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From the tv series community - An effect in which a person that doesn’t know what to do with there life is given Money by the dean of greendale community college and is Compelled to enroll in greendale to put purpose into there life. So the end up using the money the school gave them back to the school in exchange for classes. This method insures that the school keeps getting new students to trap inside the college
Dean: “here $500 for the taste I got of being powerful”.

Jeff: * Jeff whispers to the dean* “dean the school can’t afford 500—

Dean: “wait for it.“

Elroy: “I have no idea to do with the rest of my life now”.

Dean: “we offer a wide variety of classes”

Elroy: “I think I’ll check that out”

Dean: *to Jeff* “ Now that my friend, is the greendale effect”

Jeff: “I will never get out of here will I?”

Dean: “ I haven’t met many that do.”
by Varanm September 7, 2020
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