Definitions by Habbie
Sputnik Moment
An abstract conversational reference that a person makes to an event that happened before their time to a current event - trying to draw a comparison that leaves the listener in question as to what was being compared.
Pop: I am so tired of paying these taxes, we need to throw the tea into the harbor and show them we're serious.
Jimmy: Why is Pop talking about tea?
Mary: Don't worry- he's having a Sputnik Moment.
Jimmy: Why is Pop talking about tea?
Mary: Don't worry- he's having a Sputnik Moment.
Sputnik Moment by Habbie January 26, 2011
Went Up
A term used when something expires, dies, stops working, quits, breaks down. People from other countries look stupefied and wonder where "it" went when used in context by an American.
Phelps Photo Op
The act of forgetting that almost everyone that owns a phone also is carrying a camera or video camera. The act of doing something stupid or regrettable that is caught on camera.
Phelps Photo Op by Habbie February 20, 2009