robcraine's definitions

Zicam

"The cam." As pronounced by people with a vaguely transylvanian accent

1. Do you zee zat device for changink rotory motion to horizontal motion? Zat is zicam.

2. Zi river through Cambridge is zicam.

by robcraine September 30, 2005

Whatshowname

Used by officious officials at animal shows (eg Crufts) as a request for an animals poncy aristocratic name

official: Fido, whstshowname?
owner: Rumptious Strawberries-Gidlefunk the Third

by robcraine March 15, 2004

Very Hott

When your keyboard gets so hot that the keys start to melt, this can result in accidental repetition of letters and unnecessary capitalisation.

Itts Very Hott ttoday, isn'tt itt? My TT key seems to be sticking tto tthe keyboard.

by robcraine December 28, 2005

helm

Contraction of 'he-elm.' The male elm tree.
ant: she-elm

Look at the nuts on that- its a mighty helm.

by robcraine March 15, 2004

PHB

Literally "Pointy Haired Boss" as featured in the long running Dilbert cartoons by Scot Adams. The phrase suggests an office manager with above average incompetance, general cluelessness and an ability to prevent anyone else in the office from doing any useful work.

Actual pointy hair is not a requirement for PHBs, but there is strong annecdotal evidence that they will rapidly develop the distinctive hairstyle.

My PHB asked me if the firewall was a serious fire hazard.

by robcraine April 15, 2006

eat that mule shit

The option of last resort after following a donkey trail in a desert for many days.

I'd been walking for 17 days. I had water but no food. The hoofprints seemed to be leeding nowhere. Then I saw it - I just had to eat that mule shit.

by robcraine March 15, 2004

Rocketbuster

Handheld domestic appliance used for sucking up rockets. Similar to a dustbuster.

Dang, who's left all these rockets on the floor? I'll have to get the rocketbuster out to clean them up.

by robcraine December 28, 2005