hallowe'en

девчонки из бухгалтерии в качестве устрашающего костюма надели маски с лицом CFO. good for them!

Close, but no cigar

Meaning: Come disappointingly close to success.
Origin: Early slot machines gave out cigars as prizes.

OR

Almost winning. - Certain games of skill at a fair or carnival would give cigars as prizes.

второе мне кажется более вероятным. какие ещё блин сигары в слот-машинах?

Snow Crash

Ninety-nine percent of everything that goes on in most Christian churches has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual religion. Intelligent people all notice this sooner or later, and they conclude that the entire one hundred percent is bullshit, which is why atheism is connected with being intelligent in people's minds.