Statement made just before an untimely passing.
Things said by a person about to unwittingly cause his own death.
Such as:
I promise I won't get hurt.
Hey you guys watch this!
That (insert dangerous animal here) won't attack me.
I checked it's not loaded.
It's deep enough watch me.
I've done this a hundred times.
I know what I'm doing.
I am not going too fast!
I drive drunk all the time nothing's going to happen.
I can handle it.
Famous last words of a fool: This will be easy, no one's going to get hurt.
To kill you, where your fame comes from being on the front page of a newspaper or lead story on TV news as the victim of an especially brutal or high profile murder.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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.
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.