even in the face of overwhelming talent, a candidate fails to earn enough votes because of sympathetic votes cast for an underdog. voters likely thinking "Pia's gonna win anyway" thereby resulting in a shocking outcome when the obvious front-runner is eliminated.
How many sympathy votes can Stefano and Casey get? Must be the Pia Effect
Gee I wish Bush had won in 1992. Obviously a victim of the Pia effect with people sympathy-voting for Perot. Clinton ran away with it.
Gee I wish Bush had won in 1992. Obviously a victim of the Pia effect with people sympathy-voting for Perot. Clinton ran away with it.
by Pikup Andropov April 30, 2011
Get the Pia Effect mug.A condition that occurs in most women's lives in which they go from being ignored and undesirable by men to extremely attractive and desirable.
Why are all those guys crowding around Betty Sue?
Didn't you here? The Doodle Effect hit her just last night!
Didn't you here? The Doodle Effect hit her just last night!
by the vagina doctor November 30, 2010
Get the the doodle effect mug.The effect or outcome of committing to one girl for a relationship. As a result, depression among the female community will raise and even to the point that some females may feel its necessary to put themselves on Suicide Watch.
My ex-boyfriend just got married and i feel so down lately, i think i have a bad cause of The Rondiz Effect
by Rondiz December 3, 2010
Get the The Rondiz Effect mug.The otherworldly phenomenon that occurs when a girl wears a tight sweater that enhances the apparent size of her boobs.
by Funkfoam December 17, 2010
Get the Sweater Effect mug.Guy 1: Hey man I'm going to a party i can't hang out tonight.
Guy 2: Can i come man?
Guy 1: No dude, it's an exclusive party.
Guy 3: Man, guy 2 is doing the wies effect
Guy 2: Can i come man?
Guy 1: No dude, it's an exclusive party.
Guy 3: Man, guy 2 is doing the wies effect
by The Good Architect1 May 26, 2010
Get the Wies Effect mug.The "Doom Effect" occurs when a new electronic device, usually targeting consumers, is released and someone ports the id Software classic game DOOM to it. The only stated goal of doing so is to claim that DOOM can run on it. It is not done with the full intent that people will actually play the game on said device, just that it is technically possible.
The Doom Effect usually acts a marker for then next level of experimentation with said device.
is the practice of porting id Software's genre defining DOOM game to any new electronic device with a screen just to prove it it technically feasible.
The Doom Effect usually acts a marker for then next level of experimentation with said device.
is the practice of porting id Software's genre defining DOOM game to any new electronic device with a screen just to prove it it technically feasible.
"The Doom Effect was in full force with this port of DOOM to all Digita OS cameras."
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"The Doom Effect struck again, porting the game to yet another unplayable device!
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"The Doom Effect struck again, porting the game to yet another unplayable device!
by CMel April 3, 2009
Get the Doom Effect mug.The Linux effect is when a nerd is so fixated in messing around with his or her Linux computer (then fixing the results of said messing around) that he or she is oblivious to everything else.
This is known to cause displeased partners and messy bedrooms, among other things.
This is known to cause displeased partners and messy bedrooms, among other things.
by JoshTheKing February 28, 2009
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