The Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar from Chapter V "Advice from a Caterpillar" from the book "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Is a 3in tall blue caterpillar that sits on a mushroom smokeing as discripeted a vary larg hookah. This Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar first word to Alice come in the form of a sleepy toned queston "Who are you?" Another famous quote from The blue Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar is “One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.” In the fantasy movie “Alice in Wonderland” 2010 film by Tim Burton, Alan Rickman played the voice of the blue hooka smokeing Caterpillar.
Chapter V
Advice from a Caterpillar
The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice.
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.