Alpino's definitions

gay in the streets, straight in the sheets

A phenomena for whatever kind ofimage, that a man or woman appear in public to be gay, but are actually straight in their personal life. Is it to empathize with the oppressed? Or just to be the heppest "mui cool" person around. A sexual poser.

Sally- Kyle is such a fine lookin' man... too bad he's gay, sigh.

Mary- no, I can tell you a very different story, he is gay in the streets, straight in the sheets.

by Alpino July 20, 2010

government ski team

Someone who works all summer, and is on unemployment all winter, conveniently with a season ski pass. That is the whole idea...

guy 1 "Where does he work in the winter?"

guy 2 "He doesn't, he's on the government ski team."

by Alpino March 15, 2010

Italian

the original Latinos, face up to it my Mexican brothers, our flag is about the same, as is the food, passion and I'd rather be mistaken for a Mexican any day than a WASP.

have a family ethic, besides the work ethos

IF the Roman Empire was in Iraq these days, gasoline would cost 25 cents a gallon

Black folks get Italian names by MARRIAGE, not slavery.

anyone with Italian blood is usually a little bit happier, content, hedonistic

from Sicilia to Roma to Valdaosta, from NYC to Toronto to small towns in Minnesota or Montana- it's all good

An Italian named Pigafetta was Magellan's navigator.

by Alpino July 3, 2008

Artificial Brain

a smart phone, cell phone
esp for people under 40 years old
students take pics of notes or test reviews, but cannot find them amongst the thousands of selfies & texts a day
people walk off cliffs, into sewer holes, or miss the UFOs flying over, or bigfoot strolling by
one of the highest forms of narcissism OR filming illegal events

put your artificial brains away, we are taking a test

by Alpino February 1, 2023

selfie

masturbation
sort of a twist on "go fuk yourself"
or

Q. "you are so good in bed... why?"
A. "I practice a lot when I'm alone"

that film was so.... I had to do a selfie driving home

by Alpino January 6, 2021

electronic ritalin

electronic devices given to children - I-pods, cell phones, DVDs in cars, X-Box, Play Station, Nintendo, etc - to keep them quiet & busy - can range from a blessing to a curse

"Honey, did you bring the electronic ritalin? This is going to be a twelve hour drive"

"Yes the boys picked out a dozen DVDs and brought their I-Phone chargers"

"Now we can discuss every life issue in privacy and fall in love again"

"What do we do when the DVDs run out? Listen to their stories and fall in love with them again"

by Alpino August 5, 2012

bobo

Short for "bourgeois bohemian" in fact another form of poser... pretending "acting" to be a dirtbag or grunge type, often in ski towns or outdoors activities areas - climbing, wind-surfing, kayaking, etc ... being the most hip, non-capitalist, vegan, supporter of causes. Often found in the hippest places in Latin America, Palestine, Africa, acting like the locals. When they are out of money and when the going gets rough they do not sell their truck or pawn their skis but go to the bank, discretely find their credit card or have their parents bail them out, supply an airline ticket or hospital bill. A covert "trustafarian"

She's not a dirtbag snowborder... she's a DuPont, a bobo...

You wait tables all summer; bobo there goes home to Cape Cod or Palo Alto.

by Alpino November 30, 2010