A half-Filipino, half-Polish US shorttrack speed skater who made his Olympic debut in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
After suffering a horrifying crash during his last race at the US Olympic Trials for the Vancouver Games, he deeply cut his right thigh (7in long, 2in deep) with his left blade and had to get 60 stitches. But he was able to recover by the Olympics and bring with him an inspirational story of overcoming hardships.
Started in-line skating at first at Federal Way, WA, but he decided to move down to Socal when he wanted to start short track speed skating.
Some see him as the next Apolo Anton Ohno (who he idolizes) after Ohno retires from the races.
An olympic bronze metal, world champion, and record setting short track speed skater. He is an amazing, inspiring person, who managed to overcome a very serious injury just months before the olympics in time to compete. Also the sexiest man alive.
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.