(noun)
a. A fictional creature capable of capturing the attention of all who see or hear it, who become powerless to turn away, even to the point of neglecting physical needs.
b. A person capable of trapping others in conversations and preventing them from ending, despite the desires of the other participants.
c. A person capable of changing the topic of any event or discussion without the notice of its participants until the original meaning is entirely lost to the dark pages of history.
a. A fictional creature capable of capturing the attention of all who see or hear it, who become powerless to turn away, even to the point of neglecting physical needs.
b. A person capable of trapping others in conversations and preventing them from ending, despite the desires of the other participants.
c. A person capable of changing the topic of any event or discussion without the notice of its participants until the original meaning is entirely lost to the dark pages of history.
a. The old king gave the same stern warning to each of his children: Heed not the endless tripe of the Distraction Beast in yonder wood lest ye lose all good sense and spend your final days with him in stupor - for no sensible man will come to your aid.
b. I vaguely remember starting a conversation about something, but then that distraction beast jumped in and next thing I knew it was Tuesday.
c. Until that distraction beast entered the conversation, we were actually getting somewhere talking about... about... whatever it was we were talking about.
b. I vaguely remember starting a conversation about something, but then that distraction beast jumped in and next thing I knew it was Tuesday.
c. Until that distraction beast entered the conversation, we were actually getting somewhere talking about... about... whatever it was we were talking about.
by TheBeastOfTheMark June 7, 2021