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Tall Rob

The Dictionary

About Me

"To call for hands of above to lean on would not be good enough for me"

My Interests

Bisquick-related baked goods, teaching & learning, zines, eggcorns, riff tapes, swimming, REFLECT, regular boy's haircut, writing letters, Wheaties

I'd like to meet:

Joyce and Terry, Paul and Molly, Liz and Brian, Joy and David, Kim and Maggie, June and Daffy, Jean and Jim, and Jim and Christine

Music:

Gorilla Biscuits
Joy Division
Metallica
Descendents
Minor Threat
Negative Approach
Dead Kennedys
Fucked Up
The Nerves
The Knife

Movies:

The Warriors, The Beat, Say Anything..., Ordinary People, The Big Lebowski, The Breakfast Club, Girl Groups: The Story of a Sound, Wayne's World, Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Television:

Mary Tyler Moore, Dick van Dyke, The Wire, The Simpsons, The Prisoner, Freaks & Geeks, The Biggest Loser, America's Funniest Home Videos, Superstructures of the World

Books:

I'm sick of fiction.

Heroes:

My folks, and their folks.

My Blog

eschatology

n. A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death or the destiny of humanity.
Posted by Tall Rob on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:00:00 PST

homeopathy

n. A system for treating disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the disease itself....
Posted by Tall Rob on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:54:00 PST

expostulate

v. to reason earnestly with someone, esp. to dissuade or correct.
Posted by Tall Rob on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:45:00 PST

nugatory

adj. 1. insignificant, trifling.  2. hollow.
Posted by Tall Rob on Wed, 24 May 2006 07:45:00 PST

depredation

n. 1. an act of plunder or ravage.  2. damage or destruction.
Posted by Tall Rob on Tue, 16 May 2006 09:17:00 PST

tony

adj. expensive, luxurious or exclusive.
Posted by Tall Rob on Sat, 13 May 2006 07:24:00 PST

maven

n. an expert
Posted by Tall Rob on Sat, 13 May 2006 07:23:00 PST

obsequious

adj. full of or exhibiting servile compliance.
Posted by Tall Rob on Sat, 13 May 2006 07:22:00 PST

demagogue

n. a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people.
Posted by Tall Rob on Sat, 13 May 2006 07:21:00 PST

pismire

n. an ant
Posted by Tall Rob on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:15:00 PST