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Lunatic labs — was a BBS (Bulletin Board System) that operated in Hayward, CA and later Los Angeles, CA from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. It was sysop d by The Mad Alchemist. The BBS hosted the Phrack e zine for a short period as it was the contact point… … Wikipedia
Lunatic Fringe — can refer to: * A characterization of members of a usually political or social movement espousing extreme, eccentric, or fanatical views. * Name of underground association of political thinkers who verbally debunk both Neo Con Liberal Extremist… … Wikipedia
lunatic — ► NOUN 1) a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use). 2) an extremely foolish person. ORIGIN Latin lunaticus, from luna moon (from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity) … English terms dictionary
lunatic fringe — ☆ lunatic fringe n. that minority considered foolishly extremist, fanatic, etc. in a political, social, religious, or other movement … English World dictionary
Lunatic Express — The Lunatic Express was the name given to a railroad built by the British colonial government in East Africa during Victorian times. Officially called the Uganda Railway, it was constructed over the period 1895 1901 from Mombasa on the Kenyan… … Wikipedia
Lunatic Calm — Infobox Musical artist Name = Lunatic Calm Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = United Kingdom Genre = Electronic Years active = 1996 2001 Label = MCA Records City of Angels Associated acts = Headless Chickens… … Wikipedia
Lunatic — A lunatic (colloquially: looney or loon ) is a commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable: a condition once called lunacy.Linguistic rootsThe word lunatic is borrowed from Latin lunaticus , which… … Wikipedia
lunatic — n. a lunatic to + inf. (he was a lunatic to try that) * * * [ luːnətɪk] a lunatic to + inf. (he was a lunatic to try that) … Combinatory dictionary
lunatic — [[t]lu͟ːnətɪk[/t]] lunatics 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a lunatic, you think they behave in a dangerous, stupid, or annoying way. [INFORMAL] Her son thinks she s an absolute raving lunatic. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If… … English dictionary
lunatic — adjective Etymology: Middle English lunatik, from Anglo French or Late Latin; Anglo French lunatic, from Late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna; from the belief that lunacy fluctuated with the phases of the moon Date: 14th century 1. a. affected… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lunatic — An equivalent of ‘you idiot’, used to a person who is acting foolishly. The word derives from Latin luna, ‘moon’ and reflects the ancient belief that insane behaviour was dependent on changes in the moon. It is a word used by laymen, but… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
