regs_'s definitions

Floppy Disk

1: The English form of the German diskette.
2.An archaic storage medium. It stores computerised data magnetically, and the common 3 1/2 inch disk can store 1.44 Megabytes of information (AKA practically nothing). The even older 5 1/4 inch disk is (thankfully) no longer heard of.
They are subject to extreme amounts of murphy's law as they will always be full when needed, will always require formatting when it contains the only copy of any important document/christmas card list.

Hello floppy disk, bye bye sanity.

by regs_ October 28, 2004

Coca Cola

A soft drink that seems to have conquered the world, originally used as a toilet cleaner and, apparently, a headache cure. Name derives from the fact it originally contained a form of cocaine, and may very well still do.

"... And a cola."
"Sorry, no cola. Only pepsi."
"What?"
"Only pepsi. Will that do?"
"No, of course not, damn it! Get me a cola!"
"But there-"
"Get. Me. A. Cola."
"... Yes sir."

by regs_ June 9, 2005

Setna

A recently discovered planetoid outside Pluto in our solar system.

What do you know, I can see Setna, or is it a smuge on my telescope lense?

by regs_ October 28, 2004