the event, observation / perception of, reaction to -- mass hypnosis.
derived from a specific historical event (video documentation), when the commander in chief addressed an active-duty armed forces division in a militarized zone. with careful diction, the president punctuated his statement : "and you will ... complete your --- "
the pronunciation of "mission," elicited from the division--in all but perfect unison-- a slow crescendo, a roar, something like "rah" at its peak.
the noteworthy aspect is both aural and visual. half a beat after the word was spoken (an apparent, if experimental, verbal prompt) the division members slowly raised their heads and emitted--some tentative, at first, some strong, then as a chorus--the crescendo-roar. it gave the distinct impression of hypnosis on a mass scale.
the phrase then, not only denotes the incident described, but also the feelings elicited by it. more generally, it denotes the event (real or hypothetical), of grand-scale, schematic influence of human behavior/performance. (at least, and specifically in this case, to the degree of verbal prompting.) it might also be used as an epithet.
derived from a specific historical event (video documentation), when the commander in chief addressed an active-duty armed forces division in a militarized zone. with careful diction, the president punctuated his statement : "and you will ... complete your --- "
the pronunciation of "mission," elicited from the division--in all but perfect unison-- a slow crescendo, a roar, something like "rah" at its peak.
the noteworthy aspect is both aural and visual. half a beat after the word was spoken (an apparent, if experimental, verbal prompt) the division members slowly raised their heads and emitted--some tentative, at first, some strong, then as a chorus--the crescendo-roar. it gave the distinct impression of hypnosis on a mass scale.
the phrase then, not only denotes the incident described, but also the feelings elicited by it. more generally, it denotes the event (real or hypothetical), of grand-scale, schematic influence of human behavior/performance. (at least, and specifically in this case, to the degree of verbal prompting.) it might also be used as an epithet.
the primary example, the one from which the phrase derives, is given above, as part of the definitional terminology.
more generally: any time a large group, say ten thousand or more, responds to a verbal prompt in a manner that suggests a subliminally embedded cue, called out by the speaker. the cue word is not important, may be obvious, even anticipated; rather, it is the nature of the response. timed, rhythmic, spontaneous, choral, lacking in self awareness.
note :
those from whom the response is elicited--depending on the individual, situational variables and controls--may identify it as an instance of manipulation, extrapolate and assess the implications.
if conditions allow for a phenomenological analysis of a perceived violation (that takes precedence over a given emotional response such as outrage), a reverse "challenge" (hypnotic motivation institute, glossary of terms: hypnosis.edu/glossary/c) might emerge.
consider for instance, the prose inked by radiohead on their 2001 release, AMNESIAC (copyright EMI LTD.) : "come on. come on if you think. you can take us ... all on. holy roman empire. you and whose army? you and your cronies..."
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one might dismiss such an event as accidental.(a paltry dismissal.)or, with a casual reference to the ubiquity of nuero-linguistic programming.
but key here is the scale. the context. the super-spooky.
ergo, mission creep.
more generally: any time a large group, say ten thousand or more, responds to a verbal prompt in a manner that suggests a subliminally embedded cue, called out by the speaker. the cue word is not important, may be obvious, even anticipated; rather, it is the nature of the response. timed, rhythmic, spontaneous, choral, lacking in self awareness.
note :
those from whom the response is elicited--depending on the individual, situational variables and controls--may identify it as an instance of manipulation, extrapolate and assess the implications.
if conditions allow for a phenomenological analysis of a perceived violation (that takes precedence over a given emotional response such as outrage), a reverse "challenge" (hypnotic motivation institute, glossary of terms: hypnosis.edu/glossary/c) might emerge.
consider for instance, the prose inked by radiohead on their 2001 release, AMNESIAC (copyright EMI LTD.) : "come on. come on if you think. you can take us ... all on. holy roman empire. you and whose army? you and your cronies..."
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one might dismiss such an event as accidental.(a paltry dismissal.)or, with a casual reference to the ubiquity of nuero-linguistic programming.
but key here is the scale. the context. the super-spooky.
ergo, mission creep.
by frosh laureate January 17, 2011
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A person that has a lot of social awkwardness. This is usually a result of little social reaction as a child. It's in the family of stalkers.
Kyle B. So, Christine I really like those pants you've got on..but you'd look better with them off.
Christine. Kyle you're my creeper.. a very perverse creeper.
Christine. Kyle you're my creeper.. a very perverse creeper.
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Get the creeper weed mug.A person who does weird things, like stares at you while you sleep, or looks at you for hours through a window. it is not hard to spot the creeper.
bella:yeah last night Edward was totally being a creeper and staring at me while i was sleeping.
Charlie:yeah hes a vampire.
bella:im gonna date him
Charlie:yeah hes a vampire.
bella:im gonna date him
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Get the creeper mug.A human-like creature, usually choosing the local gym as a habitat, that actively and aggressively seeks out females that they want to sleep with. Their activities may include awkwardly staring at your body parts, making awkward social advances in an attempt to impress you, or acting like aggressive, arrogant tools that have such a bruised ego that every girl must think that they're gorgeous (when we really just want to barf).
Creepers will mostly either be meatheads, or 40 year old, creepy, divorced bachelor types that are in some kind of bizarre mid-life crisis. They appear to be nice at first, talking to you about the weather, but will make you increasingly more uncomfortable as they begin to violate your personal space, make rude comments / openly hit on you, and make you happy that there's other people around. This is often when you're trying to exercise and use body language to tell them to leave. Add a friend or family member nearby to make the experience more humiliating. Beware, for ridding yourself of a creeper is like removing a cockroach with human intelligence.
Recent testing has shown that creepers are actually more similar to Neanderthals than human beings. This was long speculated by their actions alone, however.
Creepers will mostly either be meatheads, or 40 year old, creepy, divorced bachelor types that are in some kind of bizarre mid-life crisis. They appear to be nice at first, talking to you about the weather, but will make you increasingly more uncomfortable as they begin to violate your personal space, make rude comments / openly hit on you, and make you happy that there's other people around. This is often when you're trying to exercise and use body language to tell them to leave. Add a friend or family member nearby to make the experience more humiliating. Beware, for ridding yourself of a creeper is like removing a cockroach with human intelligence.
Recent testing has shown that creepers are actually more similar to Neanderthals than human beings. This was long speculated by their actions alone, however.
You're on the treadmill one day, when you hear an angry grunt from across the gym. You notice a meathead tool lifting weights that you could probably lift yourself, and think what a tool that guy is. However, you think nothing of it.
A minute later, you notice him walking over to you. It's like the pit of doom ahead you want to avoid, but you're helpless against the incoming creeper onslaught. You get a closer look at the 40 year old, balding loser, but turn away, hoping desperately that he is targeting someone else. Then, in the creepiest, most annoying voice ever, you hear the dreaded "Hi!"
You turn around, almost snapping your neck because your treadmill is still going fast, and gaze at the perv.
He begins to talk about the weather, climbing on the treadmill next to you and setting it to the lowest speed. He makes a couple corny jokes, to which you fake laugh in order to be polite. Then, it begins.
"So, you look nice today."
(Stares awkwardly at sweaty shirt) "Umm... Thanks?"
"Do you come in here often?" (Or variants of that - never say yes)
He then tells you that he's divorced, and you feel sorry for whoever married this 40 year old idiot who thinks college girls would actually care about him.
You then say, nicely, "I'll see you later," ready to run out the door. You change the time you go to the gym just to avoid the creep.
A minute later, you notice him walking over to you. It's like the pit of doom ahead you want to avoid, but you're helpless against the incoming creeper onslaught. You get a closer look at the 40 year old, balding loser, but turn away, hoping desperately that he is targeting someone else. Then, in the creepiest, most annoying voice ever, you hear the dreaded "Hi!"
You turn around, almost snapping your neck because your treadmill is still going fast, and gaze at the perv.
He begins to talk about the weather, climbing on the treadmill next to you and setting it to the lowest speed. He makes a couple corny jokes, to which you fake laugh in order to be polite. Then, it begins.
"So, you look nice today."
(Stares awkwardly at sweaty shirt) "Umm... Thanks?"
"Do you come in here often?" (Or variants of that - never say yes)
He then tells you that he's divorced, and you feel sorry for whoever married this 40 year old idiot who thinks college girls would actually care about him.
You then say, nicely, "I'll see you later," ready to run out the door. You change the time you go to the gym just to avoid the creep.
by BlueBeag February 16, 2010
Get the Creeper mug.A creep who thinks he is better than everyone else by doing stuff like meeting a 50cent or Diversity the dance group and getting a tatoo. A Creepeadophily often has spots and a terribly ugly girlfriend, but he thinks she is so hot and tries showing pictures of her to you but you think he is a creep so you ignore him. He also tries talking alot on msn which you can ignore bye clicking the "X" button on the conversation. If you meet a Creepeadophily there is a few steps you can take to avoid him:
1. Say "get a breath mint" 2. Insists he smells of b.o and has greasy hair(which he will deny but this is true)
3. Throw rocks at him, and continue until 5 minutes after he stops moving.
1. Say "get a breath mint" 2. Insists he smells of b.o and has greasy hair(which he will deny but this is true)
3. Throw rocks at him, and continue until 5 minutes after he stops moving.
Lets throw rocks at that Creepeadophily
We have a Creepeadophily causing troule in the childrens play area, over requesting backup, we may need some spot cream.
We have a Creepeadophily causing troule in the childrens play area, over requesting backup, we may need some spot cream.
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