Legend has it that it was invented by Hank Azaria when he was on the Fox sitcomHermans Head.
You know it when you see it.
Mohinder Suresh had beenHeroes undisputed master of the idiot ball.

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But not this season even with his back-asswards injection of an untested gene-modifying serum.
No, for the third season ofHeroes, Hiro is cradling the idiot ball like a newborn.
Heres my theory: There are just too many damned characters.
For ships and diddles, lets list them, shall we?
Nathan, Peter, and Angela Petrelli.
Thats 18 people, all main characters whove carried the bulk of at least one episode.
And, really, thats too many for any one show to serve.
Why not take the opportunity to let him work his way out of that situation by himself?
Show us how smart he iswithoutany powers.
Dont end the promising villains on the lam story just as we started it.
I dont care what kind of pressure Angela Petrelli put on him.
This is the man who mindfrakked his daughter.
I didnt think so.
How did she know precisely what Claire needed to experience to face her fears and desires?
Had she, too, been assaulted?
Had she found her way through to the other side?
Who is this Dr. Zimmerman, the man who seems to have created the Blonde Brigade?
Whos he working for?
What was the plan?
That said, I would like to know what kind of music makes you see the future.
Id totally buy it from iTunes.)
This cast needs to be reduced to a manageable size.
Its worth remembering that the X-Men started with just five members.
Did she just feed that poor girl to Sylar?
Wouldnt it be awesome if Micah turned into a villain?
And Hiro and Ando are imprisoned in Level 5.
Id like to say they dont deserve it, but stupidity has its rewards.