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the period of time after the release of The Karate Kid where every red-blooded American boy had a man-crush on Ralph Macchio and routinely practiced the crane kick
I remember walking through LAX in '85, the heart of Crane Kick Fever and seeing kids from all walks of life practicing their crane kicks.
A person who thinks of their plants the way others tend to think about their pets or children.
With young Millenials seeming like overgrown adolescents, it's a good thing 'plant parents are the new pet parents'.
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Good looking in relation to one's contemporaries (i.e. other serial killers)
Ted Bundy was no JFK Jr., but he was serial killer handsome, meaning that compared to Gacy, Dahmer and the like, he was a regular Clark Gable.
An imperative statement usually used in business contexts that implores people to know what they're talking about (particularly in regards to content and trending topics). I think of it as 'get a clue' meets 'know your shit' meets 'get your shinebox' meets 'get fucked'.
The new employee claimed on his CV to be 'Proficient in Market Trends'. Then we got to talking about the Sharing Economy and he'd never heard of Airbnb. I told him to get versed or start looking for a new job.
a 'company man' devoid of any entreprenurial spark who prefers the 'punching a time-clock' approach to work over taking any ownership
A great scene in True Detective is when Kohle calls out the two Detectives as 'a couple of company' men unable to think for themselves. He sees them as textbook nontrepreneurs.
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Think of SNS-pionage as the sophisticated first cousin of Facebook stalking. Its application is oriented more towards organizational contexts (hiring, market research on competitors) so Linkedin is groundzero for this phenomenon.
I didn't take the Sherlock Holmes of SNS-pionage to uncover that Anthony Weiner is a creep.
The job candidate was okay on paper but there was something off. It may be time for some SNS-pionage.
a ring that a man gives a woman when he proposes to her with the idea in mind that he will give her a more suitable engagement ring at a later date
Man wants to propose on New Year's Eve but can't have the engagement ring ready by that time, so he opts for a holdover ring, usually a band.