Light commonly used in theatrical settings or for bands and soforth. Short for parabolic reflector in a can - it's basically a car headlight, very high wattage (typically 500-750) and quite bright. They're also known for being quite cheap and throwing a nice, even light but not being nearly as flexible as an ellipsoidal or fresnel.
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Christian: Stop pranging out, you're such a parangutan sometimes.
Christian: Stop pranging out, you're such a parangutan sometimes.
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the feeling one experiences when taking a test on a scantron and getting the same answer multiple times in a row; applies to students
I got five B's in a row on my scantron, one of them HAD to have been wrong. I hate scantron paranoia.
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Get the Boner Paranoia mug.One who will make false accusations about people and be unable to back them up.
They will convince themselves that the accusations are real, and will never admit that it was made up.
They will convince themselves that the accusations are real, and will never admit that it was made up.
Peter Paranoia claimed that Joe was stealing all of his tools from his shed, then Peter Paranoia accused somebody of urinating in his chocolate biscuits and lemonade.
What a cuckoo!
What a cuckoo!
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By the way that is the way you spell it. Many people spell it wrong.
By the way that is the way you spell it. Many people spell it wrong.
(me: im hungry
you: im hungry
me: stop copying me
you: stop copying me
me: parangaricutirimicuaro
you: parag, parigua, para, ahh i give up!)
or here's a bigger phrase...
"El volcan del PARANGARICUTIRIMICUARO, se quiere DESPARANGARICUTIRIMICUAR, el que lo DESPARANGARICUTIRIMICUERE, sera un buen DESPARANGARICUTIRIMICUADOR"
you: im hungry
me: stop copying me
you: stop copying me
me: parangaricutirimicuaro
you: parag, parigua, para, ahh i give up!)
or here's a bigger phrase...
"El volcan del PARANGARICUTIRIMICUARO, se quiere DESPARANGARICUTIRIMICUAR, el que lo DESPARANGARICUTIRIMICUERE, sera un buen DESPARANGARICUTIRIMICUADOR"
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"Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to open a door" - Marvin The Paranoid Android
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