A musical-comedy-theatrical troupe that lasted through the 70s. The large group of weirdos and whack-jobs was fronted by Richard Elfman. The group appeared on "The Gong Show" in 1976 and won. In 1979, Richard turned the reins over to his younger brother Danny, who shortened the name and created the eight-man rock group Oingo Boingo. In 1980, the Mystic Knights were featured in, and performed the music for, Richard Elfman's "no-budget" musical comedy "Forbidden Zone."
The groups acts usually consisted of sight gags and eccentric costumes. The most notable was a giant dragon suit that appeared on "The Gong Show" and, during one of their shows, sprayed the audience with his fire-extinguisher penis. The group had only one release in the 70s by Penthouse Records (a division of the magazine) and is extremely hard to find; however videos and bootleg performances can be found online.
The groups acts usually consisted of sight gags and eccentric costumes. The most notable was a giant dragon suit that appeared on "The Gong Show" and, during one of their shows, sprayed the audience with his fire-extinguisher penis. The group had only one release in the 70s by Penthouse Records (a division of the magazine) and is extremely hard to find; however videos and bootleg performances can be found online.
by Sylvestro September 17, 2007
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Bulgarian Tszvetana Pironkova, the world No.94, caused one of the biggest boilovers on Rod Laver Arena when she came from behind to record a 2-6 6-0 9-7 victory over Venus Williams.
by Quintius January 16, 2006
Get the boilover mug.Usually a group of young scholars who intend to have a loose night on the beers. A meeting of "da bois" is often referred to in a 3 word title following the formula 'Beers, Bois, B******' .
"da bois" can be found at your local pub or club on a regular basis, and are known to many other young males as 'da bois'.
"da bois" can be found at your local pub or club on a regular basis, and are known to many other young males as 'da bois'.
beers, bois, bibles
Individual: I took a girl home last night and bois'd her in the bois.
da bois: BOIS!
Individual: I took a girl home last night and bois'd her in the bois.
da bois: BOIS!
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To attempt something that is way too ambitious, effectively impossible. An idea too broad in scope to accomplish.
Jargon often used by self-important corporate middle managers prone to bloating their speech with meaningless and unnecessary buzz-words.
To attempt something that is way too ambitious, effectively impossible. An idea too broad in scope to accomplish.
Jargon often used by self-important corporate middle managers prone to bloating their speech with meaningless and unnecessary buzz-words.
"Herb, buddy, you're really "boiling the ocean" on this one. We can't manufacture and nationally distribute fifteen-thousand widgets in ten minutes."
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Get the Boism mug.An insult, roughly equivalent to get lost or in some cases go fuck yourself. As far as I can tell, it is mainly used in Britain.
variation exists: Awa' an' bile yer heid! (Scottish)
The origins of this phrase are as follows, from http://www.phrases.org.uk:
"This relates to the fact that in South Pacific societies cooked food was 'noa' or the opposite of tapu (tapu is loosely translated as sacred though it has a deeper meaning than that). The head was considered the most sacred part of the body and one doesn't usually pat children on the head, or stroke a person's hair. An exhortation to turn your head into cooked food was regarded as the greatest possible insult."
Weird stuff.
variation exists: Awa' an' bile yer heid! (Scottish)
The origins of this phrase are as follows, from http://www.phrases.org.uk:
"This relates to the fact that in South Pacific societies cooked food was 'noa' or the opposite of tapu (tapu is loosely translated as sacred though it has a deeper meaning than that). The head was considered the most sacred part of the body and one doesn't usually pat children on the head, or stroke a person's hair. An exhortation to turn your head into cooked food was regarded as the greatest possible insult."
Weird stuff.
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