A geisha is a traditional Japanese entertainer of men. She is a master of traditional arts including music, serving tea (which is a fine Japanese art), dancing and singing etc. Most geisha live in Tokyo or Kyoto (those in Kyoto call themselves geiko. Although in the past it could be argued that geisha were prostitutes (which would be an egregious oversimplification...today it can be easily and accurately said that geisha are certainly not prostitutes.
Geisha have very powerful connections all over the world, hence they are a power to be reckoned with.
by Stephen M. Smith May 8, 2003
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Jason left me off on a 5 minute GIFhanger as he searched for the right reality TV reaction GIF to express how he felt when his boss unexpectedly fired him.
by iamdan March 26, 2013
Get the GIFhanger mug.The Gish Gallop is a a debating/rhetorical technique that involves barraging an opponent with a haze of falsified statements, outright lies, and straw-man arguments. The unsuspecting opponent typically feels defenseless and frustrated against the attack and is unable to deflect it on the spot. It is named after creationism activist and professional debater Duane Gish.
Newt Gingrich is a notorious gish-galloper. In an exchange with Howard Dean he grossly distorted the facts concerning the number of Americans who would be forced into a government health insurance plan by making up the random number of 131 million:
"The way the bill in the House -- and we're talking about a specific bill -- the way the bill in the House would work, if your company didn't offer any insurance, they would pay an 8 percent tax on their personnel cost.
For most companies, that would be a net savings of 3 percent, 4 percent or 5 percent. One estimate by Lewin Associates (sic) is 131 million Americans will lose their private insurance and be pushed into a government plan."
"The way the bill in the House -- and we're talking about a specific bill -- the way the bill in the House would work, if your company didn't offer any insurance, they would pay an 8 percent tax on their personnel cost.
For most companies, that would be a net savings of 3 percent, 4 percent or 5 percent. One estimate by Lewin Associates (sic) is 131 million Americans will lose their private insurance and be pushed into a government plan."
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-Former surveillance drone of actor and philanthropist Misha Collins.
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-Former surveillance drone of actor and philanthropist Misha Collins.
-An unofficial gishwhes account spreading kindness and killing normalcy one tweet at a time.
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