oracle's definitions

summon a bus

To light a cigarette while waiting for a bus at a bus stop. Derived from the belief in murphy's/sod's law, which states that a bus (on which smoking is not permitted) will always arrive shortly after a cigarette is lit.

(Man waiting for bus): "Ill just summon the bus.."

by oracle March 7, 2005

do a Hammond

To crash a vehicle at very high speed.
From Richard Hammond of BBC Top Gear, who in 2006 crashed a jet car at around 300mph.

"Don't do a Hammond- always check your tyres"

by oracle October 7, 2006

aston expressway

Truely hard core road in north Birmingham, officially the A38(M). 7 lanes of mayhem, with tidal flow and no divider, which all ends up at Spaghetti Junction. Class.

The title screen of "Fifth Gear" on channel 5.

by oracle January 25, 2005

tube tannoy

System of stiff, pre-recorded announcements on the tube. Bastard annoying repeated at every stop every morning and evening.

"The next station is Charing Cross. Change here for the Northern Line and National Rail services. Alight here for Trafalgar Square"...Train stops..."This is Charing cross"...continues as before..."This is a Bakerloo Line train for Harrow and Wealdstone. This train is ready to depart- stand clear of the closing doors"... BEEP BEEP BEEP

by oracle March 12, 2004

boredom

Posting too many definitions on urbandictionary.com

Oh dear its 4am and i could do with some sleep

by oracle March 12, 2004

back of a bus

Ugly, eg "Face like the back of a bus".

Hes got a face like the back of a bus

by oracle March 12, 2004

l-plate

1: Plate attached to car being driven by learner driver.
2: Joint made with 2 sheets of paper shaped as an "L".

1: Hes still on his L plates
2: Roll us an L plate

by oracle February 5, 2004