The dystopian present (and possibly future) brought about by the unchecked rancor and fear-mongering combined with rampant disinformation and religious fervor that dominates the current socio-political arena.
Rick Perry's throwing his hat into the ring is a sure sign that we're living in the Teapocalypse.
the way windshield wipers act like metronomes and can dangerously affect the speed at which people drive in the rain – i.e., increasing rainfall = increasing wiper speed = increasing vehicle speed.
There’d be way fewer accidents in the rain, if they’d reinvent windshield wipers, eliminating wiper-tempo.
similar to that of a sequel, prequel or interquel, a temporquel is an installment within a franchise that exists within canon but in an alternate timeline; often using time travel as a plot device. Examples would be the new “Star Trek” movies and most of the “Legend of Zelda” video games. Remakes and reboots that have the same characters but don’t establish themselves to be part of the previous canon are not temporquels.
“When does ‘Terminator Dark Fate’ take place? I saw Sarah Connor in the trailer, didn’t she die between ‘Terminator 2’ and 3?”
“Terminator Dark Fate” is a sequel to ‘Terminator 2’ but in an alternate timeline where she lives, it is a temporquel to ‘Terminator 3,’ 4 and 5.”
A state in which an individual has no bearing of time whatsoever. Can be caused by long periods of drinking, heavy drinking, concussions, coma, deep sleeps, or just general obliviousness.
After that 12th tequila shot I came to at my buddy's house in a state of complete temporal disorientation.
I jacked Mike in the head so hard he didn't know what day it was (temporal disorientation).