When a finite resource is exploited by one and all, with the rationale that if I don't exploit it my brother will. The end result is the exhaustion of that resource. i.e. hoarding.
The massacre of the buffalo in America by early settlers for sheer sport, was a completely unneccessary tragedy of the commons.
by Tony Pease August 28, 2003
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An interchange between Interstate 35W and Minnesota State Highway 62 in Richfield, Minnesota. Traffic often backs up for several miles. Try to avoid this area in full but if you must enter it, DO IT BEFORE RUSH HOUR OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!
by The Volkswagen Beatle November 19, 2004
Get the Crosstown Commons mug.A nicer version of the dorms. This is where students go expecting more freedom from the dorms, only to be disappointed by a security force, second only to the KGB in fairness and Homer Simpson in intelligence. More rules here than at Grandma's house, except Grandma treated you more like an adult when you were 5 than the staff treats you now. More Ghetto people per square mile here than anywhere in Sactown.
Jefferson Commons Apartments are the worst ever.
Hey, I like to be treated like I'm 10 years old, I should move to Jefferson Commons.
Hey, I like to be treated like I'm 10 years old, I should move to Jefferson Commons.
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Everyone feels they have the right to consume because they are part of the public, but no one feels it their responsibility to maintain it because they are not individually accountable.
Everyone feels they have the right to consume because they are part of the public, but no one feels it their responsibility to maintain it because they are not individually accountable.
by Anonymous September 1, 2003
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dude my new car is so cool (its not) lets go to the Greeneville commons to see if the sick shitwagon can cut a burnout
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-Barely Any White Population.
-High Hispanic Population.
-Contains Chents.
-Across The Street From Almost Anything You Can Think Of.
-Contains Many Asians Also.
-Many Parks.
-Many Insane (Hispanic) Teenagers.
-People Tell Lame Yo' Mama Jokes.
-Immature Kids That Think Pushing Is Fighting.
-Lots Of People Hang Out There, Even If They Dont Live There.
-Barely Any White Population.
-High Hispanic Population.
-Contains Chents.
-Across The Street From Almost Anything You Can Think Of.
-Contains Many Asians Also.
-Many Parks.
-Many Insane (Hispanic) Teenagers.
-People Tell Lame Yo' Mama Jokes.
-Immature Kids That Think Pushing Is Fighting.
-Lots Of People Hang Out There, Even If They Dont Live There.
I Went To Kingsley Commons (KC) Yesterday. It Was So Ghetto And All The Chents Keep Staring At Me. There Was Also Insane Teenagers. It Was Crazy.
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