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One Man Army Surplus Store

A Term given to those people who are collectors, Who Enjoy Collection Military Goods or Hoarders, Who collect military goods and other items thinking they'll be of some use for when the time comes.

These types of people get their goods from surplus stores, the internet, miltary swap meets or collecting stuff from their time in miltary.

These people can tend to drive around all terrain vehicles from restored M715's to driving about in a modified post- apocalypitic styled 4WD with Miltiary Jerry Cans and Mermite food containers in the back.

These people can be veterans, crazy buggers or just people who think the stuff is neat.

If you ask nicely they might let you play with their WMD around in the backyard shed or just gouge your eyes out with their bayonet for seeing too much.
1st guy "Wow!, Did you see that Dodge Ambulance go by?.
That would make a great ride to beat about in the bush."

2nd guy "Careful, that One Man Army Surplus Store has got a screw loose, I heard he tried napalm the neighbour's cat once."
by Muttl-E July 26, 2009
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self-esteem surplus

Noun: A condition that exists when a person thinks way too highly of themselves.
Donald Trump's confidence is so off the charts he appears to have a self-esteem surplus.
by Jed Fearon January 19, 2009
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government surplus

In city, county, state, and federal governmental organizations, a surplus is a situation where such organizations take in more money than they pay out.
George W. Bush took the budget and flushed it down the toilet. We had a surplus when we came in, now we have record deficets.
by jesster79 March 1, 2005
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single surplus

The surplus of money that comes after a break-up. Often spent on new clothing and electronics. Only applies to working males.
Girl: Wow, nice new clothes you got there!
Guy: Thanks, spent my single surplus money on them.
by deckardk February 19, 2011
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cognitive surplus

A word coined by former Silicon Alley Reporter columnist Clay Shirky to describe the free time that people have on their hands to engage in collaborative activities, specially as applies to web 2.0.
Wikipedia is an example of wide-scale deployment of cognitive surplus.

"You know where the time comes from. It comes from the cognitive surplus that you've been masking for 50 years".
by Arunabh Das Two May 25, 2008
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trade surplus

the amount of goods and services that a country exports, minus the goods and services that it imports *in a calendar year*. In 1999 Japan exported much more than it imported, so it had a trade surplus. The same year, the United States imported more than it exported, and therefore had a large trade deficit.

While Japan had a trade surplus and the USA had a trade deficit, both had something called a trade balance, which was negative for the USA and positive for Japan.

A country can have an overall trade deficit (like the USA in all years since 1980) and still have trade surpluses with individual countries (e.g., the USA occasionally has trade surpluses with Brazil).
Usually, when a country runs a trade surplus it tends to export the excess foreign currency back to the deficit country as portfolio investment. In this way, the foreign currency retains its value.
by Abu Yahya February 14, 2009
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Attention Surplus Disorder

people who sit and watch or listen to bullshit uncritically not realising that it's complete bullshit.

Opposite of Attention Deficit Disorder
ie. people who watch:
big brother
soaps
tele evangelists
daytime TV

people who listen to
most sermons
Andrew Bolt
get rich quick seminars
Nigerian email hoaxes
email chain letters

and many more...
by Pugsworth June 24, 2004
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