Story of the Day: "Hell's Propman has finally retired..."

"Hell's Propman has finally retired, going back down to the fiery pits. I heard the company had to hire an exorcist to get the smell of sulfur out of the prop room."

Term of the Day: to pop hot

to pop hot--to test positive for COVID-19 and to then be banned from working in the theaters or TV studios for 10 days.

Term of the Day: to bone (someone)

to bone (someone)-- to intentionally or unintentionally screw someone over, to interfere with another person or another department's work.  "The electricians boned both the carpenters and props by having the first and second electric pipes in for the whole work call." To bone is also to have sex.

Term of the Day: feet first

(to go out) feet first-- to resist retirement, to die on the job. "I was very surprised when Bobby Bobby Bobby retired. He had no family, no friends. I was sure he was going to go out feet first." You can also say, as a cowboy parody,  "to die with his/her boots on."

Term of the Day: cold gun

cold gun-- movie term for a gun that does NOT contain live ammunition. When a gun is handed to an actor and is full of blanks, it is deemed safe and the armorer calls out "Cold gun!" to alert the cast and crew. In the tragedy where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer on the set of "Rust" in New Mexico in October 2021, an assistant director yelled "cold gun" and handed Baldwin a gun loaded with at least one real bullet.

Term of the Day: galoot, gallof

 galoot, gallof-- oafish, awkward person, not very bright. Can be affectionate, can be a slur.  "The angry old carpenter hired a galoot as his deck carpenter on his last show." May come from 19th century Royal Navy slang

Term of the Day: to be shot out of a cannon

to be shot out of a cannon--to be thrown into a disorienting situation, like running a new track with no training.