1) A large bird that is said to give bad luck to sailors.
2) Anything or anyone which is seen as an omen of bad fortune.
2) The oldest pub in Berkley, California.
2) Anything or anyone which is seen as an omen of bad fortune.
2) The oldest pub in Berkley, California.
At length did cross an Albatross:
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
It ate the food it ne'er had eat,
And round and round it flew.
The ice did split with a thunder-fit;
The helmsman steered us through!
And a good south wind sprung up behind;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariners' hollo!
In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud,
It perched for vespers nine;
Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white,
Glimmered the white Moon-shine.
"God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends, that plague thee thus!--
Why look'st thou so?"--With my cross-bow
I shot the ALBATROSS.
-the Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
It ate the food it ne'er had eat,
And round and round it flew.
The ice did split with a thunder-fit;
The helmsman steered us through!
And a good south wind sprung up behind;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariners' hollo!
In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud,
It perched for vespers nine;
Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white,
Glimmered the white Moon-shine.
"God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends, that plague thee thus!--
Why look'st thou so?"--With my cross-bow
I shot the ALBATROSS.
-the Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Someone who is over paid at their job, to the point that it hurts the rest of the organization. A salary albatross.
"I can't believe the Lakers gave Kobe nearly $50 million over the next two years. He's not even playing! What a salbatross."
Other examples include a number of folks w/ corner offices, Albert Pujols, Reese Witherspoon (her films return 40 cents for every dollar she's paid), and any member of the New York Knicks 2013-14 roster.
Other examples include a number of folks w/ corner offices, Albert Pujols, Reese Witherspoon (her films return 40 cents for every dollar she's paid), and any member of the New York Knicks 2013-14 roster.
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2.Shutting off unnecessary parts of your brain while performing a repetitive task.
2.Shutting off unnecessary parts of your brain while performing a repetitive task.
I've been albatrossing at my job for over three years because it is repetitive and does not provide any type of intellectual stimulation.
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2. A man willing to engage in a sexual act that involves lying on his back, taking one in the shitter, the mouth and wanking off two others.
2. A man willing to engage in a sexual act that involves lying on his back, taking one in the shitter, the mouth and wanking off two others.
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to bring bad luck by accident/circumstance; to jinx.
Taken from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", a narrative poem in which a sailor shoots and kills an albatross, a seabird said to bring good luck to sailors. The killer is cursed to spend eternity wandering the Antarctic Ocean unless he confesses his sin.
He drifts alone for several years, but finally prays for forgiveness and is saved, gaining a respect for God's creation in the process (the moral of the poem).
Invented at Michigan Lutheran High School.
to bring bad luck by accident/circumstance; to jinx.
Taken from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", a narrative poem in which a sailor shoots and kills an albatross, a seabird said to bring good luck to sailors. The killer is cursed to spend eternity wandering the Antarctic Ocean unless he confesses his sin.
He drifts alone for several years, but finally prays for forgiveness and is saved, gaining a respect for God's creation in the process (the moral of the poem).
Invented at Michigan Lutheran High School.
Bob: We lost the football playoffs; who shot the albatross?
Alice: I did; I accidentally spilled some salt at lunch...
Alice: Don't cross your legs when playing poker. That's the poker equivalent of shooting an albatross.
Bob: If you end up on the cover of a Madden game, you'll shoot the albatross, so to speak, and end your career.
Alice: I did; I accidentally spilled some salt at lunch...
Alice: Don't cross your legs when playing poker. That's the poker equivalent of shooting an albatross.
Bob: If you end up on the cover of a Madden game, you'll shoot the albatross, so to speak, and end your career.
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