I've not only heard the expression, Misterpolly, but I've also experienced that--only it was in Philadelphia, so I guess one could call it a Philadelphia second. Just a splinter longer than the NY version. ;-)
Beautifully expressive!
Has anybody else come across the expression "New York Second" - again a fraction of a second, defined as the time it takes the man in the car behind yours to sound his horn when the traffic lights turn green and you haven't reacted.
"That minuscule fraction of time it takes your brain to realize that you've just made a GIGANTIC mistake and reconcile the fact that it is too late."
-Buzz M.
I've not only heard the expression, Misterpolly, but I've also experienced that--only it was in Philadelphia, so I guess one could call it a Philadelphia second. Just a splinter longer than the NY version. ;-)
Beautifully expressive!
Has anybody else come across the expression "New York Second" - again a fraction of a second, defined as the time it takes the man in the car behind yours to sound his horn when the traffic lights turn green and you haven't reacted.
Or the nanosecond you realize you clicked "send" and copied your boss by accident?
Like the nanosecond before you lock your keys in your car?
A definition from www.urbandictionary.com
"That minuscule fraction of time it takes your brain to realize that you've just made a GIGANTIC mistake and reconcile the fact that it is too late."
-Buzz M.