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Post Tart Glossary |
| Atticus Finch |
Alter ego assumed
by Greenparis while practicing internet law. |
| Baby women |
Soft spoken female
vocalists much despised by Current DJ Mary Lucia and Post Tart Cinn.
(Baby women sing in a little-girl voice , ie.: Kasey Chambers.) |
| Badger |
Underwear |
| Balloons |
Cola and Mint,
um, condoms sent from England in a Post Tart CARE package from juniper |
| B*tching Post |
Denotes “The
Lounge” as a place to vent. Also could mean a very clever PT entry,
or a misspelled Allman Brothers song. |
| Bjorg |
Rival fictional
rock star to Spjork |
| Bucket O’ Topics™ |
Imaginary bucket
from which discussion topics may be pulled. |
| Chair Dancing |
The act of dancing
while seated in a chair, when a person greatly enjoys a song on The Current.
Usually occurs at work, but can occur while seated elsewhere. |
| "..." Chat |
Describes a specific
tack the thread has taken (e.g.: Dog Chat, Hat Chat, etc.) |
| Chipmunk Song |
Any song (though
often of the hip-hop variety) that showcases pitched-up vocals as part
of the song's hook. See also Kanye West. |
| Cowbell |
A percussion instrument
which most music played on the Current is in need of. |
| The Dark Side |
The MPR news forum |
| Delta Tau Chi
Name |
A nickname for other PT's or
Current Staff (ie.: Julia Schrenkler was the original Current
Forum moderator and was given the DTX name of Shiva due to her
ability to delete posts and threads. |
| Earworm |
A song that becomes loged in
one's brain and refuses to leave, despite one's strenuous efforts to
evict it. See Earworms of the 70s on Frick-Tel records. |
| Faboo |
Used in place of the word "fabulous" |
| Forbidden Gopher |
A morality
discussion amongst the Post Tarts. (e.g.: Tim pulled a Forbidden Gopher
when he brought
up the topic of the Vikings' "cruise" this morning.)
Originally seen in a thread
relating to rodentia and an image file "hot linked" by a
Post Tart. The site was deemed "forbidden" by the image hosting
server. |
| Forgasm |
A group forum orgasm, stimulated
by unusually intense forum hilarity and culminating in the complete exhaustion
of all participants, leading to a temporary posting hiatus and cigarette
smoking. (see Forgy). |
| Forgy |
Frenzied humorous group posting
to the Current forum, occasionally culminating in a Forgasm. |
| Fresca™ |
Offical Drink of the Post Tarts |
| Fruit Roll Up™ |
One of the many official foods
of the Post Tarts™. Also offered as a welcoming snack to new or
returning PTs or as the "prize" for "Winning the Thread". |
| Gas Face |
What one may get when something
rather unpleasant happens. |
| GBTW |
GET BACK TO WORK!!! |
| Genius Ticket |
A hot item bestowed upon only
the most deserving and witty of forum posters. |
| Hoover™ |
A name for a song that "sucks" when
doing a song review |
| Hooverocity™ |
Level of Hooverness of the
song. e.g. (Ten Hoovers, Eleventeen Hoovers). |
| In My Pants |
The official Post Tarts rhyming
game |
| Isle of Oops |
Imaginary place a Post Tart
goes when screwing up HTML code. The Isle of Oops is inhabited by "Hip
Hop geese that kick it old skool". |
| ISR |
Instant Song Review. The practice of giving real time feedback on songs
as they are played on the Current. The songs are genrally rated on a one
to ten scale.
Now known as the Listeners'
Lounge™. |
| Kookooobear |
Endearing nickname of Post
Tart juniper for her husband. |
| Lilith Fair set |
Acoustic set of music despised
by Post Tart, brianp ALSO guaranteeing a bad song review. |
| Love Ticket |
Ticket generally distributed
to members of the Post Tart Nation when individial PT needs a hug or
is seen as being very loving (see Genius Ticket) . |
| Lyric Story |
A spinoff of the SSRTC where
Post Tarts create stories using song lyrics in an improvisational manner. |
| Mock Wheat |
Current DJ extraordinaire, Mark Wheat. Also something that people with
gluten intolerances do. |
| Moniker |
Your Forum User Name. Also
the first name of a woman in New York. |
| "Needs More..." |
Generally used in an ISR setting,
commenting on a missing element in the music using obscure instruments,
etc.. (e.g.: Needs more theremin) |
| Oops 1 |
Supply-delivery helicopter
dispatched to the Isle of Oops. Was originally on the television program
Airwolf. |
| Oops 2 |
Backup delivery helicopter,
almost always downed for repairs. Was originally the "Redwolf" helicopter
on Airwolf. |
| Ouchy the Clown |
Meeting facilitator and all-around
scary B&D clown. |
| The People’s DJ |
DTX name for The Current afternoon
DJ Steve Seel. (AKA Steve "Merkin" Seel). |
| Post Tart |
A frequent contributer to The
Current forum. Originally called a "Post Whore", the term
was changed to the more palatable term "Post Tart". |
| Post Tart Nation |
The members of the Post Tarts
as a whole. |
| Post Tart Girls |
A Song by Post Tart "Greenparis" about
the female Post Tarts |
| Post Tart Schadenfruede |
Pleasure derived from seeing
a fellow Post Tarts relegated to the Isle of Oops. |
| Post Tot |
Newbie poster to the Lounge |
| Purple Toupee’ |
Theme song of the Wig Party.
(Song by They Might Be Giants) |
| Red Phone |
Imaginary call to the sysop when "blue postings" are encountered. |
| The Salt Mines |
Where most of the Post Tarts
are whilst posting (e.g.: work). |
| Siren of the Sea |
Post Tart Juniper being
very silly (which ain't a bad thing). |
| Skort |
Official Post Tart™ apparel |
| "Sounds like my honeymoon!" |
Most common refrain from Post
Tart Timmo deftly timed to maximize comedic value. |
| Spjork™ |
Fictional rock star from Greenland.
Name is attributed to Michael Wells of the Forum New Media Team. |
| Spork |
Official eating utensil of
the Post Tarts. |
| SSRTC |
(Secret Shames Repertory
Theatre Company) ~ The Post Tarts' in-house theater company, whose
earliest production appeared on the legendary "Secret Shames" thread. |
| Super Bon Bon |
The song most often requested
by Post Tarts and rarely, if ever, played on the Current |
| SW |
Stage whisper ~ A post tart "aside",
meant not to distract from the feature in progress. |
| Synchronicity Tea |
The act of two Post Tarts posting
similar posts/ideas independent of one another at the same time. (See
jinx.) |
| Tasty Pop-Filled Donut™ |
A catchy pop song that curries
great favor with the Post Tarts. Also can be listed as TTPFD. |
| Teedle Deedle Dee |
A general nonsensical term
uttered at times by Post Tart Juniper. |
| Tenola™ |
An ISR rating of 10 plus a
little something extra demonstrating particular fondess. (also Eleventeen™) |
| "That is somehow sexy" |
An observation made by Post
Tart Greenparis indicating his particular appreciation of a given
subject/topic. |
| Threadjacking |
To take a thread where it wasn't
necessarily going. |
| Toodles Tease |
The act of saying goodbye then
continuing to post on the Forum |
| "Up With People" Singers |
See "Polyphonic Spree". |
| Vaporized |
When a post is removed for
inappropriate content. |
| Wheatable |
A term of affection for the
verbal style or any bit of vernacular peculiar to Current D.J. Mark
Wheat. |
| Whiney White Guys With Guitars |
The archnemises of Post Tart, brianp guaranteeing
a bad song review. |
| Wig |
Merkin |
| Wig Party |
Fictional political party intent
on winning the 2008 US Presidential election. Originally called the "M*rkin
party", it was changed to appease Shiva who declared WIG to be the "safe
word" |
| Win the Thread |
A fictional award given to
a Post Tart for capturing the essence of a given thread. |