THE artery

THE artery, noun, thē ˈär-tə-rē

internet meme denoting extremely abstruse writing as well as any absurd situation in general

In the TV action drama series '24' season 7 episode 6, 1-2 p.m. it is revealed that the character Tony Almeida survived his apparent death from two seasons ago because Henderson, the alleged killer, purposefully missed THE artery, while stabbing him gruesomely.

It is commonly assumed that there are 20 arteries in the human body and at least as many ways of explaining away a TV character's apparent death and bringing him back into a series; however the writers came up with the purposeful miss of THE (one and only) artery. Hence this became a new standard for lame and sloppy writing.

H8er, arrogant: "'24' never really jumped the shark, but totally missed THE artery with that backwoods cracker fuck sub plot in season 8."

Fanboi, erratic: "NO! They purposefully dragged on the redneck penetration of CTU operations and hillbilly investigation of CTU personnel during a national crisis with international repercussions."

THE artery by wurzel_gemüse April 7, 2010

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THE artery

THE artery - upcoming super power currently in the realm of internet memes. Sprung from the genius of writers for the kick ass TV series 24; bound to transcend the borders of virtuality thereby revolutionizing human physiology and existence in general.

Part of the words of wisdom: purposefully missed THE artery.

When Tony Almeida was stabbed and declared dead, the avid viewer of 24 already knew, this wouldn't be the end. Just two years later it was confirmed in the series, that his would-be killer intended to merely fake Tony's death by stabbing, for that he purposefully missed THE artery. Life and death is simple as that.

3 nerds discussing a scene from Lost

Nerd1: If Desmond is so rich, why didn't he fly first class, bruthas?

Nerd2: I thought it was implied he was in First class. He sat with Jack in economy and then went back to first class explaining why people think he 'vanished off the plane'.

Nerd1: Does that mean Chaaalie could have run into first class and vanished from the cops? No wonder first class is so expensive.

Nerd3: He had a bag of heroin pressing against THE artery. He couldn't have run anywhere. Come on!

Nerd1: THE artery is not bound by time, space or even television network. It will truly enslave us all.

THE artery by glasraí_fréimhe April 8, 2010

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Clogging the Arteries

When a group of people walk in a fashion that blocks a hallway or pathway making it impossible to walk around.

Those fat chicks are really clogging the arteries.

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

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Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.

I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand

Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026

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bullshot

n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.

-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.

bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005

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