roundthewheel's definitions

chik'n

The vegetarian alternative to chicken. Printed as such on Boca Burger and Morning Star boxes.

"These nuggets don't quite taste like chicken..."
"That's because they're not chicken, they're chik'n."
"Oh....."

*takes out of mouth, drops in trash can*

by roundthewheel June 10, 2008

Nintendo

A catch-all term used by parents to refer to any video game console, including those not manufactured by Nintendo.

Parent: When I was your age, I played outside! I didn't have my face glued to a Nintendo all day!

Child: Dad, please. This is a PS3.

by roundthewheel January 9, 2009

monster thickburger

The largest, most fattening burger offered at a Hardee's restaurant. An incredible mountainous heap of bacon, beef, mayonnaise, and cheese. The holy grail of artery-clogging fast food. Contains 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat, as well as ungodly amounts of saturated fat and sodium. PETA's worst nightmare. Not for the health-conscious or faint of heart.

Everyone get in the car, we're going to Hardee's! And bring the defibrillator, honey, 'cause I'm havin' a Monster Thickburger!

by roundthewheel October 23, 2007

two and a half men

A sitcom on CBS that, like most sitcoms created by Peter Lorre, is successful despite being shamelessly uninnovative and completely predictable. In it, Charlie Sheen - playing himself, more or less - moves in with his dorky, recently divorced brother (played by Jon Cryer) to help him raise his son. Despite its low ambitions, it is an acceptable viewing choice if nothing else is on. However, its achievements cannot be ignored. Two and a Half Men gave Jon Cryer a role to be remembered for aside from Duckie in Pretty in Pink, and Charlie Sheen singlehandedly revived the popularity of the bowling shirt. Keep your expectations low and you'll probably enjoy it.

I only watched that episode of Two and a Half Men because it just happened to come on the channel I was watching and I couldn't find the remote. It wasn't bad though. Not great, but not bad, either.

by roundthewheel October 23, 2007

verbal tipping

Acknowledging a waiter/waitress by telling them what a good job they did serving your table. Often used by old people and usually unaccompanied by a monetary tip.

I wish I could have told those old people off for the verbal tipping they gave me, but they were just so nice I didn't have the heart.

by roundthewheel June 10, 2008

top loader

Term used to refer to the late-model NES. Games are inserted into the top and stick out from it, similar to a SNES or Genesis. Contrast this with the original side loader model, where the games did not stick out and were covered by an opening/closing flap. Also adopted a different controller style from the side-loading NES, the shape of which earned it the nickname "dog bone"; this controller is widely considered inferior to the previous square controller. Top loaders can be easily found on eBay at somewhat exorbitant prices.

Top loaders are fine and all, but nothing says "Nintendo" like that chunky old side loader.

by roundthewheel January 9, 2009

OCRemix

A website ostensibly dedicated to collecting remixes of songs from video games and proving that music composed for video games is as viable and has as much integrity as music composed for any other purpose. However, the songs submitted for approval are judged - and subsequently accepted or rejected (usually the latter) - almost entirely on their production values, with little regard for whether a song is entertaining and fun to listen to or if it would add some variety to the site's overall catalog. Although few would argue that a certain standard is indeed necessary in preventing just any old schmuck from getting a steaming pile of crap posted to the site, one cannot help but sometimes wonder if the members of the judges' panel overanalyze songs to the point of impairing their ability to simply have fun with them. This lends itself to the impression that the judges' panel is an elitist musicians' circle jerk, although such an observation is probably somewhat harsh, as there is no doubt that much of the material on OCRemix, if not nearly all of it, is among the best in terms of musical quality.

The judges' panel rejected a remix Sean made for a game that hadn't been covered on OCRemix yet, but a day later, they posted their umpteen gazillionth Chrono Trigger remix onto the site.

by roundthewheel November 8, 2008