telegraph
In terms of video games, to telegraph is to give advance notice of. A good example is Punch Out. Most fighters do a small animation that shows they are about to attack.
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telegraph by The Return of Light Joker December 6, 2011
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telegraph by Regular Pauly D March 27, 2011
telegraph intersection
A traffic intersection that, because of a lack of a protected turn and the flow of traffic, only lets one vehicle through per cycle of lights.
That guy up there is turning left and the light just turned green, by the time he turns, it'll be red again. I hate telegraph intersections.
telegraph intersection by Lord Butterknife May 19, 2017
telegraph pole
telegraph pole by mootmootmoot =DDDD January 29, 2005
Telegraph Line
A song from Schoolhouse Rock, which depicts a Civil War-esque delivery boy sending messages and death threats to various people in the song. Telegraph Line is also famously known for having a robot with a lit-up screen being sexually abused by Mr. Hand, mainly in the areas of the foot.
Hey, there's a telegraph line, you got yours and I got mine; it's called the nervous system!!!!!!!!!!!!! And everybody understands, those telegram commands, and you know that everybody better listen!
Telegraph Line by JeffyFanatic5000 January 28, 2022
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Salad Days
green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.
Rashness with little concern of consequence.
Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare
"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
Rashness with little concern of consequence.
Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare
"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
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board chow
A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
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