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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!"
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Mindeling 

The act of being overly friendly to a girl that you want to sleep with while perpetually keeping her in the friend zone.
Matt was mindeling Joy and Samantha at the bar last night. His game is terrible.
Mindeling by Baltimore1116 December 2, 2011
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Polluted Mindset 

Something that works it's way into your head and creates a false sense of security. Spending time worrying about things that could potentially keep you from reaching your goals.

Mike McCarthy, Head coach of the Green Bay Packers seemingly coined this phrase on 12/30/2010 when asked if his team would have a tendency to let down if the Bears decided to rest their players in the season finale vs. the Packers. He answered the question with ... "That's a "polluted mindset".
When you worry about whether the Chicago Bears will rest their starters in the season finale you run the risk of creating a "polluted mindset" among your team.

When you let a lot of outside influences enter your way of thinking it can create a "polluted mindset". Our football team is very excited to play. It's important for us to clearly stay focused on winning and playing the best that we possibly can for the whole game. It's as simple as that."
Polluted Mindset by The Family Ghost December 31, 2010

absent-minded 

so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
I tried to call out to him but he didn't hear me. He wasn't paying attention. He is absent-minded
absent-minded by Snowbaby January 8, 2014

Open minded

Listening to others and fairly contemplating more than one viewpoint while holding your own stance on an issue.
Open minded by Minnestoa Eh? February 19, 2004

late-minded 

Late-minded is a very rare word and is used not quite often. Some people consider it as new, yes it is. Some people consider it as not-really-a-word, but it is a word if you want it to be. It's very easy to understand what late-minded means, only the stupid wouldn't understand. And I bet you're trying to pretend not to be stupid right now, whatever. Let me tell you what it means:

So, late-minded means thinking or saying something that almost everyone has went through it already. An example could be like:
Question: What's that thing over there?
Answer: Your mom (When it's just a piece of shit)
And that's when a passer-by could say: Stop being so late-minded...

Another example could be, someone saying: Hey dude how's your coc going? (CoC/coc/COC: Short form of Clash of Clans)
Replier: Great! I got lv6 whizzies!
And then someone just says: Lol, 'coc'.
That's also an example of how to use the word late-minded. This example is when someone knows that coc (Say CoC) stands for Clash of Clans they have to make fun of it by strengthening the 'cock' word into CoC.

Feel free to share and use this new and existing word with your friends and good luck explaining it!
You don't always have to be late-minded... It's actually really lame.

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!"