a minute late or a second slow — The epitaph for every stand up guy and hard man who dies with his boot on. They don’t die in their sleep or retire to become farmers. This is the Urban equivalent of a Viking Death without the hope of a Valhalla.
I’ll see you at the crossroads.
There in only one end for a hard man no matter how good he is: one day he will be a minute late or a second slow and he will die with iron in his hand and lead in his body.
A seemingly never ending period of extreme discomfort or boredom.
As opposed to a period of time that is simply extensive, "slow as a hard shit," embodies those agonizingly long stays on the loo, white knuckled on the handicapped bar, when you walk away bow legged and with broken blood vessels in the eyes.
Citizen 2: Hey Cit-1, you see that movie online last night?
Citizen 1: Nah man... my connection was slow as a hard shit. The movie would only load a few percent at a time... I know all too well how long those endeavors take!
Stoner 3: Dude maan.... holy shit.. 2, you see 1 takin' this bong rip man?
Stoner 2: He's slow as a hard shit, but damn mann... this shit is historical.
Stoner 1: ::smiles lazily and slumps back in his chair, with his rumbling stomach being the only sign of life::
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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
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.