1. To seriously fuck up
2. To act quickly without thought.
This phrase began during the Great Smoky Mountain wildfires of November,
2016. The Ripley’
s Aquarium in Galtlinburg, TN was in danger of catching on fire and the community was concerned about the
welfare of the animals inside the establishment. During the fire, a small group of online-self-proclaimed-animal-experts strongly suggested that the penguins be released out into the wild for safety. Seriously, think about that for a minute – the penguins should be released into a forest fire to take care of themselves – can you picture how that would really work? How
long would a
penguin last in a forest fire?
"Wow, I can’t believe that I stabbed myself in the eye with a
fork, I really released the
penguins on that one. "
"Look, this is important – so, don’t release the
penguins."