Thursday, July 13, 2006

El Vato's Dictionary

El Vato's Dictionary is my attempt to easily catalog some of the more interesting words that I use to express myself in my posts.

I use UrbanDictionary.

Words:

apeshit - to loose all self-control and in general, go fucking crazy. (My favorite.)

bomb - A bomb is not usually something considered excellent, but after 1997 it means something considered excellent and/or the best (uses modifier "the")

gibrone - one who is so stupid he/she deserves a beating.

half-assed - Not well planned or executed; Incompetent.

shit-eating grin - Someone donning a forced smile in an uncomfortable, embarrassing, or compromising situation could be said to have a shit eating grin.

shithole - A filthy, disgusting or dilapidated place or establishment.

shitkicker - A derogatory term that people from large urban metropolitan areas use to describe someone from a rural area or farm.

stomp a mudhole - To tear someone a new ass, to beat them to near death or to otherwise hurt someone to the point that they can not fight back.

terrorism
- a systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.

terrorist - one who employs terror and/or fear as a political weapon.

throttled - Surf term for consequences of whiping out on a wave. Usually means being slammed against reef, rock or sand and being held down for a long period of time.

wicked sick - The skill level after GOD-LIKE in Unreal Tournament, only achievable by a true champ of the game.

El Vato's Edit...I went back in time and added "El Vato's Dictionary" to the the day I started my blog.
Ash: Ok you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The 12-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about $109.95. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?
--Army Of Darkness

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Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices

I don't shop at Wal-Mart, and I'm glad.

Initially, my reasons for not shopping at my local Wal-Mart were because I hate Wal-Mart. Plus, this particular store is fucking nasty. Everyone is angry because the "associates" suck, the customers are fucking pricks, and there are never enough cashiers. The store is a dirty shithole.

I have a personal connection to Wal-Mart. I worked at Wal-Mart when I was a junior until midway through my senior year in high school. I started in the housewares section, got moved to pets department, and ended up pushing shopping carts by the time I was done.

The manager said he had, "complaints about me" in the housewares department, and after talking to me, he said, "I had a bad attitude." I realized that working for $4.65, at the time that was minimum wage, was bullshit. I was young, but to reference the great Jim Morrison, I was not going to trade my hours for a handful of dimes.

Actually, pushing shopping carts from the parking lot back into the store was not so bad. Aside from the heat, I didn't have to deal with customers. Second, I could wear shorts, and, prior to iPods, I could listen to my Walkman.

While out there, I had some autonomy. There were 2 other guys that worked with me collecting shopping carts. One guy was deaf and the other could not speak English, so I was in charge by default because I was the only one who could hear/understand the radio.

"Shopping carts needed here. Needed there."

I delegated. Knowledge is power.

Watch a really important documentary about: "Wal-Mart": The High Cost of Low Prices.

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