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Northern Idaho Double Ejection

Dude! I was so drunk in Couer d'Alene last night that I pulled the ole' Northern Idaho double ejection all over Saydee!
by Montel W February 12, 2024
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The Sydney Electric Train Society is a "Railway Preservation Society" located in NSW, Australia. Commonly abbreviated as "SETS", they are known for dodgy practices when it comes to preserving trains.
"Hey, have you heard any news from The Sydney Electric Train Society regarding the 'Great Northern Chopper Tour' that was supposed to run in April 2021?"
"Nah mate."
by yeahn4h February 14, 2024
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The Sydney Electric Train Society (SETS)

The Sydney Electric Train Society is a "Railway Preservation Society" located in NSW, Australia. Commonly abbreviated as "SETS", they are known for dodgy practices when it comes to preserving trains.
"Hey, have you heard any news from The Sydney Electric Train Society (SETS) regarding the 'Great Northern Chopper Tour' that was supposed to run in April 2021?"
"Nah mate."
by yeahn4h February 14, 2024
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Shredding on my electric guitar

This terminology is referred to those who are shredding on their electric guitar in the basement. Such individuals are considered the coolest people on earth. Just imagine your friend comes over to your house, just to head to the basement to shred his electric guitar. Thats radical man.
A: yo bro welcome to my house bro
B: sorry man ima be on my own, shredding on my electric guitar in the basement brah
A: whoa so cool
by Michael Hyperwebster April 4, 2025
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The erroneous belief that winning a popular vote or opinion poll automatically confers moral righteousness, factual correctness, or long-term wisdom upon a policy or candidate. This fallacy confuses popularity with validity, assuming that truth is decided democratically. It ignores that majorities can be misinformed, swayed by propaganda, or vote for morally abhorrent or self-destructive outcomes. It's the logic that says "millions of people can't be wrong," when history shows they frequently are.
Example: Defending a harmful but popular tax cut for the wealthy by stating, "The party that proposed it won in a landslide, so the people have spoken—it's clearly the right policy." This commits the Appeal to Electoral Majority Fallacy. It uses electoral success as a trump card against economic evidence or ethical arguments about inequality, substituting vote count for substantive justification.
by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026
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Psychology of Elections

The study of how individuals and crowds behave during the peculiar ritual of choosing leaders—from the psychology of voting (why we vote even when our vote doesn't matter) to the psychology of campaigns (why attack ads work) to the psychology of election night (why results feel like sports scores). Elections are psychological pressure cookers: months of anxiety, hope, and fear compressed into a single day, then released in euphoria or despair. The psychology of elections explains why campaigns focus on turnout (enthusiasm matters more than persuasion), why last-minute events can shift outcomes (undecided voters are psychologically distinct), and why losing feels catastrophic even when life continues unchanged (elections become identity contests, and identity loss hurts).
Example: "She studied the psychology of elections while working on a campaign, watching voters react emotionally to policy, personally to candidates, tribally to every attack. The election wasn't about issues; it was about feelings. Her candidate won because they made people feel hope. The policy details came later, for the few who cared."
by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026
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The study of how large populations behave specifically in the context of elections—how they form voting intentions, how they respond to campaigns, how they make final decisions. Electoral masses are a special case of democratic masses, focused on the periodic ritual of choosing leaders. The psychology of electoral masses explains why campaigns matter (they shape mood and focus), why debates matter (they create moments of collective attention), and why outcomes often surprise (masses are complex, not predictable). It also explains why elections feel so consequential even when individual votes don't matter—the mass experience is real, the collective decision is real, and being part of it, win or lose, shapes identity and belonging.
Example: "He worked on a campaign and studied the psychology of electoral masses firsthand. The data said one thing; the crowds said another. The masses weren't numbers; they were people, with hopes and fears that no poll could capture. His candidate won because they understood the psychology, not just the demographics. The masses had spoken, and someone had listened."
by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026
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