On the eigth day Satan decended, in jew form, and created cornell notes. And the Jew ascended into the mountains in the north of city of angels and seeing as the people were with mirth the jew said "Do unto the notes 20 pages a month" and he saw it was bad. And the Jew said "do unto notes 20 summaries" and he saw it was bad. And the Jew said "Do unto the notes 10 learning logs" and he saw it was bad. Many trembled in fear and tried to avert this disaster by throwing money at this jew woman with horns. Yet it was to no avail. And the children of Du unto the Arte wept in sorrow, for this creation could not be conquered.
a type of note taking that's supposed to help you remember stuff better. one third of the page is questions/main ideas and the other two-thirds is notes. it can helpful if you do it the right way.
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 pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).