Period during the 1980s in which Ronald Reagan started the War on Drugs which ultimately made obtaining drugs as easy as obtaining groceries. This led to thousands of Americans becoming addicted to crack cocaine, resulting in women giving birth to crack babies. The real victims of this era were the babies who were born addicted to crack.
James: That would be tough to grow up in the Ronald Reagan Era, especially if your parent was an addict.
John: Yeah, Kendrick Lamar was born into it. Shit's tough, man.
The American population of homeless, largely comprised of the mentally ill, displaced upon President Reagan's disbanding of state-run mental health institutions.
It's a nice neighborhood if you don't mind being overrun by Reagan's Army on your way to your car.
Reaganomics shifted the tax burden from the wealthy to the middle class, real income plummeted for most Americans while CEO salaries and the national debt sored!
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.