Taking responsibility for a task, then successfully getting someone else to complete it for you! Endresult success:)
Mark, I like to think that I pulled a Herlockerian, i.e., took responsibility to get a speaker, failed to carry out my responsibility, then got someone else to be responsible for me, with the end result being that we have a speaker for tomorrow.
When your significant other is playing an iphone game while still in bed with arms wrapped around you and refuses to let go of you because this means the game will have to be interrupted.
I wet myself this morning because my girlfriend had me in an iphone headlock.
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.
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.