Dan Weyandt's definitions

Downy Oshun

n. In Baltimoron, this refers to Ocean City, MD, and would be literally translated as "down to the ocean." Ocean City, MD is a very popular vacation destination, and a source of much regional culture. For example, 19th Street is named "Johnny Unitas Way," honoring the great Baltimore Colts quarterback of the 1960s and 1970s, who wore the number 19.

Doen'cha knoe, hon, we wint downy oshun, but't took frevr t'git uvr dat dang Baybrij!

Translation: My friend of the opposite sex, we traveled to Ocean City, MD, but it took an exasperatingly inordinate amount of time to cross the Chesapeake Bay using the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Note: Traffic for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge can be backed up for 15 miles on summer weekends.

by Dan Weyandt April 9, 2008

Ratbirds

n. Derogatory nick-name for the Maryland State Correctional System Work Release Program, also known as the Baltimore Ravens. The name can also be in reference to the puerile, quick-tempered, and monumentally mean-and-nasty fans of the above. Ratbirds fans don't really like the Ravens; they just hate the rest of the NFL, and are nototious bandwagon fans.

That Ratbird fan just stole my little girl's terrible towel and wiped his butt with it! And to think they accuse Stillers fans of being rude. Ratbirds fans are a real piece-of-work!

by Dan Weyandt September 20, 2010

Mao

1. n. Vile, evil ruler of China from the end of WWII to the early 1970's. Killed millions of his own people with forced collectivization of agriculture, the "Great Leap Forward," and most of all with the power-restoration maneuver resulting from the famine created by Great Leap Forward known as the "Cultural Revolution." Faclitated a transfer of power to a group of even more evil people called the Gang of Four that included his wife. The tyrant can be considered on equal footing with the next definition.

2. n. The excrement of Microtus pennsylvanicus. You guessed it, its "mousie dung."

An example of Mao's thinking can be taken from his book, "The Wit and Wisdom of Chairman Mao," where he writes, "Politics comes out of the barrel of a gun."

by Dan Weyandt February 21, 2009

Whiskey Foxtrot Whiskey

interjection.
1) An empahtic response to someone's abject whining (and crying), usually about tasks that someone is required to do, with the implication that the whiner is an punky, slacker, immature, lazy-assed, cry-baby. The words are radio phonetics for the letters W-F-W, and in this case the letters stand for, "Whaaa Fuckin' Whaaa," hence an emphatic declaration of an abject lack of characer. This also shows that its origin is in the military. A less emphatic expression is simply "Whaaa!"

2) Can also be the response to abject whining (and crying) regarding how hard someone's life is, when in reality they are quite coddled and and their lives are almost excessively comfortable, and the expression indicates how the whiner is an ingratious, cowardly, punky, slacker, immature, lazy-assed, cry-baby.

Punky, Slacker, Immature, Lazy-assed Crybaby: Aww, how come I have to (do my homwork, take out the garbage, clean my room, get up for field day, stop the ship from flooding)? I'm tired and I don't feel good...

Ingratious, Cowardly, Punky, Slacker, Immature, Lazy-assed, Cry-baby: Aww, how come you won't get me a Lamborghini Diablo?

Person in authority: Whiskey Foxtrot Whiskey, dildo!

by Dan Weyandt February 29, 2008

Balamer

n. In Baltimoron, this is the "home city" of Baltimore. While this is the usual spelling for the word, a more correctly phonetic spelling would be "Bawlamer." (Those of you in the Mid-West might pronounce the first "a" as a short a, and that would be incorrect.) Baltimore is frequently shortened further to "Balmer." Again, this is the accepted spelling, but a more correctly phonetic spelling would be "Bawlmer."

"Doen'cha knoe, I'm from Balamer,
'n' crabs is whut I'm eechin' feur!
Doen'cha knoe, Santa dear,
With sum cold crabs 'nd a beer,
It would be jus like a trip back to old Bal-tee-more,
Baaaaal-teeee-mooore!"
-- David DeBoy, 'Crabs For Christmas'

by Dan Weyandt April 9, 2008

Merlin

n. In Baltimoron, it's the "Old Line State," or the state on the south side of the Mason-Dixon Line, and the state where Batimore rests at the mouth of the Patapsco River. Yes, for the rest of the English-speaking world, this would be the state of Maryland.

Doen'cha knoe, I'm from Merlin!

by Dan Weyandt April 25, 2008

Crony Capitalism

n. Crony capitalism is a colloquial term describing a "market economy" in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism to connected businesses in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, and so forth. This favoritism is rewarded by campaign contributions or outright kickbacks to politicians or their supporters. As such, it creates an oxymoron of sorts, in that success of a business in a free market (capitalism) does not depend on free-market forces. It is also a obvious source of corruption of both business and government.

In the United States, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are examples of Crony Capitalism. Government backing let Fannie and Freddie dominate mortgage underwriting. The politicians created the mortgage giants, which then returned some of the profits to the politicians - sometimes directly, as campaign funds; sometimes as "contributions" to favored constituents.

by Dan Weyandt October 5, 2011