Abbreviation for "Beyond Economic Repair". Generally used to describe damage, usually crash damage to a vehicle (especially an airframe) which is so badly mangled that to fix it would cost more than replacement; the best option is to salvage any reuseable parts and junk the rest.
"How's your bike ?"
"Shit, both wheels buckled and the frame bent. It's B.E.R., I'm going to get a new one on the insurance."
"Shit, both wheels buckled and the frame bent. It's B.E.R., I'm going to get a new one on the insurance."
by eighth of seven November 08, 2007
Get the B.E.R. mug.A fictional type of Real Ale, of allegedly lethal alcohol content and the tendency to produce a barin-crushing hangover the next day.
See also "Suicider"
See also "Suicider"
"Christ, you look rough ! What have you been doing ?"
"Awwww..... the usual .... went out with the lads last night and had eleventeen pints of Scruttock's "Old Dirigible", then a curry..... got any aspirin ?"
"Awwww..... the usual .... went out with the lads last night and had eleventeen pints of Scruttock's "Old Dirigible", then a curry..... got any aspirin ?"
by Eighth Of Seven February 18, 2009
Get the Scruttock's "Old Dirigible" mug.To push an aircraft's engines to emergency full power. May cause permanent engine damage if prolonged beyond a few minutes.
Used to denote someone who is going all-out.
Used to denote someone who is going all-out.
by Eighth of Seven January 08, 2007
Get the handle jammed forward mug.White sugar; can be applied to salt, brown sugar, sweetener, but most usually to white sugar, on the basis that "everything" - sugar, sweetener, coffee, red meat, water, oxygen and light will cause cancer (eventually).
Taking all available information into account, the only way to avoid dying of cancer is to forswear all food and drink, and shut yourself in an airtight lead box. You won't die of cancer. You will still die, and quite quickly, but it won't be of cancer.
Taking all available information into account, the only way to avoid dying of cancer is to forswear all food and drink, and shut yourself in an airtight lead box. You won't die of cancer. You will still die, and quite quickly, but it won't be of cancer.
by eighth of seven February 06, 2010
Get the Cancer crystals mug.All systems wound up beyond the safe limit; literally, the needle on an analog dial has gone right round the dial, so far round that it's hit the peg marking the Zero poistion from the back.
Also known as redlining.
Also known as redlining.
by Eighth of Seven January 08, 2007
Get the pegging the gauge mug.1. A minor fight or fracas, usually in a drinking establishment or other place of public entertainment. The actual level of violence is low, due to the participants being inept, inebriated or both. Hence the incident is entertaining rather than frightening to the onlookers.
"I was in <drinking establishment> last night - there was a terrific floor show. Some drunk guy got chucked out by the doormen."
by Eighth of Seven January 15, 2007
Get the floor show mug.In R/T (radio telephone) parlance, a report on signal strength (1 - 5) and quality (1 - 5).
Hence, "I ready you two and four" means "your signal is weak, but I can hear you clearly".
By inference, "five and five" means "really good" ?
Hence, "I ready you two and four" means "your signal is weak, but I can hear you clearly".
By inference, "five and five" means "really good" ?
"How's the pizza ?"
"Five and five."
"We dropped into <drinking establishment> - the beer was crap, but the scenery was five and five."
"Five and five."
"We dropped into <drinking establishment> - the beer was crap, but the scenery was five and five."
by Eighth of Seven January 09, 2007
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