Isn't it normal for ass to be directed backwards? Wouldn't "ass forwards" be the logical equivalent of "upside down"?

godly (no negative connotation except to atheists) - militant atheists, maybe? I think being an atheist by itself doesn't automatically imply one must perceive religiousness (even devout) as a negative trait. I'm an atheist, and I don't: it's just not my cup of tea. Unless it's something English-specific that escapes me (I'm not a native speaker)

Part of detente was to normalize US relations with China, which was a strategic manouvre and actually not that nice to the USSR in dyplomatic terms (it exerted pressure on it, threatening it to be left out)

@WS2 that would probably include nurses (correct me if I'm wrong), who are not "upper level" in the sense that I'm trying to convey