Definitions by The Logical Fallacy

Playing Hot Potato with a Pineapple 

Desperately trying to ditch an object that harms its holder.

In the Ready Player One movie, the High Five were passing along Chucky the Living doll in hopes of not getting stabbed. They were Playing Hot Potato with a Pineapple. ...get it? Li-like a grenade?

Playing Hot Potato with a Pineapple by The Logical Fallacy May 29, 2018

got the shemp 

When somebody makes a mistake.

Doctor Shemp's name is considered an in-joke at Insomniac games, the employees using the phrase "got the shemp" whenever a blunder is made.

got the shemp by The Logical Fallacy May 26, 2018

Marxist Schadenfreude 

When one takes pleasure in inflicting misfortune onto the rich and powerful (regardless of intentions).

Some of them suggest that he's not so much a champion of the oppressed so much as an adrenaline junkie who uses powerful and amoral opponents as a source of Marxist schadenfreude.

Marxist Schadenfreude by The Logical Fallacy May 23, 2018

Red Italian 

A cocktail drink containing equal-parts vodka, limoncello and Chef Boyardee Pizza Sauce.

Fuck your white russian! I'm ordering a red italian!

Red Italian by The Logical Fallacy May 4, 2018

soft power

The use of slow, pacifistic persuasion to de-escalate a problem, created from a moral righteousness through leadership. Contrast with hard power.

"Andrew Garfield however, offers a 'soft power' version of Spider-Man - he's constantly trying to persuade his enemies to stop their nonsense."
-- The Philosophy of Spider-Man – Wisecrack Edition

soft power by The Logical Fallacy January 7, 2018

Valley of Virility 

When something is so straight in its manliness that it becomes incredibly gay in the process, usually displayed in a visual metaphor similar to the Uncanny [Valley].

"Remember that 'Valley of Virility' thing I once mentioned ? That's where I feel 'Top Gun' lies. It is so straight that it's looped back around to gay."
-- Rantasmo, "Top Gun Needs More Gay"

Valley of Virility by The Logical Fallacy November 4, 2017

Transtextuality 

The method by which a text connects itself to another text.

Transtextuality takes on five different forms: Intertext, Metatext, Paratext, Hypertext and Architext.

According to Gérard Genette transtextuality is "all that sets the text in relationship, whether obvious or concealed, with other texts" and it "covers all aspects of a particular text".

Transtextuality by The Logical Fallacy September 2, 2017