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Orwell Dilemma 

When something is put off until the next day indefinatly, it will never get accomplished.
If discussion of a George Orwell novel is put off until tomorrow everyday, it will never get discussed, hence the Orwell Dilemma.
Orwell Dilemma by MR May 23, 2004

Orwell's Law 

It takes only so long before those in privileged positions claim 1984-esque censorship for getting the treatment for being criticized and dealt with like everyone else has been subjected to beforehand.
Person 1: This guy got banned on Twitter and now screams that will all live now in an Orwellian Nightmare because his followers finally followed through with the hatred and violence he enabled and incited.
Person 2: This is Orwell's Law at work again.
Orwell's Law by Tazman33991 January 19, 2021

George Orwell 

George Orwell's book "1984" successfully predicted the state of the world today. If there's hope, it lies in the proles.
George Orwell by DarkMillennia August 16, 2003

George Orwell 

Author of:

Down and Out in Paris and London
Burmese Days
A Clergyman's Daughter
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
The Road to Wigan Pier
Homage to Catalonia
Coming Up for Air
Inside the Whale and Other Essays
The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius
Animal Farm
Dickens, Dali and Others
1984
Shooting and Elephant and Other Essays
Such, Such Were the Joys
Have you read "1984"? Good stuff, man.

george orwell 

A genuis - definately ahead of his time and with the ability to predict what life will become like - authoritarian via a police state, with mind control being present.

1984 is a testament to the thinking of the non supressed mind.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
george orwell by deX January 24, 2005

George Orwell 

BBC reporter turned influential author.
I'm glad kids are being forced to read Orwell. It's a lot better than the other crap they'd be reading otherwise.
George Orwell by Shawn E. June 19, 2003
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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