worst case scenario

A relative phrase, never to be uttered or even thought, lest a worse situation should arise.

A man was riding a mule along a steep mountain trail. Suddenly, a cougar darted in front of him. The mule spooked, pitched him from the saddle, and ran further down the trail, taking the man's gun, gps beacon, and supplies with it. The man tried to run, but found that his ankle was broken. He attempted to back away, instead, but his ankle collapsed on some loose stones and he fell backwards toward the precipice, catching himself at the last moment on some old tree roots. As he hung there, with the cougar pawing at the gravel above him and the roots beginning to come free of the rocky soil, he saw a bright cluster of wild berries just within reach. In despair, the man leaned out, grabbed a handful and began chewing on them -- to his surprise, they were wonderfully sweet! Savoring their taste, the man decided that he had, by all rights, lived a good life, and he braced himself for the worst.

Suddenly, the cougar pounced! The man jerked back, and to his amazement, the cougar sailed past him, lost its footing on the slope it had aimed for, and plummeted to the canyon floor far beneath. A cascade of tiny stones followed the big cat, and larger stones followed those. The man looked around and realized that a larger set of tree roots had been revealed beneath the shifting stone. He wiped his free hand, reached out, and got a secure grip. Within a minute, he was back on the trail. As he was catching his breath, he saw his slightly skittish mule trotting back down the path, heading for home. He whistled, bringing it back to him. He made a quick splint for his ankle and threw himself back into the saddle.

A few hours later, he was back at his campsite, where he told his fellow campers one of the most amazing stories they had ever heard. The man ate a hearty meal, took some aspirin for his ankle and his nerves, and went to sleep in his tent, anxious for the morning ride back to civilization.

He never woke up. The berries he ate were poisonous.

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Whatever you are thinking, you haven't found the worst case scenario yet. Don't pretend that you have.

by Alfred F. May 6, 2008

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Upper Case Ownage

Written as 'OWNAGE'

The ultimate form of Ownage of which can only be utilized in the most serious of circumstances.

Used to describe a scenario, most likely to be in an online gaming arena, whereby an individual has had it well and truly brought upon him.

The word OWNAGE, and its close relative Ownage are two very different terms and caution must be taken in bringing out the former unless it is unanimously believed that another individual or group of individuals have genuinely been dominated.

NoobHunter: Imma cook a frag on y'all ass.

(3 Noobz get owned at once)

NoobHunter: Dammmmmmmm!!!!! OWNAGE!!! this deserves a severe teabagging.

Noob: How humiliating, NoobHunter just brought some serious upper case ownage on our ass's

by obindustries1 March 13, 2010

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caught a case

verb: To be arrested and ultimately convicted and subsequently serve time for an alleged crime. A popular phrase in a certain ethnic/socioeconomic demographic when trying to explain their misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time, and how "this" isn't what it seems. A defense mechanism similar to denial when being caught red handed.

Lashauwn was walking around the hood looking in a parked car when he "caught a case" as the police observed him smashing window with his fist to borrow an ipod to listen to. When asked by his associates how he got the bloody knuckles, Lashauwn explains he was borrowing an ipod when he "caught a case".

by icookforaliving February 5, 2008

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