The guy was a responsible kid who liked who he was the way he was at one time, but he tried to loosen up and live on the wild side because he thought he might have missed out on something, and ended up being certain that being a poser wasnt for him, he tried it, so he knew it was all done to get money while telling people you dont care what they think even when you care more than anybody else what people think. Everybody cares what people think, and that's one of the things you end up facing no matter how long you keep telling people you dont care what they think. You end up facing them, and they end up facing you.
When someone's really uptight and generally being a humorless or overstudious person, you'd say this to them to indicate that they need to relax and take themselves less seriously sometimes. A kinder alternative to get over yourself.
"Why would you play that game? It's so violent and misogynistic!"
"Wow, what are you my mom? It's just good mindless fun, loosen your collar. Damn!"
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.