trad: a medieval medical contraption used to hold the buttocks open designed for facilitating the inspection of the patient's anus and rectum for tapeworms.
modern: a device used in the rendezvous of sexual deviants during sodomy
modern: a device used in the rendezvous of sexual deviants during sodomy
by Power Team November 5, 2009
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A terrible place. It has been said that it is the 7th province of hell itself.
During busy hours it will be full of people sitting round tables, only about 1/3 of which will actually be eating, the rest sit and talk shit.
When one enters the refectory a phenomenon known as the refectory stare occurs. This is where roughly 20-30 people sitting around the entrance give you a really dirty look, this is enough to make one feel very uncomfortable and may 'cause severe trauma and shell shock on occasion if there is a lot of noise at the same time.
Research suggests that schizophrenia is more likely to develop in those who spend long periods in the refectory compared to those who sit in the more pleasant environment of the ILC.
During busy hours it will be full of people sitting round tables, only about 1/3 of which will actually be eating, the rest sit and talk shit.
When one enters the refectory a phenomenon known as the refectory stare occurs. This is where roughly 20-30 people sitting around the entrance give you a really dirty look, this is enough to make one feel very uncomfortable and may 'cause severe trauma and shell shock on occasion if there is a lot of noise at the same time.
Research suggests that schizophrenia is more likely to develop in those who spend long periods in the refectory compared to those who sit in the more pleasant environment of the ILC.
Alevel student - 'Fancy going to The Refectory'
Another Alevel student - 'hahahahahahahahahahahaha -ROFL-'
Another Alevel student - 'hahahahahahahahahahahaha -ROFL-'
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1) Bill's "refactoring" Jane's code again. He think's he's a better programmer, but he's just a misogynist shitheel. Frankie should fire his raggedy ass.
2) When I change your code, I'm refactoring it. When you change my code, you're just fucking with it.
2) When I change your code, I'm refactoring it. When you change my code, you're just fucking with it.
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Good job pushing out version 2.1, guys. The next month will be a refactory period. Please clean up all the the kludges and hacks in our code.
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