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The assembly line was the brainchild of Henry Ford, ushering in mass production of automobiles and significantly reducing their price for a while.
by Polo July 16, 2006
Get the brainchild mug.something that takes an unusually significant amount of time and/or effort to complete.
-commonly referring to a common household item that requires some sort of installation or assembly, but is unnecessarily complicated and/or contains instructions that are not easily understood by a person with average intelligence or insight.
-commonly referring to a common household item that requires some sort of installation or assembly, but is unnecessarily complicated and/or contains instructions that are not easily understood by a person with average intelligence or insight.
"these windshield wipers are a pain in the ass to install! why do they make the things that should be the simplest of tasks a f@#$%ing engineering project??!?!"
what the hell ever happened to "insert tab A into slot B" ??
what the hell ever happened to "insert tab A into slot B" ??
by polo December 10, 2005
Get the engineering project mug.a derogatory word for a Jewish person, or someone who is a miser or cheapskate (can also be spelled h-i-m-e).
by Polo November 11, 2003
Get the heim mug.aspects of a person which makes them attractive to the opposite sex.
for a girl, it's usually how she dresses or wears her hair or makeup.
for a guy, it can be good clothes, a nice watch, or even a flashy or sporty car.
for a girl, it's usually how she dresses or wears her hair or makeup.
for a guy, it can be good clothes, a nice watch, or even a flashy or sporty car.
when Tom moved into a building where there were mostly young single females, he decided to trade in his dodge caravan for a corvette.
by polo January 13, 2004
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"OMG did you about little Billy from down the street?? apparently he burned a house down...right here in the neighborhood!!"
"yeah, well his older brother used to do the same thing when he was around...monkey see monkey do I guess."
"yeah, well his older brother used to do the same thing when he was around...monkey see monkey do I guess."
by polo November 25, 2004
Get the monkey see monkey do mug.metaphor pertaining to something of a fragile or volatile nature.
-from an old past-time of standing up playing cards together in the form of a house, this "structure" can fall apart at any time from the slightest action (e.g. an air current).
-from an old past-time of standing up playing cards together in the form of a house, this "structure" can fall apart at any time from the slightest action (e.g. an air current).
"We must plan this campaign implementing maximum precision, else it will disintegrate into a house of cards."
by Polo January 6, 2008
Get the house of cards mug.another way of saying that any information recieved from a certain source can't be taken seriously because that source has been wrong before, or lacks credibility.
"hey did you hear Elvis is still alive?? he was seen at a casino in vegas last week! actually they say he's even the owner!!"
"get out! where'd you hear that from?"
"oh I read it in the enquirer."
"hah! I should have known."
"what, you mean you don't believe it??"
"are you kidding?? I mean, come on...consider the source already!"
"get out! where'd you hear that from?"
"oh I read it in the enquirer."
"hah! I should have known."
"what, you mean you don't believe it??"
"are you kidding?? I mean, come on...consider the source already!"
by polo September 6, 2004
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