The 'OFMo'

This is a term I came up with watching countless snowboarding movies where guys ate it on missed tricks & then realized it could be extended to all sporting events soo onto the explanation we go!

'OFMo' is that turning point where you, as an individual athlete, member of a team or fan of either realizes that you're/they're going to fail in your/their athletic attempt.

It stands for the 'oh-fuck-moment.'

As stated above, I first coined this term while watching snowboarding videos & it tends to give some of the best examples of the OFMo such as this ...if you skip to 3:50 on the video you'll see the definition of the OFMo. Everything is going fine, flying through the air, when oh fuck you realize you did not do that trick right & you're about to face plant.

So from that initial development of the OFMo in snowboarding I realized this magical term can extend to all sports. My personal favorite is the third goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals as you can almost hear the crowd going "Oh fuck, we cannot come back from this."

This little gem of a term can also extend into various real life situations. Picture it: you're out shopping on Newbury St., found parking on the street, threw a couple coins in the meter & hit the shops knowing you had to be back in two hours. All of a sudden, four stores & two margaritas later you glance at your watch to note the time & "Oh fuck, I now have a boot on my car tire."

OR it's Sunday morning, you're hungover & getting ready to pay for your delicious greasy diner meal. You slowly go to grab your wallet, dismayed to find no cash, "Oh its totes ok!" you say to the waitress, "I'll put it on my debit card!" As your leaden fingers fumble about for your bank card it all comes screaming back to you & you remember "oh fuck, I did not close my tab at the bar last night."

There you have it: a new term to describe any moment in your life that angrily smacks you in the middle of the forehead & yells that you done messed up.