gone pear-shaped

UK slang (London)

To go wrong, to be victims of Murphy's Law. Often heard for the lips of actors in Brit crime flicks and cop shows Origin obscure.

"Bloody Hell it's the sweeny, it's all gone pear shaped"

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revolution

The inevitable outcome of the oppression of the worlds poor buy the rich few.

"I this age of knowledge
we learn all we can learn
the revolutions coming
the old order will burn"
(J. Wisbey from 'Songs For The New Nations'1995)

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golden duck

Cricketing term

similar to duck, but to be clean bowled by the first ball the batsman faces.

That's the third Golden Duck of his season, and it's only his second game.

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First Bus

A UK public transport company who provide the worse public transport service in the known universe and treat their staff little better than slaves.

I wouldn't work for first bus if they tripled the pay. (which would still be fuck all)

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euro metal

A form of heavy metal that evolved in continental europe (especially in Germany and Scandinavia) in parallel with and influenced by NWOBHM. Early members of the Euro metal movement were bands like Golden Earing (NL), The Scorpions (D), Jane (D) and Trust (F), but by the mid 1980's had evolved into a distinct brand of thrash metal.

Mercyful Fate (Den), Helloween (D), The Destroyers (Pol), Baron Rojo (Esp) and Bathory (Nor) are all good exapmles of how Euro metal evolved.

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Vinny Jones

UK football (soccar) term

A nasty and cynical hard tackle or blantent foul committed in the early minutes of a game on the most talented member of the opposing term with the single aim to cause pain or injury so the fouled player will think twice before recieving the ball, or trying out his flash skills less he recieves a second helping. Nmaed after the former Wimbledon / Wales central midfielder turned actor who honed this bending of the rules into a fine art. Some times contracted to a Vinny

Beckham was running the game until the central defender did a Vinny (Jones) on him.

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Celtic

A scottish footie team, supported largely by the Irish Catholic, community whos supporters are far more open warm and friendly than the bigotted bastards who support Rangers.

For a good evening out watch Celtic play on TV in a Dublin pub.

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