St. Ias's definitions

CHP

This an acronym for Clearly hocus pocus

There was a circus in town the other day and one of the acts, a magician, used the phrase Hocus Pocus before several of his tricks. I heard a father tell his young daughter as they came out of the tent that the magician's entire routine was CHP

by St. Ias December 28, 2005

jumper

A person who jumps to conclusions

A jumper sometimes jumps to conclusions by gut instinct

by St. Ias October 2, 2005

train of thought

A train of thought is a process linking one thought to another giving a common thread.

A train of thought is used by people in debating societies (eg the Oxford Union, a famous Debating Society). Sometimes it is hard to follow a train of thought as some people tend to ramble on.

by St. Ias December 28, 2005

Calcutta

Calcutta was a ship which transported convicts to Van Dieman's land in the 1850s

Many people (covicted for what would now be considered petty offences),
were sent to trial, imprisoned and later trasported to Van Dieman's land on the Calcutta

by St. Ias September 28, 2005

date rape

Drug addicted terrorising extremists ravaging assaulting pillaging entering

At least one young woman a weekend in Britain, going out for a quiet drink
at the weekend with her friends, suffers date rape

by St. Ias October 2, 2005

dump

dump is an acronym for do you mind please?

I was in the bedroom with a really attractive sexy dark haired woman.
I said "Dump? Strip. I want to fuck you".

by St. Ias December 28, 2005

She

SHE is a novel written in 1887 by H. Rider Haggard

I have not read She. I must check to see if there is a copy in the local library

by St. Ias December 28, 2005