When one wouldn't let themselves fall below a certain line. What that line is depends on the person. It CAN be used as an excuse, but for many it is a way of life.
I'm an athlete, and if I want to be the best, I must reach and maintain a high standard.
I would not go out with a shallow person because I have high standards.
I will not pay to watch that movie because it is shallow and I just have high standards.
This is an excuse used by people who are afraid to get into relationships. Since no one knows what these standards are, no one can possibly be expected to meet them. Therefore, all potential love interests are disqualified before the first date.
She never did find anyone that met her really high standards.
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.
For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flyingeverywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.