Updated 2/26/11

Bucket bamboo shoots
Munchies or snacks.
“Don’t be eating a bunch of bucket bamboo shoots! You’ll ruin your dinner!”

Charlie says
Used to add legitimacy to your thought, idea or statement.
“Charlie says I’m the best actor ever!”

Devil’s Lake waltz
When someone is so drunk that they begin to teeter. Then sway. Then fall flat on there face without breaking their fall.
“You knows it’s a party when the host performs the Devil’s Lake waltz.”

Diesel
A regular Budweiser.

Dugan
An exceptional athlete.
“When you’re picking your kickball team, you always got to start with the Dugan.”

Fourbucks
Starbucks.

Freaks?!
A helpful suggestion when someone can’t remember the name of a movie. (A reference to the classic 1933 circus film.)
“It was that one flick with the one-eyed dolphin and the infamous purple hat.”
“Freaks?!”

Heat Units
Cereal.

Highway 7
A dead zone for late night booty calls.
“No call. No text. She must’ve been out on Highway 7.”

Interesting
A response people use when they are uncomfortable/horrified by a topic you’re covering. (If it is preceded with a “very” or “so” it is genuine.)
“So what is this ‘Vanish’ thing?”
“We make movies.”
“Really. Make any money?”
“No.”
“Interesting.”

Just wait a sec, Jeff Hornacek.
A handy phrase to use with an uppity cohort.

North Dakota Toast
Raising a toast while fully gripping the bottleneck of a beer.

Norwegian Twister
A kick to the crotch.
“I should’ve put a fan on it. He beckoned a Norwegian Twister. I think I’m barren.”

Pests
DIY artists.
“I’m tired of all of these pests muckin’ up the system. Movies are about money!” – Hollywood Exec.

Prom Beer
Miller Genuine Draft.

Put a fan on it.
Back off.
“Dude, if you don’t put a fan on it, I’m gonna beckon a Norwegian Twister .”

Respect the 10 Gallon
Watch your ass.
See “The Legends“

Show Some Cube
The Vanish Productions mantra. It means to present something worth watching.

2.2
A drunk.
“She’s a 2.2 and I think I’m in love.”

Unhook the plow
Speed it up.
“If we’re gonna get this shot we gotta unhook the plow.”

Vaniard
A member of the Vanish tribe.

You got a nice home here.
An expression used to defer the revelation that something really sucked.  The Simpsons came with it and so do we.
“So what did you think?”
“Yeah…uhhh…you got a nice home here.”