1. n. Novel by Cameron Crowe, published around 1982, centering on the lives of several students at Ridgemont Senior High School. In 1979 Crowe, then 22, attended a real high school in Redondo Beach, CA, posed as a 17 year old senior to research the novel. Mostly serious, with comedic undertones.
2. n. 1982 movie based on the above novel, screen adaptation by Crowe, directed by Amy Heckerling. Stars Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Comedic, with serious undertones.
2. n. 1982 movie based on the above novel, screen adaptation by Crowe, directed by Amy Heckerling. Stars Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Comedic, with serious undertones.
Have you read "Fast Times at Ridgemont High?" It's better than the movie, but the movie is awesome, too.
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Get the Fast Times At Ridgemont High mug.An operation headed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, started in 2009. The ATF thought rather than arresting gun smugglers, they'd let the guns roam free like cattle, allowing smuggling to continue, gambling it would lead them to cartel bosses. Instead they lost track of over 2,000 guns which has been been linked to numerous murders in the US and Mexico.
This failure of an operation ironically later led to the deaths of US Border Patrol and and ATF agents.
This failure of an operation ironically later led to the deaths of US Border Patrol and and ATF agents.
Gun smuggler 1: Yo, that Fast and Furious thing was great. It made millions.
Gun smuggler 2: You mean that movie?
Gun smuggler 1: No, that stupid plan to get cartel bosses off the street. They let me to sell this 9mm to the guy down the street in hopes it would lead them to 'bigger fish'
Gun smuggler 2: You mean that movie?
Gun smuggler 1: No, that stupid plan to get cartel bosses off the street. They let me to sell this 9mm to the guy down the street in hopes it would lead them to 'bigger fish'
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a wealthy and stylish pace and quality of life that emphasizes quick and precise response to competition
by The Return of Light Joker June 3, 2009
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Often used to maintain viewer interest or tension through the commercial break.
Often used to maintain viewer interest or tension through the commercial break.
"America's Got Talent implemented a sly use of Fast Fauxward tonight, as its "coming up" package showed clips of the judges coming down hard on a young girl about to cry... but after the break, the judges actually put her through to the next round with nothing negative to say."
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Trump's tendency to factsturbate constantly when speaking to the public makes those with a firm grip on reality swell with anger.
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Get the fagstradomas mug."Hospital fast" is in reference to somebody who is going so fast, they're probably going to end up in the hospital if they eat shit or crash. Usually it's in reference to somebody who has very few safety precautions. I.E. driver with no seat belt, longboarder with no pads or helmet.
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