A new religion started in the year 2020 contrived on the belief that any piece of cloth draped across your face will save you from the ravages of a disease that you have a 99.8% chance of surviving. As with all religions, Maskolicism rejects any scientific evidence or opinions that are contrary to the teachings and rely solely on faith in political rhetoric for justification of their positions. All members actively avoid cognitive dissonance by attacking any non-supporting science regardless of veracity and personally attacking all non-believers, painting them as heretics who care nothing of others well being. They also reject any potential cure or treatment that is supported, discovered or provided by any person they disagree with.
I can't believe bob hasn't joined us at the church of Maskolicism yet. He knows how important our teachings are in keeping the non-thinking majority in line. How else are we going to test the limits of the public's tolerance to abolishing the constitution and forcing a dictatorship on them. Ur, um, I mean how else will we survive this catastrophe.
A less-than-cheerful mood due to abdominal pain, either because you're suffering it yourself or you're having to expend significant time and effort caring for someone else who's going through it.
Many parents become melancolic when their offspring have longcrying-bouts for no apparent reason.
In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.
Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.
A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."