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When an organization or community is doing poorly enough that its smartest people, seeing the writing on the wall, leave for better opportunities elsewhere. This is common in business and other organizations that perpetuate a common goal or mission and once purged it typically accelerates the demise of the organiztion.
For example: Facebook's poor stock performance since it's IPO and lack of favorable stock options for employees puts them at risk of brain drain. Many will likely head over to Google or Apple, but they'll be in trouble.
For example: Facebook's poor stock performance since it's IPO and lack of favorable stock options for employees puts them at risk of brain drain. Many will likely head over to Google or Apple, but they'll be in trouble.
Mark Zuckerberg: Sheryl, can find me those repots on Zynga's...Hey?! Why are wearing a Google sweatshirt?!
Sheryl Sandberg: Sorry Mark. We had a good run, but your lack of focus on ad revenue and overvalued IPO has caused this drop in FB stock value with no end in sight. I and the others are leaving before the stock tanks.
Mark Z: The others? They're all leaving Facebook? You can't! We'll never survive this brain drain!
Sheryl: Yeah, sorry. You should've thought about that before going public.
Sheryl Sandberg: Sorry Mark. We had a good run, but your lack of focus on ad revenue and overvalued IPO has caused this drop in FB stock value with no end in sight. I and the others are leaving before the stock tanks.
Mark Z: The others? They're all leaving Facebook? You can't! We'll never survive this brain drain!
Sheryl: Yeah, sorry. You should've thought about that before going public.
by Tenacious Faulker August 21, 2012
Get the brain drainmug. To scan over something or someone quickly; to measure without using any tools other than the naked eye; guessing; approximating. A term often used in sports scouting to see if a player or team passes muster without looking at any metrics.
We passed on that short receiver because he didn't pass the ball test.
I know that actress just walked in off the street, but but she passes my eyeball test. Get her signed and to the studio pronto!
I left a blind date before I even sat down. She didn't pass my eyeball test.
That presentation needs to be reformatted to read better. Its simply doesn't pass an eyeball test.
I know that actress just walked in off the street, but but she passes my eyeball test. Get her signed and to the studio pronto!
I left a blind date before I even sat down. She didn't pass my eyeball test.
That presentation needs to be reformatted to read better. Its simply doesn't pass an eyeball test.
by Tenacious Faulker March 5, 2014
Get the eyeball testmug. A colorful term used in place of "everywhere", "all around", "all over" or "a plethora"; i.e. a lot.
I went fishing yesterday and nailled bass left and right.
Last night there were hotties in the club left and right.
I was in a highway pile up and was hit left and right.
We had a picnic on the beach and the seagulls were swarming us left and right.
Last night there were hotties in the club left and right.
I was in a highway pile up and was hit left and right.
We had a picnic on the beach and the seagulls were swarming us left and right.
by Tenacious Faulker August 21, 2009
Get the left and rightmug. A term popularized in the 2008 comedy "Pineapple Express" to describe the best marajuana presumeably because of its dank odor and potency. The term can also be used to describe other things that are considered to be the best by an individual.
Dude, smell that weed. Ya like that? It's like smelling God's Vagina!
Do you like these satin sheets? Yeah? It's like being wrapped inside God's Vagina!
Hey, did you you like making love to God's Vagina? OMG, it's like FUCKING God's Vagina!
Do you like these satin sheets? Yeah? It's like being wrapped inside God's Vagina!
Hey, did you you like making love to God's Vagina? OMG, it's like FUCKING God's Vagina!
by Tenacious Faulker August 24, 2009
Get the God's Vaginamug. A business term used to describe how a free-market economy balances itself after extreme events run their course like a rising stocks after a recession or the real estate bubble burst. The word crossed over into everyday use to similarly describe when one's fortune or luck changes, for bad or good, changing the course of daily life.
BAD:
Bob: Last summer I was was nailing babes left and right. Now that I'm back at college...nothing!
Pete: Ah, well, you're not that attractive or interesting. You just had a lucky streak. You were due for a market correction. Consider yourself forntunate if any girl even talks to you, bro!
GOOD:
Pete: I was just promoted at work! I've been wasting my talents there for WEEKS, but the VP just quit and they promoted me to replace him. Guess I was due for a market correction, huh? How's the girl situation, Bob?
Bob: I hate you.
Bob: Last summer I was was nailing babes left and right. Now that I'm back at college...nothing!
Pete: Ah, well, you're not that attractive or interesting. You just had a lucky streak. You were due for a market correction. Consider yourself forntunate if any girl even talks to you, bro!
GOOD:
Pete: I was just promoted at work! I've been wasting my talents there for WEEKS, but the VP just quit and they promoted me to replace him. Guess I was due for a market correction, huh? How's the girl situation, Bob?
Bob: I hate you.
by Tenacious Faulker August 21, 2009
Get the market correctionmug. Someone preoccupied with going from social site to blog to social site as their sole or primary means of human interaction and validation.
The cyber version of a barfly or social butterfly. Also known as cyber butterfly or social media butterfly.
The cyber version of a barfly or social butterfly. Also known as cyber butterfly or social media butterfly.
A day in the life a cyberfly:
@tracykitty123: Today was awesome! 22 new friends - all on Facebook. I had a great Skype with my colleagues in Germany, Britain and China. I completed my online course in SEO. And, the topper, I was introduced to Deepak Chopra via LinkedIn today! Now I'm going to decompress by getting naughty in a chat room on Livelinks! Can't wait until I get to do it all again tomorrow!
@tracykitty123: Today was awesome! 22 new friends - all on Facebook. I had a great Skype with my colleagues in Germany, Britain and China. I completed my online course in SEO. And, the topper, I was introduced to Deepak Chopra via LinkedIn today! Now I'm going to decompress by getting naughty in a chat room on Livelinks! Can't wait until I get to do it all again tomorrow!
by Tenacious Faulker March 9, 2013
Get the Cyberflymug. The act of quickly following a paying driver through a toll station before the cross member falls thus blocking your otherwise mad escape OR tailgating someone very closely through an EZ Pass lane with the same intent. This tactic can also be employed with great success exiting parking decks.
Thanks to my toll drafting skills I save over $350 dollars in tolls this year while only being hit with 2 fines worth $60 and making good time the EZ Pass lane to boot.
by Tenacious Faulker January 22, 2009
Get the toll draftingmug.