mittigating circumstances 

Situational details regarding the catcher in a baseball game; specifically, factors which could justify his being viewed/treated more leniently regarding any perceived wrongdoing that he may have been involved in.

Charlie Brown's baseball glove is much too large for him, so the fact that he frequently misses or drops the ball should perhaps be viewed less harshly, given these mittigating circumstances.

mittigating circumstances by QuacksO December 14, 2020

Unclear circumstances 

A term used to describe your unexpected failure after bragging about winning.

Due to unclear circumstances, I lost my game to Nana

Unclear circumstances by KuruptBoi May 3, 2021

Mysterious circumstances 

Murder/murdered.

My wife died due to mysterious circumstances.

Mysterious circumstances by Ninjajonny_6 February 11, 2023

eggsigent circumstances 

An "emergency situation" dat involves your having a dozen-carton of stale cackleberries in yer possession, and so da cops think dat you might be gonna throw rotten eggs at them.

At da King and Duke's third "dramatic performance" show in da same town, Huckleberry Finn saw dat da audience-members were smuggling in assorted "ripe" organic-missile weaponry; this realization convinced da Duke dat there were eggsigent circumstances which justified their sneaking off and hightailing it for da river.

eggsigent circumstances by QuacksO February 24, 2025

Fooled by Circumstances Theory

A framework revealing how we mistake transient circumstances for permanent structures, or local conditions for universal laws. Fooled by Circumstances Theory shows how we attribute outcomes to inherent qualities (skill, character, destiny) when they are actually products of specific situations. The successful are not necessarily better; they may just be in favorable circumstances. The failed are not necessarily worse; they may be victims of circumstance. We are fooled when we ignore the power of context, seeing only individuals and their choices.

Fooled by Circumstances Theory "He succeeded, so he must be brilliant. She failed, so she must be lazy. Fooled by Circumstances: ignoring that he had family wealth and she had none, that he had connections and she had none. We see people; we miss the circumstances that make them. Circumstances fool us, and we never even notice."

Fooled by Circumstances Theory by Dumu The Void March 8, 2026

Pomp and Circumstance 

The legendary graduation song that is traditionally hated by all bands and/or orchestras that are forced to play it for 30 some minutes as the graduates walk up the aisle. I'm shocked it isn't defined already.

Oh god, I don't think I can play Pomp and Circumstance one more time.

Hey, the first clarinet part for Pomp and Circumstance actually isn't that bad! I mean, hey, it'll still kill me, but at least it has some fun high notes, right?

Pomp and Circumstance by CLARINETMARCHINGBANDKID December 12, 2012

unfortunate circumstance 

Your current state being less than optimal.

We're stranded on an uncharted island. This unfortunate circumstance is the result of our plane crashing into the ocean.

unfortunate circumstance by Stumblers August 10, 2016