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Murphy's Law Of Buying In Bulk

"You can keep purchasing small costlier-per-piece packages of a product till Doomsday, and you will always continue needing a sizable amount/quantity of it per week/month/year. But then just as soon as you plunk down a tidy sum for an economy-priced bulk-quantity of said commodity, your needs and/or lifestyle will immediately change, and so now you will likely never even begin to consume that much volume in your entire lifetime."

For example, you purchase several cases of plain white paraffin candles for your antique chandelier that you love to illuminate every evening, only to then discover that an electric-candle "upgrade" kit is available, and comes with fixtures that look just like the elegant candles and fit perfectly into your chandelier's holders! So now you're stuck with many hundreds of little white-wax tapers that you'll probably never have any use for.
I feel like such a total bulk-buying buffoon --- I had been consuming several expensive plywood-cutting circular-saw blades per year in my household woodworking-tasks, and so eventually I had purchased a bargain-priced fifty-pack of only-minutely-rusty "new old stock" Skilsaw-blades from a private seller on E-Bay. But then I had started using a larger-bladed table-saw for most of my panel-slicing/trimming needs, and so I've only used one or two of the circular-saw blades from the package in the many months since that time! Sounds like a classic case of "Murphy's Law Of Buying In Bulk" to me!!!
by QuacksO August 8, 2018
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3 month bulk

When your buddy decides to put on +100 and stop exercising for 2 years.
1: "Bro, what happened to Jared? He's changed."
2: "He went on a 3 month bulk."
1: "That explains it."
by brapmaster69 November 18, 2022
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bulk collection

Surveillance data in which technology has created an opportunity to monitor a millions of people. Currently with in an indiscriminate process in which a dragnet is placed over large amounts of data. With any kind of decency, considered one of the dirtiest words (phrase) in language.
A federal appeals court has ruled the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records is illegal. The program was exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden
by High and Low November 5, 2019
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Bulk Headys

The name given to a female you gives a lot of head
hows it going bulk headys
by eattsie December 21, 2008
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bulking or cutting

Bulking is known as the muscle-building stage, which calls for eating more calories than you burn, coupled with intense weight training for a set period of time. Then there's cutting — the phase where you cut back on calories in an effort to shed body fat while maintaining muscle mass to the best of your ability.
gym bro: dude, bulking or cutting?
me: bro definitely bulking
by thedemonunderyourbed February 2, 2023
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Bulk And Skull

One fat person and one very skinny weird looking person
Man bulk and skull a real hit on the Power Rangers season
by F2f bdhr July 27, 2019
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Static Bulk

When gym bros past their prime overeat without exercising but still claim they’re “bulking.” A common cope for lack of discipline in training and dieting, leading to cognitive dissonance about their growing waistline instead of muscle.
Bro swears he’s bulking, but it’s just a static bulk—all calories, no gains.
by Adonis Broseidon February 14, 2025
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