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take it to the bank

Figurative: "What was said is the absolute truth and can be verified by a third party source." Comes from an obscure reference to cheques (or checks, if you're American), in that such is a guarantee that you can take the document to the bank and redeem it for its face value.

Note the pronoun 'it' can be varied accordingly.
"Mount Everest is the tallest geographical point on this planet, and you can take that to the bank."
by ke6isf October 25, 2003
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Sheeple

The hoi polloi. Those who follow triends blindly. Portmanteau of "sheep" and "people", derived as sheep follow their flock and shepherd seemingly mindlessly.
The sheeple cheered as Britney Spears' replacement girl-group singer came onto the stage after hearing she was featured in Teen magazine.
by ke6isf November 2, 2003
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microsoft glaze

A notional Microsoft product that is installed on wetware and produces that weird, hypnotic, glassy expression some sheeple get when they praise Microsoft products in the face of adversity.
I was ranting about how fgets made my code segfault on my Linux box when the secretary's Microsoft Glaze kicked in and she started praising Visual C++.
by ke6isf November 7, 2003
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In Soviet Russia...

The lead-in to many a tired old joke on Slashdot, where the punchline is a reverse of what is normal. Sometimes produces screamingly funny results, often produces a yawn.

Derived from old Yakov Smirnoff jokes, where Mr. Smirnoff (a Soviet expatriate) used to do the same thing when talking about the former Soviet Union during his routines.
by ke6isf November 7, 2003
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What is your major malfunction?

A question asked of people who for some reason (usually extreme laziness or lack of intelligence) who can't seem th do simple things.

Comes from the Stanley Kubrick movie Full Metal Jacket - the full question is "What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?"
The garbage has piled up for three days, and the litterbox should have been changed last week! What is your major malfunction?
by ke6isf November 7, 2003
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Engrish

English phrases and words that have become mistranslated from Japanese for varying reasons - usually due to Japanese marketing types not *quite* understanding how their language comes out when translated into English.
Found on an engrish t-shirt: "What kind of world is it today? It's kind of crap!"
by ke6isf November 7, 2003
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Channel jive

The weird dialect of English that is spoken on the Citizens' Band radio service, 10-4.
I just asked him directions and he started yammering at me in channel jive. I couldn't make heads or tails of it.
by ke6isf November 15, 2003
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