— THE O'THER PRESS The Other Press Published since 1976 Room 1020 - 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V8L 5B2 Telephone: 604.525.3542 Fax: 604.525.3505 Managing Editor Colin “O’Malley’s Alley” Miley othereditor@yahoo.ca News Editor Nicole “The Butcher” Burton nicolemarieburton@yahoo.com Opinions Editor Brandon “Four Fingers” Ferguson opinionsubmit@hotmail.com Arts & Entertainment Editor Tain “Rum Runner” Reeve aeditor@gmail.com Features Editor Kevin “The Wallbanger” Welsh krwelsh@canada.com Sports Editor Brian “Meathooks” McLennon mclennonb@douglas.be.ca Proofreader “Metropolis” Millie Swom Graphics Bonnie Blattmann boomboomdarkroom@yahoo.ca November 2, 2005 1 920)’s Slang Dictionary e Compiled by: Ethel Dillingsworth, OP Local Bearcat A all wet: incorrect ankle: to walk, ie.. “Let’s ankle!” apple sauce: flattery, nonsense, i.e. “Aw, apple sauce!” B balled up: confused, messed up Bank’s closed: no kissing or making out i.e. “Sorry, Mac, bank’s closed.” bearcat: a hot-blooded or fiery girl beat one’s gums: idle chatter bee’s knee’s: terrific; a fad expression bent: drunk big cheese: important person blotto: drunk, especially to an extreme bubs: breasts bug-eyed Betty: an unattractive girl, student bum’s rush, the: ejection by force from an establishment Butt me: I'll take a cigarette Cc cake-eater: a lady’s man cat’s meow: great, also “cat’s pajamas” and “cat’s whiskers” cash: a kiss Cash or check?: Do we kiss now or later? cast a kitten: to have a fit. Used in both humorous and serious situations check: Kiss me later choice bit of calico: attractive female, student chunk of lead: an unnattractive female, student ciggy: cigarette coffin varnish: bootleg liquor, often poisonous crasher: a person who attends a party uninvited D darb: a great person or thing. “That movie was darb” dewdropper: a young man who sleeps all day and doesn’t have a job dogs: feet don’t know from nothing: does- n’t have any information don’t take any wooden nickels: don’t do anything stupid dope: drugs, esp. cocaine or opium drugstore cowboy: A well- dressed man who loiters in pub- Layout Clyde Hargreaves saraharmerstolemystereo@yahoo.com Photography Jen “Juice Joint” Aird jenniecus@hotmail.com Web/L.T. Ed “Lucky Pierre” Keech other_press@shaw.ca Distribution Manager Derek “Untouchable” Ungless Office Manager JJ. “The Hitman” McCullough wart_mamu@yahoo.com Accountant Alyona “Black Monday” Luganskaya tradexlle@hounail.com Columnists Amanda “Larry” Aikman, JJ. “Shemp” McCullough, Tain “Moe” Reeve Illustrator JJ. “Chisels” McCullough wart_mamu@yahoo.com External Relations “Harry” Kerry Evans kerryevans@shaw.ca Contributors Brady Ehler, Tad Henderson, Sherese Johnson, Kevin Lalonde, Skippy McDougalhoun, Skippy McGuire, Dave Pearcey, Charles Reevesworth, 1.W. Reevley, Vince Yim. The Other Press is Douglas College’s autonomous student newspaper. The Other Press is run by a collective and is pub- lished weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly (as a magazine) during the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collect- ed every semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a cooperative of student newspapers from across Canada, We adhere to CUP’s Statement of Common Principles and Code of Ethics—except when it suits us not to. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what to publish, and will not publish material that is racist, sexist, or homopho- bic. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images are copyright to their respective owners. THE OP MUSIC CHARTS - Otherwise known as... What we listened to during the creation of this issue: Nada Surf—The Weight Is A Gift Modest Mouse—Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About Decemberists—Picaresque Okkervil River—Don’t Fall in love with Everone You See New Pornographers—Mass Romantic SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday for publication the following Wednesday. 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Those interested in joining the Other Press collective should contact the editor at othereditor@yahoo.ca News opnewseditor@gmail.com Opinions opinionsubmit@hotmail.com A&E aeditor@gmail.com Features opfeatures@gmail.com Sports mclennonb@douglas.be.ca lic areas trying to pick up women dry up: shut up, get lost ducky: very good dumb Dora: an absolute idiot, a dumbbell, espe- cially a woman E earful: enough edge: intoxication, a buzz egg: a person who lives the big life Ethel: an effeminate male F face stretcher: an old woman trying to look young fire extinguisher: a chaperone flat tire: a bore flivver: a Model T; after 1928, also could mean any broken down car floorflusher: an insatiable dancer flour lover: a girl with too much face powder four-flusher: a person who feigns wealth while mooching off others fried: drunk G gams: legs Get Hot! Get Hot!: encouragement for a hot dancer doing her thing get a wiggle on: get a move on, get going get in a lather: get worked up, angry giggle water: booze gigolo: dancing partner gin mill: a seller of hard liquor; a cheap speakeasy go chase yourself: get lost, scram goofy: in love grummy: depressed H hair of the dog: a shot of alcohol half seas over: drunk, also “half under.” handcuff: engagement ring heavy sugar: a lot of money heebie-jeebies: “the shakes,” named after a hit song heeler: a poor dancer high hat: a snob. hip to the jive: cool, trendy hooch: booze hop: opiate or marijuana hope chest: pack of cigarettes hopped up: under the influence of drugs I “T have to go see a man about a dog.”: “I’ve got to leave now,” often meaning to go buy whiskey icy mitt: rejection insured: engaged iron one’s shoelaces: to go to the restroom J jack: money Jane: any female Jeepers creepers: “Jesus Christ!” Jerk soda: to dispense soda from a tap; thus, “soda jerk” joe: coffee john: a toilet joint: establishment Juice joint: a speakeasy K keen: appealing killjoy: a solemn person knock up: to make pregnant know one’s onions: to know one’s business or what one is talking about L lay off: cut the crap let George do it: a work evading phrase level with me: be honest line: a false story, as in “to feed one a line.” live wire: a lively person lollapalooza (1930): a humdinger lollygagger: (1) a young man who enjoys making out (2) an idle person M manacle: wedding ring mazuma: money Mick: a derogatory term for Irishmen mind your potatoes: mind your own business mooch: to leave moonshine: homemade whiskey mop: a handkerchief munitions: face powder N neck: to kiss passionately necker: a girl who wraps her arms around her boyfriend’s neck nifty: great, excellent noodle juice: tea Not so good!: I personally disapprove “Now you're on the trolley!”: Now you've got it, now you're right oO off one’s nuts: crazy on a toot: a drinking binge on the lam: fleeing from police on the level: legitimate, honest on the up and up: on the level ossified: drunk P pet: necking, only more; making out petting pantry: movie theater petting party: one or more couples making out in a room or auto piffle: baloney pinko: liberal prom-trotter: a student who attends all school social functions punch the bag: small talk Q quiff: a slut or cheap prostitute R Real McCoy: a genuine item Reuben: an unsophisticated country bumpkin Also “rube” rubes: money or dollars S skirt: an attractive female smoke-eater: a smoker smudger: a close dancer sockdollager: an action having a great impact so’s your old man: a reply of irritation (the 20’s “your mom” joke”) speakeasy: a bar selling illegal liquor splifficated: drunk 7 take someone for a ride: to take someone to a deserted location and murder them tell it to Sweeney: tell it to someone who'll believe it tight: attractive tomato: a “ripe” female torpedo: a hired thug or hitman U unreal: special upchuck: to vomit upstage: snobby Vv voot: money WwW water-proof: a face that doesn’t require make-up whoopee: wild fun Woof! Woof: ridicule Z zozaled: drunk