When the balloon goes up

The time during the doning of the condom.

Signifying that things were getting serious and action could occur soon.

Popularized use of observation balloons during the first World War. The sight of such a large balloon going up nearly always resulted in a barrage of juice/shells following soon after.

The expression was re-inforced during WW2 when the hoisting of barrage balloons was part of the preparations for an air-raid notifying the gunners it is safe to to open fire.

Chuck always gets excited when the balloon goes up.

I heard the ballon was going up over at your place the other day. Yeah, I heard that Xi put the balloon up quickly and Biden wasn't quite ready to take it.

President Biden when Xi's balloon went up:

"We’re Going to Take Care of It"

sock account

A pseudonym or persona typically online, usually for some sort of deception. Usually accompanied by several other heads or socks. Sometimes also IP masked, which makes it more difficult to track. They maybe anon or with a developed backstory, but usually more false than not.

I don't know who it really was, they were using a sock account.

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trolling

Trolling is often intended to bait and as such is associated with malice and anger. However, in its common usage: it means misrepresenting one’s self in order to produce a planned reaction, generally to prove some sort of point ( example: everyone has a trigger). If "the troll" is being honest the term trolling does not apply as they are not engaging in misrepresentation and no malice or manipulation is intended. Trolling is similar to method acting, in that the more one believes one's own words the more effective one's argument. Which is to say that the most effective "trolls" have transcended and become believers.

"Ah, I didn't mean that. I was just trolling."

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carpin' all them diems

The CHAD version of Carpe diem (seize the day).

Like YOLO, carpin' all those diems underscores the finite nature of life, the importance of taking risks and not placing unnecessary strain on your tiny brain.

In short: Don't think about it

"That's because losers look stuff up while the rest of us are carpin' all them diems." - Summer - Rick and Morty (2013) Season 3 episode 2 "Rickmancing the Stone"