A phrase used by those sick and tired of the current class-divided profit-driven capitalist system, who tend to want socialism / communism instead — but not the old state-run capitalist economies that the Soviet Union, Maoist China etc once had, and which North Korea, Cuba etc still have today.
Putin blames those in control of NATO, America and ‘the West’ for the horrific war in Ukraine, and therefore doesn’t see all the deaths, injuries and destruction as being his fault. Whereas NATO, America and the West do blame Putin and his regime. In reality, all these leaders and their countries’ rival ruling classes and competing economies are to blame. Fuck capitalism!
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.