The misspelling of the term pay-per-view.
Or maybe that's what our paper overlords want you to think.
Jimmy: "I can't pay for premium cable, so we'll have to deal with pay-per-view..."
Matt: "Paperview? Already?! Technology has come too far! We're all being watched! My notebook isn't going to kill me in my sleep if I can help it!"
Jimmy: "Dude."
Matt: "What?!"
Jimmy: "Dude. Pay, per view. Pay for each view? The payment system on TV!"
Matt: "Oh. ..Sooo, no paper rebellion?"
Jimmy: "Nope, not today anyway."
Matt: "Oh."
Paperphelia is a condition where instead of growing eyelashes, you grow paper.
You can get this condition by birth or, it could just grow on to you.
Younger boy from the age range 2-8 are most likely to get it
oh have you seen that 7 yearold boy, i hear that he got Paperphelia!
Paperphelia is a condition where instead of growing eyelashes, you grow paper.
You can get this condition by birth or, it could just grow on to you.
Younger boy from the age range 2-8 are most likely to get it
oh have you seen that 7 yearold boy, i hear that he got Paperphelia!
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 peecalculus.