The Character Strengths man is a nice bloke, however he is overly concerned with adapting all of the character strengths and learning dispositions possible. He knows lots of long words, so don't get into a conversation with him if you are planning on doing anything within the next hour. He also wears the same clothes all the time, but don't mention that to him. In short, he is nice but a bit strange.
"Why are you so late?"
"The character strengths man gave me a lecture on optimism."
also known as Strength of Time Slot, is a term used, often in televation ratings circle, particularly network tv ratings, in describing the competitiveness of a timeslot. The more competitive the slot, the harder it is for shows, especially those on lowly network stations such as CW, to garner high viewership, either in the 18-49 age group or total viewers. Many shows get canceled due to being in difficult time slots as well as facing off against much higher rated shows in the similar slot.
Duante: Monday nights are typically very poor for the CW as they have to go up against shows such as NBC's The Voice and Blacklist, two shows which often pull 3.0 or higher ratings for the 18/49 age group and 9+ million total viewers. The Strength of Slot is pretty high and competitive
MUA Nicole Kristen Williams: So true, The top show on CW is lucky to pull a 1.4 in 18-49 much less a 2.0 or 3.0+.
term used, often in AmericaFootball, particularly College Football, in describing the difficulty of opponents a team has faced. The harder the S.O.S., the better as the team is more likely to be pardoned for losing games if they typically face better opponents.
Ohio State beat out Baylor and TCU to grab the fourth and final spot of the 2014 college football playoffs because Ohio State had a better strength of schedule as well as out of conference schedule. So though all three had lost one game each, the committee believed Ohio State's strength of schedule warranted them being awarded the final spot in the rankings.
When confronted by ninja(s), the individual ninja will be far more powerful than a group of ninjas. To see the effectiveness of a group of ninjas simply use the equation power= 1/n, where n is the number of ninjas
Don't worry about the group of 1,000 ninjas, worry about the single guy, according to The Law of Inverse Ninja Strength
The inexplicable physical force possessed by the mentally handicapped, even after they have been institutionalized or are incapable of any excercise program. Retard strength is never used for any constructive purpose, and often results in unintentional injury.
Even after he broke out of his restraints and had three guards and a nurse subduing him, he still had enough retard strength to break two chairs and a table.
The genre of strength that can be displayed by crackheads, usually in fits of rage and/or at the comedown of a high. This strength is rarely known as the victims of such force are usually killed or crackheads themselves. It is best exemplified by the grip of a crackhead, and those on the business end feel instantly helpless, both from the power exerted and the determined look in the crackheads eyes
"Did you see the way that bum was clenching his fists?"
"Ya man I bet hes got mad crackhead strength"
The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.
A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.
A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.
This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.
Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.