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silly season

A term for the period in the year where the media/press (particularly newspapers, tabloids) do not have enough articles to fill the paper/schedule, and so resort to unverifiable, trivial, irrelevant, stupid or hoax stories. Phrase used particularly in British satire.
When reading a newspaper: "'Buckingham Palace corridors are fitted with traffic lights to stop staff bumping into the Queen?' Must be silly season again."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4198990.stm

Examples of silly season stories:

"Senator John Kerry once rescued a hamster from the sea and massaged it back to life"
"Bebo tries to beam messages to Earth-like planet"
"A rabbit started a fire at Devizes cricket club in Wiltshire, causing more than £50,000 damage"
"A woman has bequeathed to her children a piece of fruit that has been in her family since 1921"
by Vanderdecken November 2, 2008
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silent duck

Dude, your mom is soo freaky she begged for the silent duck and now my watch is missing
by Super Flynn December 27, 2007
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Silent Hill

An ingenious horror game developed by the company that brought to us all kinds of great games like Metal Gear, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Contra, Castlevania, and countless others......yeah that's right. Konami. ^.^
As this is defined there are 4 games in the series, each with different storylines (actually, the first and third SH's are linked). Whatever the case, Silent Hill represents some of the finest in psychological terror, complete with realistic graphics, disturbing background music and sounds, and a deep storyline provoking food for thought.
"I'm trying to rent Silent Hill 4 : The Room for PS2 but the bastard who has a copy from Blockbuster isn't returning it! >_< "
-me
by Dave September 15, 2004
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silly business

Actions directed towards the neccessary goal of silliness. Alternatively, the profession taken up by court jesters, jokesters, joshers and the like.
Man 1: Take it easy man I was just joshing you!
Man 2: Oh, you mean to say yoou were conducting your silly business with me... That is acceptable, Alpha Niner.
by Kaspen November 16, 2006
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Silly Quan

a clueless clown-like bastard chronically a straight mess, usually drunk and/or does not give a fuck, always down to chill, and possessing a silly charisma
Damn it Jorge ur a mess, you smacked that bitch, felt her tits and pissed ur pants ur are a silly quan and your still drinkin.
by Ben & Skip February 26, 2007
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silver bullet point

silver bullet point (n)- A short, easily digestible, utterly convincing statement. Generally directed toward business types who are looking for short, easily digestible solutions.
"Hey John, that powerpoint was awesome! The silver bullet point on the last page won us the contract for sure!"
by algorhythms December 14, 2008
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sillius

When someone is being so silly it makes all of us silly
Willius is being so sillius he sends pictures of flowers and shishkabobs
by Annieus February 22, 2008
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