Linux Definitions

Positive, adj.:
        Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
                -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

poverty, n.:
        An unfortunate state that persists as long
        as anyone lacks anything he would like to have.

Power, n.:
        The only narcotic regulated by the SEC instead of the FDA.

prairies, n.:
        Vast plains covered by treeless forests.

Prejudice:
        A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
                -- Ambrose Bierce

Preudhomme's Law of Window Cleaning:
        It's on the other side.

Price's Advice:
        It's all a game -- play it to have fun.

Priority:
        A statement of the importance of a user or a program.  Often
        expressed as a relative priority, indicating that the user doesn't
        care when the work is completed so long as he is treated less
        badly than someone else.

problem drinker, n.:
        A man who never buys.

program, n.:
        A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input
        into error messages.  tr.v. To engage in a pastime similar to banging
        one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward.