4 definitions by hilarleo
usage: origins in Narcotics Anonymous NA.
"Eskimo" refers to an individual NA member who is identified as the discrete agent of the initial 12-Step experience in an individual's personal journey of recovery.
The "Eskimo" is that individual who takes such a personal interest in an individual addict that s/he both introduces & is able to lead the addict towards complete engagement with this recovery process (cf. 12th-Step (used as verb)).
By principle NA does not advertise due to "a policy of attraction rather than promotion".
NA's influential growth is about half due to personal networking among addicts- both active and former users.
Membership is a process of exposure during a period of unique stress in the member-addicts' life ('hitting bottom').
Thus the agent who "Carries the Message" successfully to new membership is individually important and personally close; these persons may even be seen as relatively moral or dependable, a role-model of sobriety.
"Eskimo" refers to an individual NA member who is identified as the discrete agent of the initial 12-Step experience in an individual's personal journey of recovery.
The "Eskimo" is that individual who takes such a personal interest in an individual addict that s/he both introduces & is able to lead the addict towards complete engagement with this recovery process (cf. 12th-Step (used as verb)).
By principle NA does not advertise due to "a policy of attraction rather than promotion".
NA's influential growth is about half due to personal networking among addicts- both active and former users.
Membership is a process of exposure during a period of unique stress in the member-addicts' life ('hitting bottom').
Thus the agent who "Carries the Message" successfully to new membership is individually important and personally close; these persons may even be seen as relatively moral or dependable, a role-model of sobriety.
• "My Eskimo's name is R.L"
• • My Eskimo met people in a supercool Hollywood NA group through their work in an LA County lockdown rehab.
• • • landlord, passing me a J: "Smoke?"
me: "Ew... No thanx... actually I'm the local Area Secretary in Narcotx Anon."
landlord, turning green: "HOW did you get involved in _that_??"
me: "An eskimo..."
ESKIMO may be derived via the mighty Bob Dylan song, 'Quinn_the_Eskimo' :
"... who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals." -Wikipedia
cf: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo
• • My Eskimo met people in a supercool Hollywood NA group through their work in an LA County lockdown rehab.
• • • landlord, passing me a J: "Smoke?"
me: "Ew... No thanx... actually I'm the local Area Secretary in Narcotx Anon."
landlord, turning green: "HOW did you get involved in _that_??"
me: "An eskimo..."
ESKIMO may be derived via the mighty Bob Dylan song, 'Quinn_the_Eskimo' :
"... who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals." -Wikipedia
cf: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo
by hilarleo March 25, 2008
traffic backup initiated and maintained by thoughtless idiot gawkers preceeding a road-side human specatcle.
"I managed to get the bike on to the hard shoulder, and jump of it at a sensible speed. As it groundto a halt on the shoulder, it went pop three times, and turned into a ginormous fireball. I caused huge tailbacks, got on radio 1 travel time, and even into some of the papers..." -Dr.Nick R.
by hilarleo December 5, 2004
"I lost ... a pair of D&G grunts to a hen party while drunk at The Three Sisters in Edinburgh one summer. Luckily they were clean on." - TeaBugger Partyhat / b3ta "I Lost..." Dec2004
by hilarleo December 14, 2004
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by hilarleo September 19, 2008