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The Walmart Paradox

Walmart paradox refers to the futile locking of common household items to reduce theft but then not hiring enough staff to allow people to buy the items stuck in the case incurring loss of sales

Synonyms dilemma, quagmire
The Walmart paradox is a stupid solution causing the same problem
by Reefermechanic420 March 1, 2024
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Pisser's paradox

The paradox of dog territory ownership during and after it rains. Rain washes away or spreads out the scent of piss, so it has to be replaced eventually, but as there is no longer any record of the pisser's claim, does it truly have the right to claim it again? This thought experiment was first proposed by Robert Hund in 1933 because he probably ran out of things to do in his tiny Hooverville cabin and had to start tracking the territory of neighborhood dogs during his waking hours. He's also proposed the swallowing tree paradox, the ripened banana and blue pen ink paradox, and to his wife, Melanie. She once gave her grandson $1 to "buy himself something nice" with, back when that meant something.
"Urban Dictionary prompted me to use my nonsense pisser's paradox in a sentence, clearly displaying the fact that it hasn't noticed that it's users have begun using it as a way to also learn phrases and concepts."
by TheGreatestLad March 1, 2024
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The Everything-and-Nothing Paradox

Everything is possible, including the possibility of impossibility.
person1: don't ever give up! everything is possible after all!
person2: so is the possibility of impossibility. dont you know the Everything-and-Nothing Paradox?
by gyatt? March 5, 2024
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The Charizard Paradox

The Charizard Paradox is a phenomenon in Pokémon and similar franchises where a character has a limited number of “types” it can have and is forced to exclude certain important aspects from its typing in order for equally important aspects to be included in its typing.

This phenomenon was originally named by Pokemon YouTuber MandJtv in his video titled The Charizard Paradox.
Guy 1: wait this thing isn’t evil type? But it’s super evil. That’s like it’s whole thing.

Guy 2: well it’s also a ghost plant thing. It’s ghost plant type.

Guy 1: but it being evil is like equally important as it being a ghost.

Guy 2: it’s also equally important that it’s a plant.

Guy 1: damnit it’s The Charizard Paradox.
by Remus Marianne March 16, 2024
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Defunct-enterprises-paradox

When a brand and or organization offers a service and or offering publicly and or privately and everyone thinks they offer a service or offering and then when trying to use the enterprise and or service offering there's missing input requirements which were thus otherwise unplanned for which is mostly a perspective and or viewpoints analysis, which results in the inability to use the services and or offerings. otherwise something goes wrong.
"Did you get any Defunct-enterprises-paradoxes when trying to contact those government and or private sector enterprises regarding what work and leisure activities facilitation you needed done that you couldn't facilitate yourself?" P2 "Why yes, I did, Every time", "And then I complained on multiple occasions, to multiple branches and or sub trenches of supposed service providers" , "And do you think they fixed it?, "Nooooo" , JGD, "Otherwise create your own subversion setting requirement, using your own resources or personal;".
by patrickthestarfishv2 March 19, 2024
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Digsby's Paradox

The inherent contradiction that exists in an Eastern European Muslim - caused by the conflict between the islamic aversion to alcohol, nicotine, and sexual promiscuity, and the Eastern European ego need for such things.
Richard: Hey why does Andrew Tate smoke cigars, drink alcohol, and fuck random women? Isn't he a muslim?
Joseph: It's Digsby's Paradox, bro.
by Dr. Digsby April 16, 2024
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Hanlon's Paradox

When someone is both stupid and malicious and you can't tell which is the dominant factor driving a behavior.
The boss just assigned Dickhead McGee to my team and I can't decide if he did it because he doesn't know that it's a terrible idea, or he just hates me and wants to see me suffer. It's a real Hanlon's Paradox.
by roadkill6 May 28, 2024
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