The phenomenon of when a semi-attractive person demonstrates a talent that in turn makes said person extremely hot.
Named after the Broadway actor Benjamin Walker and his singing abilities.
Steps follow as such:
1.Bob is ok-attractive, but maybe not your type
2.Bob starts to sing/act/draw/ect. with amazing skill 3.Suddenly Bob looks EXTREMELY attractive despite his initial lack of appeal
4.You have just experienced The Benjamin Walker Effect
"Have you ever heard of Walter "Maynard" "The Boss" Ferguson?"
"Nah, who's he?"
"Only the greatest high note trumpet play to have ever lived. I mean sure others can play as high as him and higher, but there'll never be another Maynard Ferguson (R.I.P.); listen to his rendition of MacArthur Park and you'll see what I mean."
"Alright thanks man, I'll definitely make sure I check him out."
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Guy 1: Bart, can you pass me a beer, I've run dry!
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when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.