1. n. Novel by Cameron Crowe, published around 1982, centering on the lives of several students at Ridgemont Senior High School. In 1979 Crowe, then 22, attended a real high school in Redondo Beach, CA, posed as a 17 year old senior to research the novel. Mostly serious, with comedic undertones.
2. n. 1982 movie based on the above novel, screen adaptation by Crowe, directed by Amy Heckerling. Stars Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Comedic, with serious undertones.
Have you read "Fast Times at Ridgemont High?" It's better than the movie, but the movie is awesome, too.
Sweetest teen movie ever, often payed homage to by Family Guy, and in the music video "Stacey's Mom". Jeff Spicoli is the dude of the century, says Dude.com.
Guy 1 "Ridgemont high kicks the asses of all the other teen movies"
Guy 2: "Yeah, except Breakfast club!"
Guy1: "Oh yeah, that was a sweet movie"
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.