Frank Rider's definitions

Strange Weather

1. The Ninth song on Tom Waits' 1988 live album, Big Time.

2. A phenomenon that occurs as a cliche everywhere in real life, as well as Hollywood and books. Strangers only talk about the weather, for the most part, no matter what the situation is.

Excerpt from Strange Weather-

The world is getting flatter,
The sky is falling all around
Oh, and nothing is the matter
For I never cry in town
And a love like ours, my dear,
Is best measured when it's down
And I never buy umbrellas,
'Cause there's always one around.
And all over the world Strangers
Talk only 'bout the weather

by Frank Rider August 22, 2009

Big Black Mariah

A term used for a police vehicle, usually a Golden (or Classic) Age Ford or Chevy.

Tom Waits has a song called 'Big Black Mariah' - it's all about being chased by the police. An excerpt;

"Here comes the Big Black Mariah,
I seen the big black Ford"

And Nick Cave mentions that the character in 'The Curse Of Milhaven' is driven;

"Off to the the asylum'
In an Old Black Mariah"

by Frank Rider August 22, 2009

Jaheseus

An odd way of saying Jesus, used by Tom Waits in the song Filipino Box Spring Hog. It has few practical conversational uses, but it is an interesting word.

An excerpt from Filipino Box Spring Hog-
From the album Mule Variations-
Tom Waits-

"Jaheseus Christ I can always
Make room, when they're
Cookin' up a filipino box spring hog"

by Frank Rider August 23, 2009

FaceBurqa

A fictional Iranian version of Facebook. Term invented by Robin Williams. It's only use is comedic.

"I don't really use the internet. I do want to try that Iranian thing, FaceBurqa."

Robin Williams to Conan O'Brien, asked about using Twitter

by Frank Rider August 23, 2009