baseball

A medicine show designed to sell incontinence drugs to old men.

This baseball telecast is brought to you by Viagra.

by purplebackpack89 April 29, 2021

Emptysburg Address

A 2020 Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma attended by a much smaller crowd than expected by Trump.

Tik Tok trolls requesting tickets they'd never use turned a Donald Trump rally into the Emptysburg Address.

by purplebackpack89 June 24, 2020

Mariano Rivera meal

A meal so big, you're going to need a closer to finish it (or a doggie bag).

The chicken fried steak at the Seaside Diner is a real Mariano Rivera meal.

by purplebackpack89 September 09, 2017

when they go low, we go high

Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence

No, our motto is, when they go low, we go high. With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us

-Michelle Obama

by purplebackpack89 March 28, 2024

when they go low, we go submarine

A riff on when they go low, we go high. Meant to indicate an intent to respond to incivility or violence with GREATER incivility or violence. Gained popularity during the 2023 Titan submersible disaster.

Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high” but I think that's bullshit. I think that when they go low, we go submarine

by purplebackpack89 March 28, 2024

rock fight

A low-scoring, defense-dominated, very physical basketball game

The matchup between UCLA and Michigan was a rock fight from the opening tip.

by purplebackpack89 March 31, 2021

run out the clock

To hit menopause without ever having kids.

Everybody thought Jane was going to run out the clock until she was pregnant at 38.

by purplebackpack89 May 01, 2015