A conbination of skating/ice, it is when one decides to go out on a snowy day where ice is on the roads. You can either use an old board like a skate board to skice or you could improvise and use anything worthy of sliding on ice.
coming in two forms, classic or skate, nordic skiing is the original and hardest way to ski. you use every muscle in your body, and race 5-50k. an average practice for high school is 10-15 miles.
classic is a back and forth motion, primarily using your arms
skate is similar to skating on ice, except you also use your arms some, but mainly legs.
there is no stopping because of....
too cold
too long
bad wax
badsnow sore muscles
darkness
season (skis with wheels)
the coolest sport known to man. also it is the best form of skiing (other being downhill) known to this day because ones that participate will be in way better shape and should, could, and will kick anyones ass who does Alpine.
John- Oh man i had a difficult nordic practice last night.
Dave- Oh i didn't know you do nordic skiing. Dude that stuff is legit
When you tie someone to the back of a car and drag them around the streets. Done in order to seriously annoy people.
Hey, did you hear about that guy who didn't pay the gang what they wanted? He got taken on a little Canadian water skiing trip. I haven't heard from him.
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.