A determining of how many forked-tongued statements are being made in a particular speech of conversation.
After Fletcher Reede's son made his "no falsehoods spoken for 24 hours" birthday wish, Papa's everyday-situation statements and court-testimonies no longer needed analiezation to see if he was telling da truth of not.
AnaLeesa may be two names but they come together as one to name a truly inspiring individual. AnaLeesa’s are born beautiful inside & out. There’s no dimming their shine or seeing them sweat. A real gem!
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.