s a dramatic way of saying that they promise to tell the truth. He tripped on a curb holding the door open for me. A "curb" is the edge of a sidewalk, where it meets the street. Kelly just can’t see being with a man who wears a pager to bed. A pager is a small electronic device that people wear on their belts that allows them to know when somebody wants to talk to them (They are no longer as important since cell phones are now so common). When you wear it to bed, I hope you get one of those things that go vibrating. :: I’m not touching that. "To vibrate" is to shake gently back and forth. Here. "I’m not touching that" is a slangy way of saying "I refuse to talk about it." When are you defending your dissertation? Note that a student "defends" their Ph.D. dissertation in an official ceremony in which professors ask them questions on what they have written. Merry Christmas! :: I thought you were going to stiff her. "To stiff" a person is a slangy way of saying to cheat them out of money, or perhaps to refuse to give them something they deserve. Is it a test fishing line or something? A "test" product is one that is used just to see if the product works like it is supposed to. A "fishing line" is used to catch fish. I love the wrapping. "Wrapping" is the paper that covers a box. This is terrific. :: My granddaddy used it on the Southern Pacific. "Terrific" is a good alternative word to excellent or fantastic. The "Southern Pacific" is the name of a major railroad that crosses the US. You can program it so it vibrates. "To program" a watch, computer or other machine is to set it up in such a way that it does what you want. Sorry about the hand towels. You’re hard to shop for. If a person is "hard to shop for," it’s difficult to know what kind of present you should get them because it’s not clear what they would want (or perhaps what you know they want is difficult to find). Take it and hold on to it so that you can open it on New Year’s Eve. "To hold on to" something is to keep it indefinitely. Is all this turbulence from Santa and those 8 tiny reindeer? "Turbulence" is the violent shaking that planes sometimes experience when flying. "Tiny" means very small, and a "reindeer" is a type of deer that people associate with Santa Claus. Tell them we’re deviating South for weather. "To deviate" from a planned route is to move in another direction. I got us plotted; We’re 200 miles South of our original course. "To plot" a plane on a map is to locate exactly where it is. A plane’s "course" is the planned direction it is supposed to take. Continue plotting and check contingency procedures. "Contingency procedures" are back-up plans that are taken if the original plan can no longer work because of a change in the situ
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