Alex-2598's definitions

Rule 99

Hitler’s law

If it exists, Hitler has reacted to it (most likely the Downfall version of Hitler)

See also: Rule 99.9

If he has not yet reacted to it, he will

Videos or gifs of Hitler reacting to memes and pop culture that came into existence over 70 years after the fall of the Third Reich which in any event would have absolutely no relevance to an unhinged tyrant watching his world collapse around him is a perfect example of rule 99

Hitler reacts to the new Call of Duty - textbook rule 99

by Alex-2598 February 25, 2021

Washington Team of Football

The Gridiron Football team formerly known as the Washington Redskins. Also known by their initials, WTF.

2021 is shaping up to be another disappointing year for the Washington Team of Football, affectionately know by all as the WTF, after being favored by many to win the NFC East at the start of the season.

by Alex-2598 November 17, 2021

Iċ lufiġe þe

“I love you” in Old English, pronounced roughly as “ich looviyuh thay”. Can easily be passed off as gibberish if you want to confess to someone without them realizing, or can be extra sweet if you say it to someone who understands Old English.

Person 1: “Iċ lufiġe þe”

Person 2: *blushes* “Iċ eac lufiġe þe” (“I love you too”)

by Alex-2598 January 14, 2023

Thou

(Verb)

To address someone by the second person pronoun “thou”. Back when this term was first used, it would often have been said in contempt as Thou was seen as an informal and potentially rude form of address. However nowadays, since Thou is considered by many to be more formal and respectful than the ordinary sounding “you”, it can have the exact opposite meaning and be taken as a great honor.

Historical usage: “Do not thou me, peasant, else I shall give thee a taste of this steel blade!”

Modern usage: “Did you just thou me? Oh my goodness…I’m so flattered!”

by Alex-2598 February 15, 2023

Anteereyesterday

Three days ago. Formed by the compound of yesterday + ere (1 day before) + ante (1 day before that). Theoretically, this process can be continued to formulate as many days back as you wish by simply adding more ere, ante, or another synonym, such as fore. Compare with:

Anteereyestermorn - three mornings ago
Anteereystereve - three evenings ago
Foreanteereyesterday - four days ago

Ereyesterday - two days ago

Overmorrow - two days from now

Overovermorrow - three days from now

We went out anteereyesterday, and I’ve been on cloud nine ever since.

by Alex-2598 February 9, 2021

Was it over when the Japanese invaded Poland?!

Humorous inversion of “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”

“They say it’s over, we’re down and out, no chance. And to that I say: Over? Was it over when the Japanese invaded Poland?!”

by Alex-2598 May 11, 2024

Bill Clinton Gambit

A defense strategy where one seeks to extricate oneself from a bad situation by claiming to be innocent by (a usually absurd) technicality. Named for former US president Bill Clinton, who popularized this strategy in the 1990s with his creative explanations for how he didn't actually smoke weed because he didn't "inhale", and most infamously, how he didn't technically lie when he said there is no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky because "it depends on what the definition of "is" is."

Person 1: I just read an article about how Senator Rob Johnson claimed he didn't technically commit a crime by being involved in a plot to replace legitimate Electoral College electors with fraudulent ones in the 2020 election, because he was only involved for "a couple seconds"...

Person 2: A Republican using the Bill Clinton Gambit? Oh the sweet irony.

by Alex-2598 August 23, 2022