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3.141592654 Yeaaaaaaaaah
aniporn. Any cartoons originating from Japan.
Bellevue. Home of the best railroad accommodations east of Avery, Idaho.
Bi-Polar. 1. The ubermotor of all electric motored locomotives, 2. An affliction of photographers who spend to much time at Maryhill.
[The] Big Picture. The super-secret, non-existant grand operating plan of CSX which is responsible for every cock-up ever undertaken by the company. Stolen by John Snow at his retirement, but it is retroactive.
[Da] Bitch. Some ho from Piqua that kept JT waiting at the c-store
barbecue. Holy word never to be mentioned in front of Slacky, for fear of setting off a briquet fired Jihad.
Big Blue. Conrail
Bizalicious. having the qualities of "yeeeeeaahhhh"
Blood Gulch. A box canyon in the middle of fucking nowhere
Blue. Hawt.
Bob. 1. Battery Operated Boyfriend. 2. Weebl's friend. 3. One-eyed fish finder
[Da] Board. 1. West-coast railfan toilet paper. 2. Porno magazine
breakable. Anything that can be broken
brick. Wheeling & Rio Grande HQ
Brewster. Home of the Brick
Bushido. Code requiring mercy to enemies. Usually only invoked after a swift retribution
Casey's. Midwest C-store chain known for its lack of pornography
Choo. THE magazine of railroading!
church. A place to visit along the roadside, the faster the better!
cleavage. The space between the fuel tank and trucks on a Milwaukee SD40-2
cocksuckee. What one becomes after successfully picking up a suspect.
cocksucker. See Z.
Conrail Quality. The last true quality known in the transportation industry. Not seen since May 31, 1999.
cowboy. Martian bounty hunter
CPL. Magical guiding lights that draw railfans trackside
CSX Quality. No fewer than ten mudholes per track per mile on mainline routes
dead monkey. [CORP] A derail which has not been thrown open.
densha. Japanese for streetcar, using the word *almost* makes them cool. Almost.
drawbar check. [CHCX] Rural or dark territory equivilant to "using the signal box".
dull. The opposite of shiny.
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E through G
Ecchi. Softcore aniporn.
evil. Something not shiny.
FC. A junction in Defiance, Ohio of CSX and Maumee & Western that does not have a tower or even an operating diamond.
Ferndale. Home of the old skoo' CTC Board hot tub parties!
foamtard. Stupid foamer.
fruit loop. Railfan group located in eastern Ohio.
FUMOFFU! Battle cry of the much-feared Bonta-kun!
GAINAXed. An absolutely stunning anime series with a totally "WTF?" ending. (Examples: Evangelion and Mahoromatic.)
Galaxy. Any car that lacks air conditioning, or you would never be caught dead driving, or both. Rated on a scale of 1-500, with 50 being the minimum that a Galaxy can be rated and still move under it's own power.
Gambranus. A yard that runs downhill to the north. ItÕs downhill, to the north. Has a big grade, down to the north.
Gatorade. Product of UFAG and a financial supporter of One Plan.
GDIO. Goddam I&O, RailGenerica regional in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Known for the widespread use of its paint scheme on its rolling stock.
GP60M. Shiny, happy locomotives with off-center headlights, small fuel tanks, horrible paint scheme, and a rough ride.
GRV. Galaxy recovery vehicle, a.k.a. tow truck.
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Hancock. Maryland city along the Potomac River with a HardeeÕs that loves comment cars!
hard joint. [Common.] What you get when a railfan is chased by non-pie.
highball, if ya got any. [2004, Orig. CORP.] Syn. with "Go for it, if you've got the balls."
hentai. What we do to suspects in Japanese cartoons.
HO. Armstrong lever tower near Berkley Springs, West Virginia.
[The] Ho. HO tower operator.
Hogtown. Gainesville, FL.
hot tub. Home of old skoo' Board meetings.
irony. Having a trip canceled by Wehman.
jerkin off Fred. [Orig. CORP.] 1. Removing an End-of-Train device. 2. What is done in the Thoolshed.
jiggle. Hallmark of any good aniporn.
Kevin. Wiley French kidney thief.
kickable. Loaded auto rack, anything that can be kicked
kicking. Something to never be done in Gambrinus.
[The] Loop. 1. Downtown Chicago. 2. Eastern Ohio railfan "gang" that approves of UFAG and other gay things.
Looser. Anyone without the signal
lunar signal. [CORP.] a greeting to Amtrak trains and select railroad crew members.
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M through Q
Magnolia. Location of bridges and tunnels on the B&O at the MD/WV border, good place to break shit.
Mance. Location of a railfan cabin and horseshoe curve on the Keystone Subdivision and a failed dam project in July 2004.
MAW. Maumee & Western, an Ohio shortline that can operate on track that has not been maintained in any way in over fifty years .
mayhaps. Carolinaspeak for "maybe" or "perhaps".
McDouche. Anyone whose phone calls would never get answered.
MK5000C. Poor quality, unreliable MK locomotive; a SD50 is much better.
mudhole. The sign of properly maintained CSX Quality track.
Najica. Panties, panties, and panties!
non-revenue. Intermodal, auotracks, or any time-sensitive shipments.
non-revenue trains. Any trains carrying at least one non-revenue shipment.
non-revenue red. Santa Fe red. Turns to pink eventually.
one eyed one horned flying purple people eater. [We don't want to know..] 1. Canadian railfans. 2. A former videographer for a major foamer publishing company, last seen running a "banana republic" sized railfan magazine.
One Plan. Failed CSX replacement for the big picture developed by UFAG.
paipan. What most of obvious' favorite ani-characters are... Sicko! Even felons don't like pedophiles....
panties! See: Najica.
pie. cause of "yeeaaaaah".
[The] Plan. What we run.
[The] Pokey. [Coined by McKee, orig. Obscar] 1. Any place you don't want to be after darkness falls, named for the Norfolk Southern "Pocahontas" line.
puts the glad in gladhand. [Orig. CORP.] Description for anything that creates excitement.
quality. State of good repair; exception: CSX Quality.
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RailGenerica. International shortline conglomerate known for it's popular red, white, and silver paint scheme.
[The] Rathole. It's NOT the Rathole anymore, you worthless foamer!
rawr. See "yeaaaaaah".
revenue. Bulk commodities such as coal, grain, ore, stone, chemicals and wood; most desirable to be handled as unit trains.
revenue green. Any shade of Burlington Northern green.
revenue train. Any train carrying enough revenue cars to balance out the non-revenue cars.
rideable. Not a suspect, but you would still ride it.
SDC. Shit Distribution Center; a.k.a. Wal-Mart.
setting out a bad order. [Common.] What one does after visiting Taco Hell.
Sheetz. Eastern convenience store chain with a variety of pornography for Lance to choose from.
shina. resident of any Appalchian area, especially North Carolina. Not to be confused with "shiner".
shine. The state of McDouche's pants.
shiner. McDouche.
shit! See "breakable".
shitpile. Pile of junk found in all W&RG yards.
Sidewinder. 1. It's a planet made entirely of ice. It's really fuckin' cold. 2. Canaduh.
Sith Lord. We have absolutely no clue what this is. Never heard of it before in our life. In fact, we don't even know why it's on the list.
Slackshina.
Slacky.
slow. 1. Speed W&RG gates would operate if their speed tripled. 2. Most children
somewhere over the rainbow. [Ohio, 2004.] A fictional land in Appalachia where the railroads are all run with Alcos.
stack. Something you can't get it down but "Karl with a K" could.
sterling. Shithole home of the Fruit Loop.
suspects. Ten-six-niners.
Tachikomas.
tape recorder Something Dewey needs to buy so he doesn't forget stuff.
tattoo. The sign of a goddamn idiot.
tell me to fuckin highball, will ya? [Orig. CORP] Proper response to "Highball if ya got any". Best not said over the radio.
thoolshed. The only proper place to whip it out.
Transit Ho. ABC Raghead.
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UFAG. University of Florida at Gainesville
using the signal box. [Common.] Something that should be done when all friends with cameras are safely out of the area, unless you wnat to end up on foamer.railfan.net. Syn. with "visiting the signal box" or a "drawbar check". Syn. with "Using the Thoolshed".
waffles. Breakfast food preferably containing peanuts and soap
WE. Wisconsin School of Railroading Ohio Division -- "We Educate!"
Weebl. Egg-shaped professional bathtub singer.
Wheeling. Shorthand for the Wheeling & Rio Grande, an eastern Ohio regional.
whip it out. [Ohio?] Syn. with "Bring it on!"
Wolfwood. Machine gun-toting priest with a habit of shooting now and confessing later.
woodshed. What you take the redheaded stepchild behind for his well-deserved beating
WSOR. The Wisconsin School of Railroading, a.k.a. the Whizzer.
Yakuza. If you have to ask you don't deserve to know.
yeaaaaaah. What is said when pie is spotted.
Z. See McDouche