Editor Brick (Reloaded),

It’s none of my business, and you probably won’t give me the real answer anyway, but What is a Reloaded Brick?  How do you reload a brick? And what would be the good of it if you could Reload a Brick?

James Seay

Hey!  One step at a time there, Jimmy.  Before you start trying to figure out a Reloaded Brick you might want to ask what in the heck Brick means in the first place.  I’ve been confused about this name since I got here.  My Mom was an English teacher so the first place I go is the dictionary.  I offer up the following courtesy of Merriam Webster: 

Main Entry: 1: brick
Pronunciation: \brik\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English bryke, from Middle Dutch bricke
Date: 15th century

1. plural bricks or brick : a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2. 1?4 × 33?4 × 8 inches (57 × 95 × 203 millimeters) and of moist clay hardened by heat

2: a good-hearted person

3: a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)

4: a semisoft cheese with numerous small holes, smooth texture, and often mild flavor

5: gaffe, blunder — used especially in the phrase drop a brick

6: a badly missed shot in basketball

it’s exactly like the matrix.