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The bird or birds that are cherping outside of your bedroom window in the early hours of the morning. They are often more active when you are hungover or feeling particularly unwell, making the experience worse.
Todd: Damn, you look terrible dude?
Glenn: God damn Satan's Starlings woke me up at 5:00am this morning... little bastards!
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The term "status limbo" is used to describe the uninformed state you are in, due to the fact that someone else hasn't recently updated their FaceBook status.
Jane: Hey, has Kelly had her baby yet?
Rachel: I have no idea. I think she went into hospital a few days ago, but it was a false alarm.
Jane: And you haven't had an update since?
Rachel: No - I'm in status limbo.
Jane: What the hell are to talking about?
Rachel: Kelly hasn't updated her FaceBook status.
Jane: You're kidding right?
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The 007 Effect (also called James Bond Effect) is a theory in propaganda and political circles, whereby the first detailed opinion/summary that someone hears or reads on a particular topic, is the one they are most likely to adopt.
Called the 007 Effect - in reference to the James Bond character - as there is highly anecdotal evidence that the first actor someone sees play the chacater of James Bond, is the one they prefer (i.e. someone who saw their first Bond film in the 1960's will tell you Sean Connery played the best Bond, however those that saw their first Bond film in the 1990's will tell you Pierce Brosnan is the best).
Mike: Hey, John I hear that Dave got fired? You guys had lunch all the time didn't you?
John: Yeah, he was let go last week. The wierd thing is our Manager keeps going on about why he got fired - showing me emails and letters. If you ask me, that's just wrong - that's confidential information.
Mike: Well, that's the 007 Effect for you. Management know that you will probably catch up with Dave sometime soon.
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Exitiety is a play on the word anxiety. Best described as the stress you feel when going through the exit doors of a large department store - hoping that the teller has properly removed all security material from your purchase and therefore NOT setting off the alarm, causing a scene.
Dave: Dude, you got that movie at a great price... hey, why do you look ill?
Mike: Gee, I hope I don't set the door alarms off as we leave - I hate that!
Dave: You suffer from the worst case of exitiety I know!
The phase to "refloat my kidney", originally from the UK, means to start drinking, usually after an unusually long period of sobriety.
Dave: You keen to go to the bar after work?
Mike: No, but you sound pretty keen!
Dave: I'm dying to refloat my kidney - I haven't had a beer in a couple of weeks.
Although this term is usually associated with the Irish slang for a lie (or similar), it also has it's own meaning in the drug world.
Sham was also the term used for marijuana, dipped in embalming fluid. The resulting product gave a hallucinogenic effect as in addition to those more commonly associated with "grass".
This product was common in the late 70's and early 80's before the rise of crack cocaine.
Mike: "Hey man, I saw this doco on the TV the other night about gangs in the 1980's..."
Dave: "Yeah, so?"
Mike: "The gang bangers used to sell and smoke sham. That's grass dipped in embalming fluid!"
Dave: "True!?"
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The Schwarzenegger Effect is used to describe a situation whereby someone wins an award or is selected for preferment, based on reputation and not by results.
The background to this phrase is based on the generally accepted opinion that Arnold Schwarzenegger won his 6th Mr. Olympia title on his reputation and not because he deserved to win.
Bob: Man, you had a tight car stereo installation! Well done in taking 2nd place in the 'Auto Sound Off' contest!
Dave: Thanks man, but I really thought our team should have won and not Mike!
Bob: That's the Schwarzenegger Effect dude - you know Mike is the man around these parts!
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