On July 21, 1969, with the Apollo 11 Spaceflight, Neil Armstrong was the 1st human to step on the Moon! Buzz Aldrin joined him 20 minutes later & they spent 2 1/4th hours gathering 47.5 pounds of lunar material for return to Earth. Pilot Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit until they returned to the ship. July 24th was splashdown at 819 miles SW of Hawaii. As Neil Armstrong took his 1st step onto the surface of the Moon, he said "1 small step by a man; 1 giant leap for mankind."
I was fortunate to see the liveTV broadcast of the First Man On The Moon & it had tremendous impact on me, starting a lifelong love of space & the Moon.
Is the moniker of Swedish folk singer/songwriter Kristian Matsson. The Tallest Man on Earth is awesome. He claims to have been born in Sweden but is likely to have been born on whatever planet Bob Dylan and Nick Drake hailed from.
A guy in college with connections. The Big Man on Campus (or BMOC) knows people. He's privy to the locations of the best parties, the coolest hangout spots, and the loosest women. The term isn't used as much anymore due to the advent of internet social networking, allowing everyone to "know people"; but still, being a BMOC takes skill in real-world networking. BMOC's aren't always douchebags, but may have a slightly more inflated ego than most.
BMOC: "Ok, guys, I got us all invited to this sorority party tonight, and I know a liquor store we can stop at that doesn't card."
Other guy: "Whoa, check out the Big Man on Campus! Awesome, dude!"
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.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).