Patient *has heart attack*
Doctor: We are going to have to remove your heart.
Patient: Won't I die?
Doctor: Yes but you will not have any more heart attacks.
Patient: *walks out* I don't know if I want band-aid medicine. Maybe I will just lay off the Mickey D's.
Doctor: We are going to have to remove your heart.
Patient: Won't I die?
Doctor: Yes but you will not have any more heart attacks.
Patient: *walks out* I don't know if I want band-aid medicine. Maybe I will just lay off the Mickey D's.
by 1Head January 29, 2021

by BurntAce January 20, 2021

Short-term fix or solution to a tricky situation, e.g. the iPad used to calm / quiet down crying children
Using the iPad to distract the kids during dinner was just a band-aid solution; as soon as they finished watching, the chaos returned!
by Emotional Cruiser September 25, 2025

When the number of Band-Aids applied to an IT system over time reaches critical mass, the system achieves Band-Aid Fission and explodes, violently
<Operator> Hello Ops here. How can I assist?
<Customer> Every site I try to access gives me a 404 error
<Operator> OK let me check.... Oh shit! It's happened! We've reached Band-Aid Fission
<Customer> What the hell does that mean?
<Operator> Never mind. There's fuck all we can do. Nice knowing you.
<Customer> Wait! There must be something you can do!
<Operator> ...no ...no there is not *click*
<Customer> Every site I try to access gives me a 404 error
<Operator> OK let me check.... Oh shit! It's happened! We've reached Band-Aid Fission
<Customer> What the hell does that mean?
<Operator> Never mind. There's fuck all we can do. Nice knowing you.
<Customer> Wait! There must be something you can do!
<Operator> ...no ...no there is not *click*
by nerdorama July 13, 2016

Patient *has heart attack*
Doctor: We are going to have to remove your heart.
Patient: Won't I die?
Doctor: Yes but you will not have any more heart attacks.
Patient: 'walks out' I don't know if I want band-aid medicine. Maybe I will just lay off the Mickey D's
Doctor: We are going to have to remove your heart.
Patient: Won't I die?
Doctor: Yes but you will not have any more heart attacks.
Patient: 'walks out' I don't know if I want band-aid medicine. Maybe I will just lay off the Mickey D's
by 1Head January 29, 2021

by 1937265285 October 30, 2017

A type of alternate universe where the characters sustain none of the original trauma in their storyline, but therefore undergo other traumas that are a result of the change in their stories.
For example, if Snow White hadn't bitten the apple, her story would change drastically and she'd experience different traumas.
For example, if Snow White hadn't bitten the apple, her story would change drastically and she'd experience different traumas.
by Tempermental moth September 21, 2023
