Awkward incident in which a peer or colleague confuses a local institution or landmark with a distal one. Hilarity often ensues.
Christina: Hillsdale High is very ghetto. It's only 1% Asian.
Me: ...You're looking at the wrong one. We're in CA, not MI. Good job pulling a hillgate.
Me: ...You're looking at the wrong one. We're in CA, not MI. Good job pulling a hillgate.
by DrakuIa March 31, 2012
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Al sent his girlfriend Amy some pictures of mice.
Amy: "What is that. A fly?"
Al, shaking his head: "Flygate"
Amy: "What is that. A fly?"
Al, shaking his head: "Flygate"
by DrakuIa December 30, 2011
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