The art of lying horizontal on your side in your overly comfortable bed and making your laptop do the same. It is particularly practical when negotiating facebook or watching downloaded episodes. Doctors have been known to recommend it to avoid neck problems caused by assuming uncomfortable positions in order to successfully view important episodes. Warning: at times this practice can result in accidental sleep and a need to repeat the last few minutes of the viewing.
As I lay in my bed sideways laptoping, I watched 249029380 episodes of community, allowing the disturbing events of the previous night to drift into oblivion.
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.