Thursday, May 29, 2008

Your Definition of Monster


















...picture drawn by bradfitzpatrick... who draws cartoon pictures :)




What does your monster look like?

-an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
-giant: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
-freak: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
-a cruel wicked and inhuman person
(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable
fetus

Monster is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. The word originates from the ancient Latin ', meaning "omen", from the root of ', "to warn", also meaning prodigy, miracle.

Monster is a 2003 film about the life of female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former prostitute who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men in the late 1980s and early 1990s.(film)

"Monster" is the third single from Cardiff band The Automatic, and is also their signature live song. It was released on June 5 2006 and reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart, but entered at #23 the week before based on downloads alone.(song)

Monster is R.E.M.'s ninth album, and their fourth major label release for Warner Bros., released in 1994. It is their most guitar-heavy album to this day.(album)

Monster is a novel written in 2005 by Frank E. Peretti. It tells a story of a horrifying predator who terrorizes the woods of northern Idaho. The story deals with views on evolution, beneficial mutation, and natural selection. It is also Peretti's first science fiction novel.(novel)

Monster is a seinen anime and manga by Naoki Urasawa, serialized in Big Comic Original, published by Shogakukan, between 1994 and 2001, and reprinted in 18 tankōbon.(manga)

Monster is and box set anthologizing David Thomas's solo career from the years 1981-1987, during which time his main vehicle, Pere Ubu, was inactive. In some cases, the albums included have been radically remixed and rearranged from their original forms.(box set)

Monster.com is an employment website. It was created in 1999 by the merger of The Monster Board (TMB) and Online Career Center (OCC), which were two of the first and most popular career web sites on the Internet.(website)

MONSTER is the fifteenth album by Japanese hard rock band B'z, released on June 28, 2006. The catalogue code for this album is BMCV-8018.(B'z album)

Monster is a young adult drama novel by American author Walter Dean Myers and was published by Harpercollins in 1999.(1999 novel)

The Monster is an amusement ride manufactured by Eyerly Aircraft Corporation. It opened in 1970 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. This ride spins while moving up and down at a slow pace. The Monster offers a fun ride for guests of many different ages and sizes.(Thrill Ride)

"Monster" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on Friday July 10 of 1998, during the fourth season.(The Outer Limits)

Monster is a critically acclaimed 2003 album by rapper Killer Mike.(Killer Mike album)

Monster is an album by the band Steppenwolf, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music) and was their first LP with new lead guitarist, Larry Byrom instead of Michael Monarch. The album was Steppenwolf's most political one, making references to important issues at the time, such as the Vietnam War.(Steppenwolf album)

Monster is a season two episode of ''''.(Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)

An extremely strong hand, one that is almost certain to win the pot.

A very big hand. In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips after having a small stack is considered to be a monster.

A superior player.

A very strong hand that has a high probability of winning.

A high ranking card.

a licence issued by the Registrar permitting the conduct of bingo where the total value of the prizes to be awarded for any one event is greater than the limit for Regular Bingo.

A great hand in poker and expected to win. This term is also used in poker tournaments for a player who accumulates a large amount of chips quickly.

A powerful hand which can be counted on to consistently win pots, such as a full house.

Not the for sure winner, which is called "The Nuts", but a huge hand that has a really good chance of winning.

Person who is not a character but who takes on a role or series of roles (usually decreed by a Ref) and interacts with characters to advance/provoke actions.

Be a monster in an 8-bit movie.

unknown aspect of self, very often children in developmental stages will dream of monsters as new parts of themselves are emerging and they are feeling overwhelmed by these unknown aspects of themselves.

A very big hand.

A very strong hand.

A very good hand that is likely to win the pot.

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