Definitions by OptimusIcarus

Pull back the curtain

To investigate

Origin: Drake’s song “nonstop” in which he states “pulling back the curtain by myself, take a look”

It seemed like a good deal, but when I went to pull back the curtain, I realized was being misled

Pull back the curtain by OptimusIcarus July 24, 2026

Icarus Threshold of Effort

When the effort to do the job with the available (wrong) tool exceeds the effort to get the correct tool for the job

He was trying to hammer a nail with a screwdriver, when he hit the Icarus Threshold of effort and decided to get an actual hammer instead.

Icarus Threshold of Effort by OptimusIcarus July 24, 2026

Bologna Wagon

To talk so much you give another person a headache.

Origin: Peter heard Icarus talk for 30 minutes straight and said “this guy can talk a dog off of a Bologna Wagon”

I called Sam to talk about stocks but his old lady took the phone and Bologna Wagoned me about Justin Bieber for 30 minutes

Bologna Wagon by OptimusIcarus July 24, 2026