thermostat foot
by pharmgrl2001 on Dec 07, 2009 13:46:42
the exposure of a single foot in the attempt to precisely control one's body temperature while
bundled in ample covers.
Often involves
frantic flailing after awakening
overheated. The foot is then returned under the covers after the appropriate temperature is achieved.
Brooklyn thermostat
by anonymoustach3 on Dec 16, 2020 13:45:39
A window open in the dead of winter, as used by
tenants of apartments with building-controlled heating (typically steam radiators), which presumably doubles as a basement blast-furnace and would otherwise boil the occupants alive. So-named for its prevalence in the NYC
borough and similar metropolitan areas with many
pre-war buildings.
Example:
"That
open window ain't a 'waste of energy,' it's the Brooklyn thermostat, and
I swear d'ya it's the only thing
keepin' us all from becomin' kebabs!"
Thermostat Battle
by Iamsogood on Mar 18, 2014 09:59:27
The intense, although very sneaky,
altercation where two or more inhabitants of the same living space continually
adjust the
thermostat to their respective preferred temperatures, without the knowledge of the other person(s).