Bored (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Bored is the past tense
of the verb
to bore; meaning either to cause boredom
, or to drill
a hole or passage through something.
Bored may also refer to:
Past tense
The past tense is a grammatical tense that places an action or situation in the past of the current moment , or prior to some specified time that may be in the speaker's past, present, or future...
of the verb
Verb
A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax conveys an action , or a state of being . In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive...
to bore; meaning either to cause boredom
Boredom
Boredom is an emotional state experienced when an individual is without any activity or is not interested in their surroundings. The first recorded use of the word boredom is in the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens, written in 1852, in which it appears six times, although the expression to be a...
, or to drill
Drill
A drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of...
a hole or passage through something.
Bored may also refer to:
Science
- A hard substrateSubstrate (biology)In biology a substrate is the surface a plant or animal lives upon and grows on. A substrate can include biotic or abiotic materials and animals. For example, encrusting algae that lives on a rock can be substrate for another animal that lives on top of the algae. See also substrate .-External...
is said to be "bored" if excavated by organisms through the process of bioerosionBioerosionBioerosion describes the erosion of hard ocean substrates – and less often terrestrial substrates – by living organisms. Marine bioerosion can be caused by mollusks, polychaete worms, phoronids, sponges, crustaceans, echinoids, and fish; it can occur on coastlines, on coral reefs, and...
.
Construction
- A bored cylindrical lockBored cylindrical lockA bored cylindrical lock is one in which two holes are bored, perpendicular to one another, into the door. A large hole is bored into the door face and a smaller crossbore hole is bored into the door edge, as opposed to a mortise lock prep cut into the edge of the door...
is fitted into two intersecting holes bored in a door, one in the face and one in the side.
Music
- Bored Suburban YouthBored Suburban YouthBored Suburban Youths was among the hardcore punk bands that rose up in the Southeastern United States in the "second wave" of the 1980s. Along with bands such as Bedlam Hour, Mass Appeal and The Sex Mutants, BSY contributed to the nascent punk scene in the decidedly un-punk environs of the...
, a 1980s hardcore punk band - "Bored", the fourth track on Death Angel's 1988 second album Frolic Through the ParkFrolic through the ParkFrolic through the Park is the second album by the band Death Angel, released in 1988.The song "Bored" was used in a scene in the 1990 movie Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.-Track listing:...
- "Bored", the second single from the Deftones' 1995 first album, Adrenaline
- "Bored" (悶), the third track on Faye Wong's 1997 self-titled albumFaye Wong (1997 album)Faye Wong is a self-titled album by C-pop singer Faye Wong. Her first recording with EMI, it was recorded in Beijing and released in 1997, around the time that she relocated to Beijing after several years of success in Hong Kong....
- "Bored to TearsBored to Tears"Bored to Tears" is a song by Black Label Society, released as the first promotional single from their first album Sonic Brew. It was only released on cassette. The B-side "Born to Lose" is incorrectly spelled as 'Born to Loose'.-Track listing:...
", a promotional single from Black Label Society's 1998 first album Sonic Brew - Wide Awake BoredWide Awake BoredWide Awake Bored is Treble Charger's fourth album, released on April 24, 2000. "American Psycho", "Brand New Low", and "Business" had their music videos, and some notable radio airplay.-Track listing:All songs written by Treble Charger....
, the 2001 fourth album by Treble Charger - Baby I'm BoredBaby I'm BoredBaby I'm Bored is an album by Evan Dando, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Repeat" – 3:13#"My Idea" – 2:34#"Rancho Santa Fe" – 4:23#"Waking Up" – 2:35#"Hard Drive" – 3:14#"Shots Is Fired" – 2:47#"It Looks Like You" – 3:15#"The Same Thing" – 3:42...
, the 2003 second album by Evan Dando - Chairmen of the BoredChairmen of the BoredChairmen of the Bored is the second album by crunk rap group Lord T & Eloise, released in 2008 by Young Avenue Records.-Track listing:# "The Room" – 0:22 # "Coup d'Etat" – 3:30 # "Dance Move" – 3:51 # "Hot" – 2:45...
, the 2008 second album by Lord T & Eloise
Literature
- Bored of the RingsBored of the RingsBored of the Rings is the title of a paperback parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. This short novel was written by Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney, who later founded National Lampoon...
, a parody of J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. TolkienJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
's The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
Film & TV
- Bored of EducationBored of EducationBored of Education is a 1936 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 146th entry in the Our Gang series to be released.-Plot:...
, a 1936 Our GangOur GangOur Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
short comedy film - Ration BoredRation BoredRation Bored is the ninth animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on July 26, 1943, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is set mostly in a salvage yard...
, a 1943 Woody WoodpeckerWoody WoodpeckerWoody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures...
cartoon - A Star Is BoredA Star Is BoredA Star Is Bored is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon of the Looney Tunes series, directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon expands upon the rivalry depicted between Bugs and Daffy in such films as Chuck Jones' Rabbit Fire, this time placing the action in a show-biz setting...
, a 1956 Bugs BunnyBugs BunnyBugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
and Woody WoodpeckerWoody WoodpeckerWoody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures...
cartoon - Zoom and BoredZoom and BoredZoom and Bored is a 1957 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series featuring Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.-Plot:Introduction: The pair zooms into view and begin to chase, freezing momentarily for the credits and Latin names to be shown: COYOTE: Famishus Vulgaris and ROAD RUNNER: Birdibus...
, a 1957 Wile E. Coyote and Road RunnerWile E. Coyote and Road RunnerWile E. Coyote and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese...
cartoon - Surf-Bored CatSurf-Bored CatSurf-Bored Cat is a 1967 Tom and Jerry directed by Abe Levitow and produced by Chuck Jones.- Plot :Tom and Jerry are on a cruise ship heading to a tropical Caribbean beach, and Tom looks out the window seeing a surfer riding a wave. Tom leaps for joy and dashes preparing for surfing and he wakes up...
, a 1967 Tom and JerryTom and JerryTom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
cartoon
Radio
- The Bored Housewife Radio ShowThe Bored Housewife Radio ShowThe Bored Housewife Breakfast Show is a radio show broadcast Wednesday mornings from 7am-9am on Auckland radio station Fleet FM. Hosted by journalist Benjii Jackson, the show regularly features bands and musicians coming into the studio as part of the "Bored Housewife Sessions", a nod to one of...
, a Wednesday morning show on AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
station Fleet FMFleet FMFleet FM is a low-power non-commercial co-operative radio station which is operated in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand.The station is unique in that it is being run as a completely voluntary project and is advert free. This helps to ensure the Fleet disk jockey complete artistic control...
See also
- Bore (disambiguation)
- Boring (disambiguation)
- BoredomBoredomBoredom is an emotional state experienced when an individual is without any activity or is not interested in their surroundings. The first recorded use of the word boredom is in the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens, written in 1852, in which it appears six times, although the expression to be a...
- Board (disambiguation)