An informal name for the AFL team, the Adelaide Crows, due to an infamous Crows chant played before their home games. Also can be referred to as mighty, mighty Adelaide.
Everywhere we go,
People wanna know,
Who we are?
Where we come from?
So we tell them,
Mighty, mighty Adelaide!
He meets assholes everywhere he goes. — An insult that points to a person who is the personification of the old southern proverb:
“If you meet an asshole in the morning; you just met an asshole! But if you meet assholes everywhere that you go THEN YOU’RE THE ASSHOLE.”
With that statement as axiomatic, by saying “He meets assholes everywhere he goes”, you are using the statement as a verbal deictic and calling the person observed an asshole.
Using “ He meets assholes everywhere he goes” in a sentence:
What a jerk! I’ll bet you that he meets assholes everywhere he goes.
It’s a very direct / indirect insult verging on shade.
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.