The Pile Glossary

AAAYE!-A greeting like Hello, but very loud.  Say it like "Hey" without the "H."

Ace Hardware-When a normally good bar is full of tools.  Also called the "Snap-On Truck"  "We rolled by the San Souci but it was all Ace Hardware up in there.  We thought about going to Nicholby's but the Snap-on Truck was parked outside."

Dad-The much-beloved older bartender.  A Pile shows much respect to their elders.

Double-The Standard in Jack and Cokes.  A Jack and coke in a beer glass.  The key is to get the bartenders to know that's what you want by simply standing at the bar and catching their eye. 

DTR-"Define The Relationship" The conversation had by two people "involved at some level at which one (usually the girl) seeks raise her status from booty call to steady girl. It basically means if you expect her to keep putting out, its time to get serious, bro. "Where is Ryan tonight?" "Oh man, his old lady pulled a DTR"

Drunk Dialing-To call people on the phone when drunk, which is a bad idea.  It is usually members of the opposite sex who are ex-girlfriends or crushes and the worst comes out  Evidence of drunk dialing can be found by people that no longer speak to you or by checking ones outgoing calls from the previous night.  "What the hell is up with Judy?"  "You mean you don't know?  Last night you got wasted and started drunk-dialing her."  "oh shit"

Field Trip-A gathering of piles in a different town to change the scenery.  "Billy O's was dead last night man, what happened to you guys?" "We went on a field trip down to the Troubadour."

File-A Former or Reforming Pile.  What happens when the lifestyle gets to rough, or other things become more important.  One has to file for a marriage certificate, a bankruptcy, birth certificate, becomes a Pedophile.  "Dude what do you mean you are hanging out with the wife and kids tonight?  Its two for ones at Nicholbys!  What a fucking File."

Fired-To have ones Pile status temporarily revoked for un-Pile-like conduct such as not showing up at the Bar or knocking over one's drink. "Man, I cant believe he skipped out on karaoke to hang out with a girl...he's fired"

Grimm-An original pile.  It is a term of respect, much like "Sir," as opposed to "Mr."  Don't try to incorporate this on in to usage, only a Grim can call another person Grim, Its sort of like, its the special ceremonial name for a pile, so don't wear it out.  used properly, say, when answering your cell phone when you know who's calling "Hey, Grimm."  Coined From the band The Grimm, and its Original Pile Member, Tim Grimm.

Heavy Hand- Pouring a lot of liquor in. Making strong drinks. Generally a good quality to be found in bartenders. "He's got a heavy hand," or "She's Heavy Handed."

Home Base-The Bar that all piles end up at at the end of the night.  Usually the Bartenders know the piles on a first name basis, and drinks are usually discounted.  "We tried the new place across town for a while, but we ended up back at home base."

Jack and a Splash-The Ultimate Jack and Coke. it means a glass filled with mostly jack Daniels and a light shot of Coke. Hard to get down and they last for ever.

Migration-The eventual and inevitable changing of the home base from one bar to another.  Usually, it is preceded by a bunch of tools discovering what a cool bar your first home base it.  After a couple of weeks, the Pile migrate to another place, devoid of tools.  "I stopped into the San Souci the other day and none of you guys were there? what the fuck?" "Oh you missed the great pile migration of 04, we're all at Billy O's now."

Milkman-The guy who takes forever to finish a drink, Also called A Nurse, or To Nurse. Derived from "Milk" as in to milk a cow,  "We should have left ten minutes ago, but no, were waiting for the goddamn Milkman over here!"

Pat-Sized-A double or a jack and coke in a beer glass, named after Pat Padraza, the first lucky fuck to get that treatment at the San Souci.

Pile-as in pile of shit.  Lords of the bar. 

Pile Alert-A general notification of a must-attend pile event in the near future.  It may be a particular event such as a killer drink special or a band playing that you know every pile is going to attend.  Also it refers to sitting at the bar and making calls to other piles to get them to show up.  "This is a Pile Alert!  Get your ass to Billy O's now."

Pile Olympics-A night of heavy drinking in which the group of Piles encounters an unusually high amount of drunken hi-jinks and drama.  "God after last weeks Pile Olympics, I think I'm going to sit this one out."

Pre-Drink- A cocktail or two before one hits the bars or event.  It usually consists of store bought alcohol, to get the same buzz, but not spend as much at the bar.  "Stumbling already?" "I had a pre-drink"

Product-Hair gel or palm aid.  Yeah, we admit, for the most part, Male Piles are pretty Metro. 

Quickie-A shot of Jack with a coke back. When your in a hurry.

The Rotation-The order of bars which a Pile attends.  It can refer to which nights of the week a Pile frequents which bar, or the order that a Pile goes to bars in a single night.  The rotation is usually carefully chosen to align with drink specials and Tool avoidance.  "Man, when did the tools discover this bar?  Time to drop it from the rotation"

Ship, Captain, Crew-A dice game where the winners get a round of drinks and the loners buys.  Basically every one gets fucked up while an unlucky few pick up the tab.

Taco Talk-A hushed, urgent conversation between a couple (or ex-couple).  It usually means there trouble brewing and the two are trying to sort things out with a few drinks in their system without trying to make a scene.  Coined when Kelly tried to get Brian to make her his bomb ass tacos even though they were broken up if she still cut his hair for free.  "Don't go over there man, they're having the Taco Talk."  

Tool-The Anti-Pile, a drinking hobbiest. People who are more concerned with themselves and how they look and being "In Da Club" than simply concentrating on the drink at hand. Typically Tools travel in large packs and are very loud. Generally they are attractive guys, and look every bit an MTV cutout. "Yo, what the fuck were you doing talking to that guy?"  "He's cute..." "Cute?  He's a fucking tool!"

Tool Time-The point at which the Bar typically fills with a bunch of jocks, frat boys and tools. The noise levels raise to drown out your drinking and its time to move on. The point at which you become too hip to be where you are. AKA "Time to go" "We need to hurry up and get to the San Souci before Tool Time hits."

"Warm it up"- (or heat it up)  To ask the bartender to add a bit more Jack Daniels to your weak-ass drink.  "Yo, Joey, can you warm this up a bit?  What's the matter? The owner getting cheap on us?"

Weekend Warriors-A Pile you only see on the weekends.  For the most part, Piledom is a constant thing.  "Its Friday man, where the hell are all the Weekend Warriors?"

Work-Gambling, or taking a trip to the local 24 hour Indian Casino.  Best done on the fly after a few drinks at home base.  "Hey, finish your drink, lets go to work."

 

 
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