A person who 'sacrifices' their own happiness with the assumption that they are bringing happiness to the person they are sacrificing for, when in fact, this sacrifice makes the other person even more unhappy.
Prime Minister: I'm in a contract marriage with you and now you're telling me that my real missing and presumed dead wife is really alive?
I: Yes. So I'm going to leave you even though we've decided we actually love each other and want to marry for real now.
Prime Minister: But I don't want my old wife back. She pretended to be dead so I hate her now. But I love you, you noble idiot.
I: Tough. I'm gonna travel the world and write a kids book. Get back with your old wife.
*Prime Minister proceeds to not get back with old wife because he hates her while I mopes because she's depressed she left the Prime Minister*
With the bases loaded and not outs even a mediocre team can trade outs for runs (e.g. sacrifice fly-outs and bunts). A team that fails at this fundamental level has committed NOBLETIGER and brought humiliation upon themselves, their families, fans, city and nation.
used to describe roleplaying settings, noblebright is the opposite of grimdark, used to describe settings where noble heroes valiantly fight against evil forces to create a brighter future.
An English stand-up comedian, known for his often improvised sets, based almost entirely around audience members he has conversations with. Originally from Cramlington in Northumberland, he now resides in Australia with wife Fran.
It's difficult to give examples of ross noble, because his style is incredibly physical, but some memorable quotes include:
"How come Miss Universe is only won by people from Earth?"
"Tonight's show is sponsored by Ted Danson's Pizza shack!"
"It's christopher Reeves the Musical!"
*on reading a fortune cookie* "And I was feeling a bit cheeky, so I went 'ooh, it say's 'You have AIDS' ' "