by limdim November 17, 2011
Get the Illinois Power Outage mug.Unusual conversation with family, friends or neighbors after loss of electricity following a big storm or natural disaster. Starts innocuously then devolves into random talk driven by nerves.
After the lights went out, I spoke with neighbors I never even met. The power outage banter started with what happened, then ended-up with weird and unrelated topics. Now we just smile a little when we see each other.
by yes juanito yes October 28, 2014
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Dan: "Did you change your mind about the shower?"
Lance: "No water came out when I turned the knob."
Dan: "Another shower outage? I'll call the water company."
Lance: "No water came out when I turned the knob."
Dan: "Another shower outage? I'll call the water company."
by SpoCal10 February 22, 2010
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Get the AC/DC POWER OUTAGE mug.When the power goes out in your house and all hell breaks loose as you have to deal with life without any electricity.
by Dubiks January 7, 2019
Get the power outage mug.Federal Government PR term referring to a scheduled service that fails to become operative at the agreed upon time, usually due to higher priority legislative responsibilities slowing down the process with events including (but not limited to) wasting tax dollars on unapproved, discretionary outings, low-mileage private jets to environmental causes, scheduling hearings about hearings to discuss hearings concerning future hearings, and early identification and concealment of tax dollar shrinkage.
The new student loan website that was set to launch on Monday instead simply displayed, "Emergency Outage."
by The Jolliest of Rogers March 29, 2010
Get the Emergency Outage mug.A power outage is a continuation of a power hour. If a power hour is 1 shot of beer every minuted for an hour, a power outage is 1 shot of beer a minute until you drop.
Kieran : Dude, kegger in the dorms today. Power Hour.
Austin : Nah man, century club! 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes!
Will: Pussies. Power outage time.
Austin : Nah man, century club! 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes!
Will: Pussies. Power outage time.
by RamblesMcJambles May 1, 2010
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