J. D. Salinger

Probably the greatest writer in American history. 89 year old Salinger had many stories published in The New Yorker but has had only four books published; The Catcher in the Rye, Nine Stories, Franny and Zooey, and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction. His last work published was Hapworth 16, 1924 in The New Yorker in 1965. His last interview was in 1980 and since then he has become sort of a recluse and lives a quite life in New Hampshire. Salinger almost always writes about young, very intelligent and cynical people and his work appeals greatly to a younger audience because of his theme of loss of innocence and adolescent alienation.

I think for the past 40 years J. D. Salinger has been working on a huge masterpiece that will be published when he dies and blow us all away.

by what.a.divvy March 31, 2008

Sailing on the Pumpkin Tide

Refers to becoming drunk while alone in order to enhance one's creative process. Probably originated in the webcomic Problem Slueth.

Person 1: Can you come over tonight?
Person 2: No, I've had some ideas rolling around so tonight is going to be for sailing on the pumpkin tide.

by Analog_man June 18, 2011

selling like a god church

Some stupid shit jake Paul said!

I just dropped some new merch and it's selling like a god church.

by Selling like a god church October 30, 2017

Smalling Out

1. When you and your homie have a fight over something stupid or relatively small and you don’t see each other from the span of a week up to a year.

Guy: Dude last year me and ben had a smalling out And I haven’t seen him since then.

Guy two electric Boogaloo: What was it about?

Guy: I bet him two pennies that he wouldn’t have the balls to ask some girl out, and I didn’t have the money when he did it.

ben in the distance: Oh shit my bad has really been a year.

by My nigga Totoro December 15, 2018

Reply Stalling

When the recipient of your text message, instant message, etc. takes between 10 and 30 minutes to respond, and you take it upon yourself to read their message, and do what they did (take 10 to 30 minutes to respond). This makes for very long, non-engaging conversations.

I know Sarah wasn't at work, she just wasn't responding quickly, so I decided to begin reply stalling to get back at her.

by Jojo4242 July 5, 2011

Selling Buicks

to vomit; so named because of the way tbuick can be made to sound like a vomit noise

After drinking 12 beers, Haizle was selling buicks all night long.

by Sam February 22, 2003

Selling Out

A rather obsolete term people use to describe bands that have become more mainstream/commercial, usually after signing to a major label. Of course, just because a band has become more mainstream doesn't mean they've 'sold out'- it just means they have more money to spend on professional recordings, greater exposure, etcetera. And as long as a band does not prioritise money over their artistic vision then they should not be accused of wrongdoing. And the fact is, the majority of people who accuse bands of selling out are just irate at the fact that their music is no longer exclusive to them and the niche audience that they can brag about being a part of. So long as money exists people will always have a reason to accuse a band of being in cahoots with men in black suits. Besides, a lot of landmark albums in specific genres have been released when a band had signed to a major label. A band can't help it if their music appeals to the mainstream, so give them a break. And the only artists who should be accused of selling out are those manufactured by heartless record execs with a fetish for money, not those who set out to be a band and sign to a major to gain greater exposure and the recognition they deserve. At the end of the day, everyone's a sellout anyway: we all support the establishment whether we intend to or not, so don't forget that next time you target another band with the 'selling out' ethos.

Dude 1: God, why are you listening to Green Day? they've totally sold out since signing to Warner Bros. You should listen to the Sex Pistols, at least they're not some commercial wannabe rock band.
Dude 2: You do realise that the Sex Pistols were signed to EMI, Virgin and even Warner Bros. right?
Dude 1: (remains silent)
Dude 2: Exactly... so your 'selling out' arguments a bit naive isn't it?

by Firelovesugar March 8, 2011