Skip to main content

Manna for the mindless 

Manna for the mindless is a disparaging description of television programmes that do no more than fill up air time. The programmes that are banal, trivial and boring and which, if they were a person, would be described as a WOFS. You know the sort of crap, pretty well all of daytime television, soap operas screened at any time, moronic game shows, chat shows featuring liggers or z-list celebrities, the list just goes on. It is the sort of programme which doesn’t require dumbing down as it is targeted at fuckwits or insomniacs who need something other than drugs to help them sleep.
Before twenty-four seven television was inflicted on a long-suffering human race, manna for the mindless was typified by film serials where the hero always overcame impossible odds to rescue the heroine from an impossible situation and the villain was always defeated. Either that or the Hollywood musical of the 1950s such as Carousel or South Pacific, total shite consisting of totally forgettable songs, stilted dialogue and a non-existent plot.
"Jane, would you like to come bird watching, there’s a good chance of a peregrine’s mating display"
"No, I've got to watch Loose Women!"
"Manna for the mindless!"
Related Words

Mingle Tingle 

That tinglely feeling you get in your private area when you get too excited over something that you feel like you might cum in your pants, the pre- orgasm
Oh my god, that just made my Mingle Tingle
Mingle Tingle by ralphmouth July 4, 2009

mincers leg

A condition suffered by camp/gay men who walk very flamboyantly. The sufferer's leg is sore all the time due to the way they walk, and they may need physiotherapy to treat it.

Featured in a joke in Alan Carr: Spexy Beast.
"What's wrong with your leg?"
"Oh, I've got mincers leg."
mincers leg by Gailo May 25, 2014

misclean 

When you do a poor job of wiping your anus after crapping.
Oh man, I am so itchy and uncomfortable. I miscleaned.
misclean by King Festus June 16, 2005

Minceraft 

When you enter Minecraft every 10,000th time, the title will say Minceraft instead of Minecraft. Most people most don’t notice it
Player: *opens Minecraft*
Minecraft: *actually says Minceraft*
Player: *never notices*
Minceraft by Toxk March 7, 2020

Manna for the mindless 

Deriving from the tag 'Manna for the mind' used to describe books and literature, 'Manna for the mindless' is a disparaging but accurate description of banal entertainment of any sort, particularly daytime television, long running soaps, stupid game shows, chat shows and so on. It consists of material that is so dumb it doesn't require 'dumbing down' and is no more than prdigested pap which can be understood by people with a below normal IQ. Before the advent of twenty-four seven television manna for the mindless was typified by the Hollywood musical of the 1950s. These consisting entirely of eminently forgettable songs joined together by crappy dialogue and a plot so thin you could shoot peas through it.
"Kim, d'you want to come out for a walk?"
"No, I've got to watch Jeremy Kyle!"
"Manna for the mindless!"