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The Ellen Threshold

The point of ugliness in a male below which a 100% straight female would rather go against her sexual orientation and sleep with Ellen DeGegeneres than with him. The female equivalent is the Neil Threshold, for girls so ugly that a straight male would rather sleep with Neil Patrick Harris.
Alan is covered with zits, smells like a used pizza box, and has a hunchback-- I'd definitely rather do Ellen DeGeneres; he's below the Ellen Threshold.
The Ellen Threshold by lukebn December 3, 2010

The Ellen Effect 

The idea that if you so much as dance in front of a camera, it is considered a “wholesome” act and you are therefore a wholesome person. When in reality your wholesomeness is completely contrived and in real life you’re a piece of shit.

Ellen Degeneres is the most referenced of this effect based on the early theories of Adam Carolla, however The Ellen Effect has spread to every single person on Tik Tok
Hey bro did you hear about Bill Cosby?
Yeah but I’m not surprised at all.

What do you mean?
The Ellen Effect man. Cosby was always dancing to hide the fact he maliciously raped women.

The Ellen Effect 

A talk show that has gone through The Ellen Effect is a show that interviews celebrities, gives money or expensive stuff to people who deserve it, showcase kids' talents, and gives prizes to audience members.
The Steve Harvey Show has gone through The Ellen Effect for its similarity to The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The Ellen Effect 

When you want something really, really bad but you can't have it.
"Wow the new PlayStation is amazing!"

"But I can't afford it.. "
"Guess you'll be experiencing the Ellen Effect then."

The Ellen Page Challenge 

The rare and incredibly difficult physical challenge that only 10% of people can complete.
"I'm still messed from attempting the Ellen Page Challenge...I wish I had never heard of it..."

The Ellen's

All the Ellen's have been through something, like Ellen DeGeneres with her messed up plastic surgery, or Ellen Pompeo dodging death atleast 17 times. If your name is Ellen you could either be a Goddess or run a tv show for millions of years :)
Omg that girl named The Ellen's is totes gonna die 17 times or get botched plastic surgery. Ahahhaha
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square grouper

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"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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