WORD OF THE DAY! 9/18/13!

roulette [roo-let]
noun
1. A game of chance played at a table marked off with numbers from 1 to 36, one or two zeros, and several other sections affording the players a variety of betting opportunities, and having in the center a revolving, dishlike device into which a small ball is spun to come to rest finally in one of the 37 or 38 compartments, indicating the winning number and its characteristics, as odd or even, red or black, and between 1 and 18 or 19 and 36.

Russian roulette [ruh-shun-roo-let]
noun
1. A game of high risk in which each player in turn, using a revolver containing one bullet, spins the cylinder of the revolver, points the muzzle at the head, and pulls the trigger.

EX.  Some say meeting new people on the internet, much less than trying to find dates, is a dangerous game of Russian roulette. Another game of chance can be found on the wholly enjoyable, Pokémon Showdown. 

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/28/13!

brawn [brawn]
noun
1. Strong, well-developed muscles.
2. Muscular strength.

EX.The Pokémon anime has its fair share of odd moment. Pictured above, the character Bianca, a friendly rival and occasional companion to Ash Ketchum in the anime, is touching the arm of the Pokémon Sawk...

...who apparently has been put on steroids by his trainer or has just used Bulk Up to, rather than look like his usually slim build, to instead resemble a horrible nightmare that somehow crosses the dreams of Picasso with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The weirdest part is the suggestive reaction of Bianca too touching the brawn of Sawk. 

On a related note, we need to do more research to figure out why at least one Nurse Joy has super strength. Do all Nurse Joy's have super strength? Then...then why don't they become super heroes instead of just running Pokécenters? Couldn't they just Chansey in charge or a matronly Blissey? These are the things that keep me awake at night...

Also, do Pokémon Dream of Electric Mareep?

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/7/13!

beam [beem]
noun
1. A ray of light; a laser.

EX. Anybody else think the use of Hyperbeam is probably fairly dangerous, as well as many other moves, that the world of Pokémon should be a constant scene of misery?

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/1/13!

pistol shrimp [pis-tuhl-shrimp]
noun
1. A small shrimp distinguished by a large claw the use to stun/kill their prey with the sonic blast created by snapping the claw.

EX.  PISTOL SHRIMP