WORD OF THE DAY! 1/17/12

OGLAF. WARNING. NSFW

failsafe / fail-safe [fayl-seyf]
adjective
1. guaranteed to work; reliable.
noun
2. something designed to work or function automatically to prevent breakdown of a mechanism, system, or the like.

EX. Few fail-safes are reliable in life. Whether short-sighted, short-term, short on time, short on cash, or short on ideas, what makes sense to you after spending a decade build a complex labyrinth that you only know the layout of and raising a 12-legged beast who never sleeps to roam the halls, odds are you are gonna slip up somewhere in the final stages of your five-year-plan.

MUSICAL MONDAY! STAR WARS A CAPELLA! OBI-WAN/QUI-GON VS. DARTH MAUL

MUSICAL MONDAY PRESENTS:

STAR WARS A CAPELLA! DUEL OF FATES!

OBI-WAN KENOBI & QUI-GON JIN VS DARTH MAUL!

I love a film, television, and video game themes and sound tracks. I love a Capella. And heck, despite all my issues with the original trilogy and the Phantom Menace, the music from the prequel trilogy has some worthwhile music. The single greatest song to come out of the trilogy that fits the operatic battles is John William's Duel of Fates. That song alone makes certain scenes in the prequels nearly attain the emotional resonance of scenes from the original trilogy.

For some odd reason, hearing Matt Mulholland's a Capella tongue-in-cheek scat-speak rendition of the song, complete with light saber noises, makes me appreciate the song again. That really is the sign of a good parody. A good parody can help you appreciate your favorite things in a more comedic light and this is no exception. Enjoy and make sure to check out Matt Mulholland's other videos and subscribe

P.S. Darth Maul is nearly as bad as Qui-Gon Jin and Boba Fett. These three make up the triumvirate of overrated Star Wars characters.*Dives behind cover and throws up force shield*

And here is the original song if you haven't heard it. PHANTOM MENACE- DUEL OF FATES!

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/16/12

HAZMAT / hazmat [haz-mat]
noun
1. Acronym. Hazardous Material.
2. a material or substance that poses a danger to life, property, or the environment if improperly stored, shipped, or handled.

hazmat suit [haz-mat-soot]
noun
1. a garment worn to protect the user from dangers in the environment.

NBC suit [en-bee-see-soot]
noun
1. Acronym. Nuclear, Biological, Chemical suit.
2. a type of military personal protection suits for use in a dangerous environment.

MOPP [mohp]
noun
1. Acronym. Mission Oriented Protective Posture.
2. a military term used to describe protective gear used in dangerous environments; includes a gas mask, mask carrier, highly durable rubber gloves and boots, and an over garment- Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIT).

Note: Pictures above are from Miyake-Jima, a Japanese island where the inhabitants have to carry a gas mask at all times due to sulfuric gases from the island's volcano, Mount Oyama.

Below is a picture from Romantically Apocalyptic.

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/15/12

medic [med-ik]
noun
1. a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
2. a doctor or intern.
3. a medical student.

EX. "MEDIC!?"

MEET THE MEDIC!