Comedic man-on-the-street interviews that highlight New York City's unique characters and street culture. Randomly-themed one-minute episodes are posted onto Instagram (@sidetalknyc)
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When someone talks about Brunswick bowling balls, how they are drilled, and what they are supposed to do. Conversations are often lengthy, and extremely biased towards Brunswick.
The following is an example of shoetalking:
Blah blah blah Brunswick is amazing blah blah blah Csytem 4.5. Blah blah pin down blah blah symmetric blah blah blah 4000. Also, blah blah Rattler blah blah weight hole blah blah. Brunswick is the best company ever blah blah blah.
The Sidewalling game: Capturing a sidewalling with a picture and sending to all your mates. (more points awarded for the tail being close to the top rim. Points deducted for trails leading into the water)
Mike captured a fantastic bit of sidewalling art, After sending a pic to all his mate he received a respectable 9 out of 10.
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.