Philosophistry's definitions

retro-tokenism

Going back to a photograph and photoshopping in a token minority.

This corporate report is a blatant example of retro-tokenism. See that black man there, clearly he was inserted into the picture after the fact for political correctness.

by Philosophistry April 3, 2009

megathon

When you watch all the episodes of all the seasons of an entire TV series over a short-period of time. i.e. a mega marathon.

I haven't left my house in a week, I've been megathoning 24.

Let's see, I have two weeks between when my job ends and school starts. And I haven't seen The Wire yet. You know what, I think I'm going to megathon it.

by Philosophistry June 10, 2010

wikinoument

The part after a movie's over when you read its wikipedia entry to look up random trivia or plot details you might have missed.

ex1: Man, the wikinoument for Eraserhead was amazing. I had no idea that George Lucas asked David Lynch to direct the first Star Wars.

ex2: I don't feel fully satisfied with a movie until the wikinoument. That's when I find relevant backstory or interesting things that happened in pre-production.

by Philosophistry December 7, 2009

green pork

Federal government money spent on states' so-called green projects.

This loan guarantee for nuclear power plants amounts to billions of dollars in green pork that will do little to meet America’s energy needs.

by Philosophistry February 17, 2010

extheist

Someone who was raised with religion but later abandoned the practice.

"Are you an atheist?" "Nah, but I was raised a Catholic. I stopped practicing years ago. I guess you could call me an extheist."

by Philosophistry February 25, 2009

status stalker

Someone who only reads your facebook status updates or tweets, but doesn't actually reach out and talk to you.

When I met Jimmy in real life, the first thing he mentioned was something I tweeted about. He's such a status stalker, why doesn't he just send me a message or something??

by Philosophistry March 6, 2010

social location fraud

Tricking a social location service--like Foursquare, Loopt, or Gowalla--into thinking you're someplace you're not.

Dude, how did this guy become the Mayor of the North Pole?? That's some social location fraud right there.

by Philosophistry March 15, 2010