Cartered (Car-ter-d)
A north of the 49th parallel term originating within the borders of Canada. First thrust into public consciousness during the gold rush days in the Yukon, regarded as meaning incredible shortfalls and extreme unluckiness when success has been all but guaranteed . A term identifying an unlucky loser whose game playing is unmatched and often avoided by other players due to sink hole of losing that follows and routinely due to association. Getting Cartered was documented in a 1914 article that may never have been written, in which a high profile dentist had placed a $100 bet on a horse race at their local track. This tactician of molars chose the horse “ShotsonGoal” for a win that paid a return of $10k. The horse won the race by 4 lengths, with the sharp dressed dentist getting “Cartered” by the horse winning.. but…the jockey was knocked off the horse at the start, thus making his ticket a loser!
Getting Cartered- I took the Bucks to win by 5 points and the game ended at 125 to 120 for a Bucks win.
“Tarheels up by 2 over Duke and a Last minute three at the buzzer makes for a Duke victory as time expires”- Getting Cartered since the Tarheels were taken for win.
Getting "Linda Cartered" is when you get so twatted (like LindaCarter on EastEnders, obviously), that you spend the night telling everyone they are ShitCunt arseholes, (or words to that effect) then piss your pants in public.
I was sooo Linda Cartered last night...shouted me mouth off in the pub... Then pissed meself
Someone without the degrees but has worked in a diverse background of industry and offers tremendously transferable skills, value, understanding and overall appreciation for successful operations.
Hiring agent : Your background is so, inconsistent.
You: Yes, sometimes it’s a fit and sometimes it’s not. It’s all experience and exposure I add to my careeradversity list.
Hiring agent: Careeradversity list?
You: Yes, exposure to so many industries has helped me gain a greater understanding and appreciation of how all the moving parts of an organization work.
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.