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Mass reporting of any violation of a rule while disrespecting the intent of the rule, just for the sake of getting something removed.
1. Someone posts a video of a political speech. There is no swearing; it could be on CNN.
2. The opponents of the person giving the speech mass report that video for containing "disturbing content," even though "disturbing content" is supposed to be something like, say, gore.
3. In reaction to the mass reports, moderators flag the video as 18+ or remove it entirely, just because of the rulebombing effect.
2. The opponents of the person giving the speech mass report that video for containing "disturbing content," even though "disturbing content" is supposed to be something like, say, gore.
3. In reaction to the mass reports, moderators flag the video as 18+ or remove it entirely, just because of the rulebombing effect.
by PaleBlueYacht May 12, 2013
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This is usually done to advertise traits which when put in the direct form of a status update would make the poster's motives far too transparent.
This is usually done to advertise traits which when put in the direct form of a status update would make the poster's motives far too transparent.
KATE: Why did Christina post "you're the best. LOVE LOVE LOVE." on my facebook wall? She hasn't talked to me in five months and it's not my birthday.
MARK: She probably wants everyone to think she's the type of girl who is tight with her friends, and people would call her on it if it were a status update.
KATE: A proxy wallpost? Seriously?
MARK: She probably wants everyone to think she's the type of girl who is tight with her friends, and people would call her on it if it were a status update.
KATE: A proxy wallpost? Seriously?
by PaleBlueYacht March 7, 2011
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syrup summary of libertarianism: "we like freedom."
syrup summary of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
syrup summary of republicans: "we like America."
syrup summary of feminism: "we want equality for women."
syrup summary of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
syrup summary of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
syrup summary of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
syrup summary of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
syrup summary of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
syrup summary of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
syrup summary of republicans: "we like America."
syrup summary of feminism: "we want equality for women."
syrup summary of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
syrup summary of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
syrup summary of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
syrup summary of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
syrup summary of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
by PaleBlueYacht May 18, 2013
Get the syrup summary mug.Satisfaction from having consciousness of something that was previously unconscious, such as watching a comedian and finally having a way to describe "that thing" you've noticed at an unconscious level for quite some time, or reading about "Words For Things You Never Knew Had Words" and having words for those things.
CHRISTINA: Holy fuck, Jake was such a dick during our argument at dinner. I walked out. And when I was driving home, I had the best comeback!
JESSICA: There's a term for that. Esprit d’Escalier. Staircase wit.
CHRISTINA: There's a term for that?! Oh god, expliment!
JESSICA: There's a term for that. Esprit d’Escalier. Staircase wit.
CHRISTINA: There's a term for that?! Oh god, expliment!
by PaleBlueYacht April 10, 2011
Get the Expliment mug.A lie or method of misleading where one symbolic clue is kept while all other details are omitted. Listeners will then reconstruct the story based on familiar associations with the symbolic detail.
misclue about suicide: "Last night, there were pills scattered on the floor." (Which I happened to knock over.)
misclue about danger: "I found a gun in my house last night that I didn't own." (It was a water gun.)
misclue about sickness: "Sorry I didn't come to work yesterday. I woke up vomiting." (From a hangover.)
misclue about danger: "I found a gun in my house last night that I didn't own." (It was a water gun.)
misclue about sickness: "Sorry I didn't come to work yesterday. I woke up vomiting." (From a hangover.)
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
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Alt: pedohysteria
Alt: pedohysteria
Person: Can we please have a rational discussion about the consequences of running a sex offender list?
Pedohysterics: Why? That sounds like something a pedophile would say. Only pedophiles and pedo apologists would want a list like that gone.
Pedohysterics: Why? That sounds like something a pedophile would say. Only pedophiles and pedo apologists would want a list like that gone.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
Get the pedohysterics mug.The feeling which occurs after one has stayed up past his sleep cycle such that the body has abandoned its "go to sleep" feeling and has shifted into a light buzz.
It is comparable to the lingering buzz that remains in the morning after a night of drinking, because the body is rather awake yet clearly not fully sober.
It is comparable to the lingering buzz that remains in the morning after a night of drinking, because the body is rather awake yet clearly not fully sober.
KATE: John, go to bed. Aren't you sleepy? You were dozing off at your desk a few hours ago.
JOHN: Yeah, but the sleepy part of my cycle is over. It's back into awake mode, so I'm lanked now.
JOHN: Yeah, but the sleepy part of my cycle is over. It's back into awake mode, so I'm lanked now.
by PaleBlueYacht March 7, 2011
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