scene of Titan's Curse where Percy, Grover Thalia, and Zoe are at the hoover dam. Zoe says "Let us find the dam snack bar." followed by comments about dam (insert thing here). Zoe never got it/
Zoe Nightshade: Let us find the dam snack bar.
Grover Underwood:*smiles* The dam snack bar?
Zoe Nightshade: I don't get it.
A reference to Percy Jackson and The Titans Curse when Zoë Nightshade, ThaliaGrace, Grover Underwood and Percy Jackson were at the Hoover Dam and were looking for the ‘dam snack bar’
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 pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).