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"Destructoporn" (or "destructo-porn") is the filming or photographing of the destruction of a building. The building might have had some historic community or personal value, or…
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"Destructoporn" (or "destructo-porn") is the filming or photographing of the destruction of a building. The building might have had some historic community or personal value, or…
"Sinistrosphere" (often misspelled "sinestrosphere") is the politically "left blogosphere." ("Sinistro-" is Latin for "left.") The term…
"Dextrosphere" is the politically "right blogosphere." ("Dextro-" is Latin for "right.") The term "dextrosphere" has been cited in print since at…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Peter DruckerPeter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was a writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist.”…
"A happy customer tells a friend; an unhappy customer tells the world" is an old business adage. A happy (or satisfied) customer often doesn't say anything or tells just a few…
"If you can't bill it, kill it" means that if it a project won't return paying customers, it's not worth doing. The phrase has been popular in the internet and…
Entry in progress -- B.P. My BlogRisk Taking, are you Risk Averse or Risk Aware?This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2005 at 9:43 pm and is filed under choices. The Age (Australia)Loss…
"There's always a bull market somehwere" is an optimist's outlook for a bad market. If not nationally, then internationally; if not stocks, then bonds -- when something goes…
The Wall Street Journal expanded in April 2010 to give local news coverage to New York City. The New York Times trademarked this slogan in April 2010: "Not Just Wall Street. Every…
WNYC is New York City's non-profit public radion station. WNYC has had so many fund drives that some have dubbed it "We Need Your Cash." NBC movie critic Gene Shalit used "We…
"Part of the secret of success in life it to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside" has been credited to writer Mark Twain (1835-1910), and has been printed on many…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Food fightA food fight is a form of chaotic collective behavior, in which food is thrown at others in the manner of projectiles. These projectiles are not made…
"If your mother says she loves you, check it out" is a newspaper adage, cautioning reporters to always check the facts. The saying (cited in print since at least 1974) became a slogan of…
"Shakedown" (or "shake down" or "shake-down") had several meanings in the 1800s, including "a riotous, boisterous dance" (1889) and "an improvised bed…
"BOGSAT" (also "bogsat") stands for "Bunch of Guys Sitting Around a Table." Waldemar A. Nielsen coined the term in September 1961, during the President Kennedy…
"Off the reservation" means, in political terms, a party member who does not adhere to party principles (the "reservation"). The term "off the reservation" has been in…
"Za" is a clipped form of the word "pizza." The term "za" has been cited in print since the 1960s, but achieved its greatest slang popularity in the 1980s. (Oxford…
'They tried to kill us. They failed/We won/We survived. Let's eat!" is often given as a short summary of every Jewish holiday. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1998,…
'Stuck on stupid" is said of someone who makes the same mistakes. The term appears frequently in politics, used by someone critical of a politician, a political party or a government.…
"Bankerette" is an infrequent and usually jocular term for a female banker. The term "bankerette" has been cited in print since 1919. (Oxford English Dictionary)-ette,…