3 definitions by Laughter On Water
The inexpert, flawed and sometimes intentional misuse of scientific method to explain anecdotal evidence in order to foment fear of actual scientific discovery or progress and to promote confirmation bias contrary to fact.
Janet placed the key on her neck and said to inquiry panel members: "If the vaccine doesn't fill your body with magnetic crystals, then explain why this key sticks to my neck. Huh?" The key promptly falls off her neck. Janet does not realize that keys are generally brass and won't actually stick to a magnet because -- wait for it -- brass is not magnetic. The key sticks to Janet's neck at certain angles because of perspiration, similar to the spoon-on-the-nose trick kids do at Thanksgiving gatherings. Janet has resorted to sciencism to justify her reasoning for not trusting vaccination against the pandemic.
by Laughter On Water June 10, 2021
Stress food shopping. When you go into the grocery store intending to buy wholesome foods like fresh vegetables, soup stock and yogurt, but you come to the register with nothing but comfort foods like pop-tarts, ice cream, and heavily sweetened cereal and soda pop. You might as well have gone to the store in your pajamas, hence, pajama shopping.
I was so disappointed in the Game of Thrones finale I found myself pajama shopping for pretzel cones and two boxes of bourbon truffle ice cream.
by Laughter On Water April 16, 2020
Stress food shopping. When you go into the grocery store intending to buy wholesome foods like fresh vegetables, soup stock and yogurt, but you come to the register with nothing but comfort foods like pop-tarts, ice cream, and heavily sweetened cereal and soda pop. You might as well have gone to the store in your pajamas, hence, pajama shopping.
I was so disappointed in the Game of Thrones finale I found myself pajama shopping for pretzel cones and two boxes of bourbon truffle ice cream.
by Laughter On Water April 16, 2020