blow a hoolie v. phr.— «It is, as the title suggests, blowing an absolute hoolie outside and I fear I have been over-romanticising Antarctica in my latest scrawls. I have not seen the sun for a week. I have been outside, for more than...
mind-shower v.— «Apparently, it is polically incorrect to say “Brain Storm,” as it is offensive to epileptic students (And this is actually 100% true, and what they are now telling new student teachers!) So what do they have...
thunder-snow n.— «The storms brought brief wind gusts of up to 50 m.p.h. and some areas reported cases of thunder-snow.» —“Fast Moving Thunder-Snow Storms Hit Philly Area” by Kathy Orr KYW-TV (Philadelphia, Pa...
tracker n.— «Morris explained that although amphibious operations are not a big part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, it is still important for the “trackers,” as AAV crewmen are commonly called, to be prepared for any type of operation...
Fire Island option n.— «I’d do what is now being called “the Fire Island option,” which involves putting up flimsy houses that you don’t mind losing to a storm. You don’t insure them.» —“With Findings on Storms, Centrist...
disaster industrial complex n.— «But the worst damage is what is being done now, this confluence of forces barraging New Orleans and its Diaspora, what some local organizers have referred to as the Disaster Industrial Complex. This is the...