This phrase comes from the comic "Pearls Before Swine".
To fail, to fall on one's face, to turn one's own life into a gross abomination of all that is wonderful.
Taking everything way too seriously and personal
Pulling a marek: It was only a joke, please don't pull a marek
Forming a band in a way that is considered to be unethical, this could be (but is not limited to), a record label grouping good looking music prodigies together to form a band, genetically creating band members or kidnapping various people and asking them to join your band.
The term got its name from Murdoc Niccals, a fictional member of the band Gorillaz, who basically met one of his band mates after putting him in a coma, kidnapped another, and found their 4th member in a fed ex crate when she was 10 (she mailed herself to them).
Alternative names include: Pulling a Murdoc Niccals, Pulling a Niccals, Murdoc moment, Murdoc Niccals moment and Niccals moment
“Hey did you hear about Alex’s new band?”
“Yeah, that guy really is just pulling a Murdoc at this point”
1. (slang, Australia) The act of cyberstalking and investigating personal information about someone you know.
Person 1: That guy is really invested into finding information about his best mate’s sister.
Person 2: I think he’s going to pull a Taranto!
pretending you've had sex when you haven't, or pretending you're drunker than you really are
Chris: Oh my god, Lily was totally pulling an upton last night
Dennis: I know, she didn't even sleep with John! And she only had one beer!
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The act of cheating by writing the answers on your hand. Usually resulting in being caught.
A: He got caught.
B: Yeah, that's what I heard. Heard he was pulling a palin.
A: Word. He got ripped apart for it.
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- Do You Know That Steve Failed His ACT Standardized Test?
- Wait, what? He Was Always The Teacher's Pet.
- Yeah, And He Decided It'll Be A Good Idea to Pull a Destiny a Night Before.
- LMFAO, What a Dickhead!
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