The best isle of the world, the last paradise on earth, the proudest and the toughest people ever. SARDIGNA NATZIONE!!! SARDIGNA NO EST ITALIA. (sardinia is not italy)
Where do we find best places, best people, top quality life, and ton of ancient culture? Sardinia, of course!!!
Kingdom of Sardinia contains Piedmont, Valdosta, Savoy, Genoa (who has been a trade empire), and the island of Sardinia, this almost unified the Kingdom of Italy and wasn't invaded by the Ottomans, their language is French, Italian, Francoprovençal, etc... Today part of Switzerland, France and Italy
Chess game played in rural Sardinia where sheep is used instead of pawns. Also said of corporate managers delegating responsibility to incapable employees.
A game in which two or more players (often teenagers) play anywhere from 12 - 3 am. One player walks up to the front door, while the rest position them selves in the center of the front lawn. Once they are situated on the lawn, the player at the door rings the dorr bell and halls ass over to the other players. Everone sits on the lawn until all but one have ran off. The last person sitting on the lawn wins the game.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
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.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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.