gravy train
Said to mean the same as "Easy Street" although this quality has nothing to do with the food "gravy" and even less to do with a "train"
Enlightened
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gravy train
Said to mean the same as "Easy Street" although this quality has nothing to do with the food "gravy" and even less to do with a "train"
Enlightened
Enlightened - of those who have sought to replicate - whether intentionally or otherwise - Benjamin Franklin's 1750 experiment with a kite and key in the middle of an electrical storm
Some have been enlightened more than a dozen times
Grugues the Farmer of Brussels was said to have enlightened all of Belgium and half of the Netherlands
Electricity
Electricity Natural earth force, discovered by Franklin, who should have been electrocuted for his foolishness, harnessed by Telsa, and sold by Edison, to whom we owe the torture of steadily increasing electrical bills. Strangely enough, all three have been considered insane at one point or another... Perhaps electricity, said to take place within the human brain, is the source of insanity
discover
discover (1) - the myriad tiny scratches that completely cover the surface of unscratchable cd's (and dvd's, and now Blu-Ray discs), which, while offering an interesting diversion from the original content, are highly sought by break'n'enter'n'thieving swine, and cannot be adequately insured because all scratch formations are unique. Fortunately the internet has come to the rescue and offers replacement content for no charge (if you run across the right thieving swine) and there are many downloadable plugins available to add your own virtual scratches
discover (2) - backform of discovery and thence Space Shuttle Discovery and which is coming to an end after 39 missions. It discovered a lot of space junk, and allowed us to rediscover William Shatner (he's still got it)
Corporal Punishment
Corporal Punishment Slapping A for the misdeeds of B
Prison
Prison - the jail house where you break rocks - at least where you used to - nowadays you get forced to lay around and watch hi def television all day, and forget the bread and water - your food is prepared for you
Yep, if you've been naughty this is the holiday hotel they send you to
Most ex-cons will tell you it's quite a nice place - except for the dickheads - without realising...
Also once on the outside many find that their best memories were back inside The Big House with their brothers, dads, uncles, sons, cousins - where reality in contrast offers only the hard work of planning a bank robbery, breaking into a happy home and terrorising the occupants, shooting people, stealing property, whatever despicable thing it takes to get back in there
Criminal Behavior
Criminal Behavior Any actions that are actionable, i.e., that involve police, a lawyer, a courtroom appearance, and possible jail time. This can range from any number of things according to who you are and where you are. For example: It is criminal behavior for an individual to run a "numbers racket" but the State/Country calls it "playing the lottery." Murder is criminal behavior but the government calls it "lawful execution." Usury is considered criminal behavior but the banks and credit cards call it "interest due", the CEO's "rightful bonuses" and the government "taxes". And in Singapore, it is criminal behavior to as much as drop a gum wrapper or spit on the sidewalk, and is severely punished. Having a lot of money can limit liability for criminal behavior nicely.
perjury
perjury - Mafia slang for a unit of bribe.
"What's it gonna cost to boost Yonkers Pete and Jackie Shadow outta this mess, Joe?"
"We gotta be lookin' at ten, twelve k per jury, Mikey."
statuesque
statuesque Politically Correct for "Built like a brick pig house"
Imitation
Imitation - not, as some would have it, 'the sincerest form of flattery', but rather a creepy violation of one's uniqueness, for have we not all been privy to the feature release Single White Female (with Brigitte Fonda - even if only for the joy of Brigitte Fonda)?
Surely a cautionary tale if ever one needed to be told
Cautionary Tale
Cautionary Tale Akin to an "Old Wives Tale" it is a story with a moral told by a parent in the vague hope it will prevent their child from making the same mistakes the parent did
Bogey Man
Bogey Man - A bit like the Tooth Fairy. The Bogey Man collects and removes all the bogeys picked by people on buses and surreptitiously wiped on the bottom of the seat. Were it not for the Bogey Man, the bottom of each seat on the bus would soon be all bogeyed-out and people would have to resort to more obvious surfaces. Within months every bus in the fleet would be completely encrusted in dried bogeys.
Earwax
Earwax - bitter residue left after a hive of earwigs (q.v.) have dined on everything at the local brain retaurant. It indicates to other earwigs, in Earwiggian terms, that there's no further good eats do be 'ad around 'ere Wig
Brain Blister
Brain Blister Abnormality blamed for those times when you blunder so badly that it becomes highly embarrassing. Also known as a "Brain Fart"
Lost
Lost - (and Found) the important part of the box kept under the sink at the local train station. I't's generally full of discarded socks and undergarments which no-one, not even charity shops want. If however you lose something useful like an expensive camera with your precious unrepeatable holiday snaps on it, well, the good news is it's been found, though not by you, but the Station Master who will keep it in his safe under lock and key until someone claims it
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