Phrase used to imply rebooting an old series successfully. Giving a franchise a new start with much popularity and success like Chris Nolan's Batman trilogy.
Person A: "Hey man, did you see the Amazing Spider-Man trailer? I hope it does well."
Person B: "Yeah, I guess we'll see if the new director can pull a Nolan."
Person B: "Yeah, I guess we'll see if the new director can pull a Nolan."
by SpryO3 July 22, 2011
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To surround your product in a hurricane of hyperbolic and possibly false claims that contradict actual product experience, as a form of offensive damage control and PR. The hope that one can spin shortcomings and failures so actively and so frequently that your manic bluster overtakes negative opinion/experience in the public awareness. Attempts to change received wisdom to portray the products failures as benefits and the wave of the future, and competitors advantages as disadvantages, old fashioned and possibly broken.
"You see that news about removed European PS3 backwards compatibility?"
"Yeah, and then they pulled a Sony and said old games were the past and PS3 games were the future."
"Man, I wish the PS3 had rumble. The Wii manages it with way better motion sensing to boot."
"Me too, but you saw them pull that Sony and say rumble was a last generation feature."
"Wow, I've been in town all day and there are PS3's sitting around EVERYWHERE - nobody's buying them at all!"
"Tell me about it - but every day now they pull a Sony and tell us demand is unprecedented. Can't say I'd noticed!"
"Damn - I bought a CD last week and it installed a bunch of crud on my computer. I read on the Internet I can't remove it. Now my MP3's are all screwed up and everything is slow."
"Oh yeah - you got hit by that Sony rootkit. They think everyone's a pirate. But they pulled a Sony and said since most people don't know what a rootkit is, it's their right to install one on everyone's computers to protect the music industry. Don't you feel better now?"
"Jesus! My laptop battery just exploded! I lost all my data."
"Sucks to be you pal. Sony batteries are exploding everywhere, they're recalling them. But not to worry; they said it was just a challenge to make better batteries that would show the Sony spirit. How's that for pulling a Sony?"
"Yeah, and then they pulled a Sony and said old games were the past and PS3 games were the future."
"Man, I wish the PS3 had rumble. The Wii manages it with way better motion sensing to boot."
"Me too, but you saw them pull that Sony and say rumble was a last generation feature."
"Wow, I've been in town all day and there are PS3's sitting around EVERYWHERE - nobody's buying them at all!"
"Tell me about it - but every day now they pull a Sony and tell us demand is unprecedented. Can't say I'd noticed!"
"Damn - I bought a CD last week and it installed a bunch of crud on my computer. I read on the Internet I can't remove it. Now my MP3's are all screwed up and everything is slow."
"Oh yeah - you got hit by that Sony rootkit. They think everyone's a pirate. But they pulled a Sony and said since most people don't know what a rootkit is, it's their right to install one on everyone's computers to protect the music industry. Don't you feel better now?"
"Jesus! My laptop battery just exploded! I lost all my data."
"Sucks to be you pal. Sony batteries are exploding everywhere, they're recalling them. But not to worry; they said it was just a challenge to make better batteries that would show the Sony spirit. How's that for pulling a Sony?"
by redhex February 28, 2007
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The act of going into a trade with proper ta and a plan on managing your risks. Only to say 'screw it, I'm going all in' when you get annoyed by the first failed trades and ultimately fuck it up completely.
The act of going into a trade with proper ta and a plan on managing your risks. Only to say 'screw it, I'm going all in' when you get annoyed by the first failed trades and ultimately fuck it up completely.
She: oh dear, why are you so sad
He: nothing
She: did you pull a ferhat again?
He: *rage quits and leaves the room
He: nothing
She: did you pull a ferhat again?
He: *rage quits and leaves the room
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Get the Pull a Kevin mug.The habitual act of leaving the office in a surreptitious manner before one's peers, so as to avoid appearing not busy and capable of handling more work.
Worker 1: "Hey dude, have you seen Dwight around the office recently? Did he pull a stith again?"
Worker 2: "Yeah, that guy took off hours ago all quiet n' shit."
Worker 2: "Yeah, that guy took off hours ago all quiet n' shit."
by George Oscar Bluth II April 16, 2008
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Jake: FUCK YOU TYLER, I FUCKING HATE YOU KID!
Tyler: WOW! Way to pull a fucking Katman there, buddy!
Jake: FUCK YOU TYLER, I FUCKING HATE YOU KID!
Tyler: WOW! Way to pull a fucking Katman there, buddy!
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