Stephan Smolka's definitions

Happy Special Bullshit Day

The ubiquitous holiday that is being looked forward too, because life is so miserable we need holidays to distract us from that fact.

Singing the song" Happy special bullshit day! Bullshit, special, happy day!!"

by Stephan Smolka January 13, 2009

yellow light effect

When a law or rule has the dubious distinction of making you do the opposite of what was intended.

A literal example of the yellow light effect is to speed up when you see a yellow light. Figuratively, you do the opposite.

by Stephan Smolka April 3, 2009