A splinter group of leftists reacting in response to the formation and perceived liberal nature of BreadTube, the community generally known as TreadTube distinguishes itself for its authoritarian Marxist-Leninist leaning, which is often associated with the idiosyncratic term "tankie" on the internet.
Whereas BreadTube tends to emphasize and promote the practical aspects of socialist beliefs, such as decommodification and workplace democracy, TreadTube's focus tends to be on the acclamation of prior and current self-identified socialist states, most notably China and the former USSR but also Venezuela, North Korea and, to a lesser extent, Cuba and Vietnam.
Notable examples of TreadTubers would include Hakim, LunaOi and Bay Area415.
Whereas BreadTube tends to emphasize and promote the practical aspects of socialist beliefs, such as decommodification and workplace democracy, TreadTube's focus tends to be on the acclamation of prior and current self-identified socialist states, most notably China and the former USSR but also Venezuela, North Korea and, to a lesser extent, Cuba and Vietnam.
Notable examples of TreadTubers would include Hakim, LunaOi and Bay Area415.
Examples:
"Ugh, I'm so tired of listening to all these radlibs on the online left, TreadTube is the only part of YouTube that's truly standing up to the global influence of American imperialism!"
"While TreadTubers can sometimes raise valid points about the influence of anti-communist propaganda in the west, their enthusiastic support for repressive totalitarian states seems ultimately determinantal to the promotion of socialist and progressive values."
"Ugh, I'm so tired of listening to all these radlibs on the online left, TreadTube is the only part of YouTube that's truly standing up to the global influence of American imperialism!"
"While TreadTubers can sometimes raise valid points about the influence of anti-communist propaganda in the west, their enthusiastic support for repressive totalitarian states seems ultimately determinantal to the promotion of socialist and progressive values."
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n. The effect that occurs shortly after finishing a treadmill workout, in which, after running in place for a long period of time, walking on static ground gives the sensation that you're body is moving twice as fast as you're walking. Often causes sufferer to walk abnormally slow or, in hilarious cases, fall down. Usually experienced by those who do not use a treadmill often.
After using the treadmill for an hour, Jack had a treadmill high and, in an attempt to slow down, stumbled on his way to the locker room.
by lingojac September 28, 2009
Get the Treadmill High mug.Person who watches television while working out at home on a treadmill, on the base of a rating system in which tv shows get labeled as "worth watching from the couch" or "can totally be seen during exercise".
The tv shows belonging to this last category are watched just to keep track of the story while waiting for the occasional good episode that justifies remaining attached to a series that outrunned it's original concept, or for that one-per-episode cool computer graphic effect. They can be followed just fine by listening and looking at the screen every 5 seconds or so. In the case of movies, they usually are cheap B movies often downloaded from the internet or rented by mistake.
The key concept of this activity is multitasking, originating from the fact that:
a) one has not enough couch-time to watch tv from a sitting position
b) one lacks the determination to stay put and watch a now boring show just to see how it ends
c) one wants something to distract him from the pains of fat-burning.
See also: elliptical potato, stationary bike potato.
The tv shows belonging to this last category are watched just to keep track of the story while waiting for the occasional good episode that justifies remaining attached to a series that outrunned it's original concept, or for that one-per-episode cool computer graphic effect. They can be followed just fine by listening and looking at the screen every 5 seconds or so. In the case of movies, they usually are cheap B movies often downloaded from the internet or rented by mistake.
The key concept of this activity is multitasking, originating from the fact that:
a) one has not enough couch-time to watch tv from a sitting position
b) one lacks the determination to stay put and watch a now boring show just to see how it ends
c) one wants something to distract him from the pains of fat-burning.
See also: elliptical potato, stationary bike potato.
Tim: John, long time no see! Did you lose weight?
John: I really needed to free some space on my TiVo, so i treadmill potato'ed my way through the last season of Prison break and Heroes.
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Michael: Well, time to go, i need to burn some fat.
Ryan: The office is on tonight, are you gonna watch it while you exercise?
Michael: Hey, i might be a treadmill potato, but The office will *always* get some couch time from me.
John: I really needed to free some space on my TiVo, so i treadmill potato'ed my way through the last season of Prison break and Heroes.
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Michael: Well, time to go, i need to burn some fat.
Ryan: The office is on tonight, are you gonna watch it while you exercise?
Michael: Hey, i might be a treadmill potato, but The office will *always* get some couch time from me.
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Get the Treadmill potato mug.the state of mind in which when you are walking and feel like you are walking in place (treadmill-like ground) and everything around you is moving.
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Get the Fat Treader mug.The everyday grind. Money in, money out. Day after day, week after week, year after year... the life treadmill goes on.
Karl: "Shit man, did you hear that Don lost his job and foreclosed on his home?"
Chad: "Yep, only thing worse than being on the life treadmill is falling off it."
Chad: "Yep, only thing worse than being on the life treadmill is falling off it."
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