An internet phenomenon most commonly observed on tumblr in which a random internet user will make a post in jest, only for that post to come true. The name arose from a common joke around these iccurences, in which Apollo, the greek god of prophecy, gifts the aforememtioned jesters with clairvoiance in the form of a dodgeball to the face.
"Man, wouldnt it be crazy if Tumblr let its users create their own ads?"
*1 month later, a tumblr feature comes out allowing tumblr users to create their own ads*
"Wow, op really got hit be Apollo's Dodgeball."
To get out of a place and/or abandon the responsibility entrusted in that person, likely because of mounting pressure or said person has run out of options.
From the US version of The Office, season 4 episode 4 titled Money.
"I am blowing dodge. I'm getting out of town. Whatever you call it, I am running away from my responsibilities." - Michael Scott
A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.
For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flyingeverywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.