Code name for rigging an election. Utilizing a cabal (A conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers.) To manipulate the voters
well-funded cabal of powerful people, working together behind the scenes to influence perceptions, change rules and laws, steer media coverage and control the flow of information. They were not rigging the election; it was a Fortified Election
A popularity contest; contrary to the widely accepted definition of an election, an election in high school is based solely on popularity. The losing contestant was probably offering a cure for AIDs, but the winner is on the football team and all the chicks love him.
--Dan: Hey, who are you voting for in the new election?
--Sarah: Jayme! He's such a dreamboat.
--Dan: Yeah me too! He's my bud!
--Tom: Whoa whoa whoa, why not Jack? He had some really good points that he made at the election, he didn't need a script and didn't murmur. I don't even remember what Jayme said!
--Dan: Dude, Jack isn't cool. At all.
--Sarah: And he's not as cute as Jayme.
--Tom: *sigh* Student elections.
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.