On a TI-83/89 scientific calculator, pressing the 'MATH' button and then the '9' button prompts a function that enables the user to find the answer to a type of problem called a definite integral within a few keystrokes. The alternative to this is doing it all by hand, which is very time-consuming/tedious. So, by simply using "MATH-9" you save yourself some time and a headache. This can be loosely applied to situations in life that require work, but whoever is supposed to be doing that work is lazy/uninterested so they opt out of it by finding a simple alternative.

A phrase to describe someone who is cognitively degenerating. Synonym of "going off the deep end". Can have varying degrees of severity.

Reference to the song "Hey You" by Pink Floyd. The line "and the worms ate into his brain" makes no sense in an otherwise linear and literal narration throughout the lyrics.