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Alaskan teleprompter 

Being so stupid and incompetent that you need to write notes on your hand simply to remember what to say.

From Sarah Palin's need to use notes scribbled on her hand to remind her of the few basic key points of her speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville, TN.
Jon: I want to propose to Lisa but I don't think I can remember what to say.

Eric: Dude, you're such an idiot. Just use an Alaskan teleprompter and write "Will you marry me?" on your hand.
Words you can keep

Alaskan TelePrompTer 

Writing notes for a speech on the palm in place of using an expensive TelePrompTer. Sarah Palin, Alaska's former governed used one for her keynote speech to the Tea Party on February 6, 2010.
Bill: "What's that on the boss's hand?"
George: "The company couldn't aford a TelePrompTer so he wrote some notes on his hand."
Bill: "The old Alaskan TelePrompTer, eh?"
Alaskan TelePrompTer by Kaptcirk February 8, 2010

Alaskan Teleprompter 

A hand with crib notes used in situations that call for authenticity and poise
"I knew I'd get nervous proposing to my girlfriend, especially when I'd say that my words were coming from the bottom of my heart, and I didn't want to awkwardly take out a piece of paper, so I calmly read off an Alaskan Teleprompter and I could tell from the split-second of eye contact with her how much we truly loved each other."
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
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Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
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