3 definitions by ieatboogers
A flaming brain is when you take a single large sheet of newsprint, and fold the four corners in so that they all meet in the center. The edges of the sheet are now loosely taped together in a few places along all four lines radiating from the center where the edges touch, and the contraption is then "opened out" to form a hollow ball of newspaper, as close to spherical as possible. Then, holding the contraption so that the corners taped together are on the bottom and what used to be the center of the sheet on the top, the paper is ignited right at the bottom where the four corners meet. If done properly, the paper will become a primitive and short-lived hot air balloon, the hot gas and updraft from the flames lifting the newspaper into the air, for a few seconds before the rest of the newspaper is consumed by the flames.
So named because of the appearance (grayish) and shape of the newspaper.
Even a light breeze may overwhelm the effects of the flames on the newspaper as well as blow hot ashes to undesired locations, so for safety's sake as well as performance, it should be done when the wind is calm and nothing that is likely to be accidentally set on fire is nearby.
So named because of the appearance (grayish) and shape of the newspaper.
Even a light breeze may overwhelm the effects of the flames on the newspaper as well as blow hot ashes to undesired locations, so for safety's sake as well as performance, it should be done when the wind is calm and nothing that is likely to be accidentally set on fire is nearby.
Joe: I'm done with the newspaper.
Mike: Oh, you want to take a page and go down to the river and do a flaming brain?
Joe: Nah it's too windy
Mike: Ok
Mike: Oh, you want to take a page and go down to the river and do a flaming brain?
Joe: Nah it's too windy
Mike: Ok
by ieatboogers April 30, 2012
A metaphor for a dead weight or burden that one must carry, especially when the burden is not a literal one but a stigma of some kind that one cannot easily discard or throw off. The name comes from a story about a sailor who killed an albatross that was following his ship, an act thought to bring bad luck upon the ship. His fellow sailors made him wear the dead albatross around his neck as penance to ward off the bad luck.
Joe: I have wonderful news! I finally got laid last night!
Jim: Congrats, man! Doesn't it feel good to not have that albatross around your neck any more?
Jim: Congrats, man! Doesn't it feel good to not have that albatross around your neck any more?
by ieatboogers August 22, 2010
A thin (half inch or less) sheet of ice from which the liquid water underneath has receded or drained off, leaving it supported only at its edges. So named because it might support the weight of a light-footed cat, but no more. Typically found on urban sidewalks or gutters where the surface is uneven and sunlight is hit-and-miss. Occasionally found on natural bodies of water.
Joe: This sidewalk is covered in ice. Maybe we should go around it so we don't slip and fall.
Mike: Nah, look closer, it's cat ice. It'll break into tiny pieces as soon as we step on it and we won't slip.
Mike: Nah, look closer, it's cat ice. It'll break into tiny pieces as soon as we step on it and we won't slip.
by ieatboogers May 24, 2009