When a group of males or females looks hot, just from being in close proximity to each other. However, if you were to scrutinize each one individually you would see that they are either simply average looking or even repulsive. This is from the television show "How I met your mother" and is explained by Barney (Neil Patrick Harris)
AKA Bridesmaid Paradox, Spice Girls Conspiracy
AKA Bridesmaid Paradox, Spice Girls Conspiracy
Person 1: Dayum gurrl, check out that soccer team! Those boys are cute!
Person 2: Not really, if you were to look at each one individually you'd see that they are actually quite unattractive.
Person 1: OMG, you're actually SO right. Freaky shit!
Person 2: I know, it's called the Chearleader Effect, but is also known as the Bridesmaid Paradox or the Spice Girls Conspiracy.
Person 2: Not really, if you were to look at each one individually you'd see that they are actually quite unattractive.
Person 1: OMG, you're actually SO right. Freaky shit!
Person 2: I know, it's called the Chearleader Effect, but is also known as the Bridesmaid Paradox or the Spice Girls Conspiracy.
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girl: Mom, can I hang out with you tonight? The new Harry Potter just came out and nobody's free. On second thought, maybe I'll just go out and buy the book.
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The ability of an economic system to provide what people what, given their incomes. Given the fact that incomes and resources are both finite, efficiency will be of the utmost importance in determining if people's wants are satisfied by the workings of the economic system.
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The pre-med student went to the Commons Shop with his last three dollars to buy a box Reese's Puffs, but due to the College Park effect, it cost six.
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Get the College Park effect mug.The misdirected rage generated by fans of a particular character when that character is killed off or replaced by someone else. Often the rage prevents them from giving a fair opinion of the new character. Originates from the BBC series Doctor Who, when fan favorite Rose Tyler was replaced with Martha Jones.
Example #1
“I hate Martha Jones so much!”
“Why?”
“Because she isn’t Rose Tyler!”
Example #2
“I hate Clara Oswin Oswald!”
“Why?”
“Because she isn’t Rory and Amy!”
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“I hate Martha Jones so much!”
“Why?”
“Because she isn’t Rose Tyler!”
Example #2
“I hate Clara Oswin Oswald!”
“Why?”
“Because she isn’t Rory and Amy!”
“That’s the Martha Jones effect.”
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