Describing a vain, last-ditch effort to resolve a hopeless problem, often borne out of desperation. The measure normally has little to no chance of preventing an adverse result, and is often little more than a token display of action by the responsible party.
Refers to the effort by authorities to use sea water to flood damaged reactors at the Fukushima Nuclear plant in March 2011. Although no viable options presented themselves in the face of impending meltdown, the gambit to use sea water had little chance of success and in fact ran the risk of producing flammabile hydrogren as a byproduct.
From fifty five yards out and with the wind in their face, the team's decision to kick a last minute field goal was little more than sea water in the reactor.
When the near-bankrupt company tried to find a buyer for its worthless assets, almost all observers saw the move as being no better than running sea water through the reactor, and that insolvency was unavoidable.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
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.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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.