maximo hudson's definitions

zebra effect

A state of mental dating distraction. It occurs when an individual on the make is presented with too many equally attractive choices at the same time. Similar to the sensory overload experienced by a lioness crossing open ground to advance on a heard of zebras. The end result is often missed opportunity and frustration.

The zebra effect hit Chico hard as he stared at the table of beautiful woman, unable to decide which one to pursue.

by maximo hudson February 4, 2009

Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?

A lighthearted way of asking someone if an ongoing problem has yet been addressed. From a question asked President Barack Obama by his daughter, Malia, in regard to the disastrous 2010 British Petroleum / Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

"Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?" the farmer's wife asked her husband after he came back from trying yet again to get the neighbor's horses out of the cornfield.

by maximo hudson May 27, 2010

burp brooch

An area of oral discharge spumed upon one's shoulder by an infant being held.

Hector like Delores and her two-month-old baby, but he found her burp brooch a big turnoff.

by maximo hudson January 29, 2009

Slater Slide

A couple of beers. Specifically those used to mellow oneself out after a tough day on the job. After Steven Slater the stressed-out airline attendant who grabbed a couple of beers as he deployed the emergency slide and walked away from his work area, a commercial JetBlue airplane that had landed but not yet reached the terminal.

After a horrible day on the job I stopped off on my way home for a shot of Jack and chased it down with a Slater Slide.

by maximo hudson August 12, 2010

preemptive karma

When one's just desserts are dished out even before the meal's begun. Similar to the Western concept of getting beaten to the punch. Although people who experience preemptive karma feel like dolts, they are actually highly evolved beings whose true desire is to do no others harm.

Grasshopper, the time you tried to kick the cat, but slipped instead - that was preemptive karma.

by maximo hudson January 25, 2009

spam donor

A person whose online activities generates spam on your computer. Usually a boyfriend or husband.

Not only did Glenda's boyfriend screw up her Firefox preferences whenever he used her computer, the websites he visited also made him an unwanted spam donor.

by maximo hudson June 4, 2009

Harry Potter rich

The dream many writers have of becoming wealthy from their writings. From the success of the Harry Potter novels by author J.K. Rowling.

Sure, Papa wrote about the downtrodden in his books and received critical acclaim, but his real desire was to become Harry Potter rich.

by maximo hudson May 23, 2009