrow. It's going to be a fun night. Make sure to bring plenty of candy for the kids."
October 31: "Check all the candy! The next door neighbor might have put drugs in it! We can't trust any of these people that we've lived next door to for years!"
October 31: "Check all the candy! The next door neighbor might have put drugs in it! We can't trust any of these people that we've lived next door to for years!"
by weasel1969 October 14, 2019
An affliction suffered by millions of people starting in January and lasting 2 to 3 weeks. Said afflicted unconciously write the dates on checks, forms, documents, etc. as the date from the previous year.
Bank Teller: "Sir, you wrote the date on your check as 1/3/2008. Its actually 1/3/2009."
Me: "Damn my yeartardedness!"
Me: "Damn my yeartardedness!"
by weasel1969 January 13, 2009