An extremely beautiful character played by Stephanie March that used to be in Law and Order: SVU. She was the Assistant District Attorney, and had the hottest glasses. One may now find her in the new show, Conviction.
The appearance of dead bodies, small or large amounts, in rural towns and remote locations. Comes from the TV show Muder, She Wrote as death seemingly followed Jessica Fletcher everywhere she traveled.
1. "Looks like they are suffering from a case of Cabot Cove Syndrome".
2. "Cabot Cove Syndrome has struck again, Jessica Fletcher must be around don't you think?"
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.