Bob "A"'s definitions

gruntfuttock

Gruntfuttock, Oxford University Slang, especially among the:

"Oxford University Society of Change Ringers"

1. A word of dissatisfaction used in polite company;

2. A measure of late/early striking when ringing.

origin: a character "J Peasemold Gruntfuttock" appearing in a British humour show "Round the Horne" with:

THE GRUNTFUTTOCK SAGA
Broadcast: 9th April 1967

which included:

Gruntfuttock of Arabia Captured by the Turks
Gruntfuttock 'tis of Thee

"Barney, half a gruntfuttock closer";

"Stop gruntfuttocking around".

by Bob "A" September 6, 2005

AFDB

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beenie
(An Effective, Low-Cost Solution To Combating Mind-Control) see also tinfoil hat

As I would be passing near Area 51, I went to WalMart and bought some Aluminum Foil with which to fashion an AFDB for all those in my car (including the pets).

by Bob "A" February 18, 2005

Studs

in Medical Centre parlance:

"Medical Students"

It was High Noon on the Third Thursday in March ("Match Day") and the Studs were completely wasted with anticipation of where they would become "Piggys"

by Bob "A" September 2, 2005

6-way search

FBI term for a search using permutations of names and initials:

John Edgar Hoover
John E. Hoover
John Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
J. E. Hoover
J. Hoover

I did a 6-way on his name, but nothing popped up.

by Bob "A" May 13, 2005

K5

The "kill zone" on FBI shooting targets.

The relative probability of a kill was indicated by the letter "K" followed by a number from 1 to 5.

The bottle shaped area that included the heart, upper torso and head was labelled K5.

He reached for the gun, so I dropped the hammer on him and he was K5.

by Bob "A" May 13, 2005

mondegreen

A mondegreen (also sometimes spelled "mondagreen") is the accidental mishearing of a phrase in a poem, or song in such a way that it acquires a new, and usually humourous meaning.

In "The Death of Lady Mondegreen" from Harper's Magazine November 1954, the American writer Sylvia Wright coined it:

Ye Highlands and ye Lowlands,
Oh, where hae ye been?
They have slain the Earl of Murray,
And Lady Mondegreen.

actually, the line should have been:

And laid him on the green.

by Bob "A" February 4, 2007

ham sandwich

refers to a comment by:
Former Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals* Sol Wachtler in 1985**
about the overreaching ability of District/State's Attorneys to achieve indictments before Grand Juries.
*In New York State, the Supreme Court is the lowest, the Appellate Division is next, and the Court of Appeals is the highest.
**seven years after, he was indicted for sexual harassment and stalking... but I digress

"Even a modestly competent district attorney can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich."

by Bob "A" September 26, 2005