a Beatles song that was written by Lennon, party about Yoko, and the idea came from a gun magazine with the caption "Happiness is a warm gun in your hand." Great song, period.
A paraphrase of a Charles Schulz quote. One his Peanuts was hugging Snoopy and the dialogue bubble above them said, "Happiness is a warm puppy." The paraphrase refers to the soothing feeling and pure joy one receives when he listens to his cat's purr, knowing that the cat is happy and his experiencing the bond between cat and owner.
A song in the Beatles' White album written by John Lennon. The phrase "happiness is a warm gun" is a metaphor for "happiness is getting laid." Like a gun is warm after firing it, happiness in this song is compared to having had satisfying sexual activity.
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.