The Wikipedia Effect is the tendancy for inquisitive people to become caught in an endless series of pages on the popular open-encyclopedia, "Wikipedia", to which they are forced to read every single page they've opened.
This tends to happen thanks to Wikipedia's inter-linking model, which links important words in a particular article, to an entire article on that word. The trend can then easily cascade from there, ending in dozens of pages that a user finds interesting.
This tends to happen thanks to Wikipedia's inter-linking model, which links important words in a particular article, to an entire article on that word. The trend can then easily cascade from there, ending in dozens of pages that a user finds interesting.
by ceosion December 24, 2008
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by Cobble June 2, 2015
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This is when someone THINKS Denzel Washington is the Black guy from All State Insurance commercials WHEN in fact he is not and the said person goes into a frenzy like state thus resulting in a statement being said such as "DUUUDE I THOUGHT THAT WAS HIM!".
This is when someone THINKS Denzel Washington is the Black guy from All State Insurance commercials WHEN in fact he is not and the said person goes into a frenzy like state thus resulting in a statement being said such as "DUUUDE I THOUGHT THAT WAS HIM!".
Dennis Haysbert:"Are you in good hands?"
Person 1:*Stands up and spills cereal* What the HELL did Denzel Washington just try selling to me?...insurance?
Person 2:No, dude it's Dennis Haysbert!That guy from "The Unit".
Person 1:*Sits back down* Oooh!...wait...*Goes into shock*
Person 2:*Ignores friend spazzing on floor yelling* Damn, The Haysbert Effect...always making people spill cereal on my damn carpet.
Person 1:*Stands up and spills cereal* What the HELL did Denzel Washington just try selling to me?...insurance?
Person 2:No, dude it's Dennis Haysbert!That guy from "The Unit".
Person 1:*Sits back down* Oooh!...wait...*Goes into shock*
Person 2:*Ignores friend spazzing on floor yelling* Damn, The Haysbert Effect...always making people spill cereal on my damn carpet.
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Extremely severe and inclement weather. In particular, when bad weather comes as a surprise following an optimisitc forecast.
2) A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck (Jinks or Jinx)
3) A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing.
Extremely severe and inclement weather. In particular, when bad weather comes as a surprise following an optimisitc forecast.
2) A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck (Jinks or Jinx)
3) A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing.
The sudden and surprising change in weather that resulted in the tsunami is thought to have been caused by The Jinks Effect.
by Weatherman September 12, 2012
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SimpleFlips: I'm never doing this trick. I'm a failure, a fraud, and a villain. There is no hope for me ever doing this in a MILLION years.
*Does it immediately afterwards*
Chat: The SimpleFlips Effect strikes again!
*Does it immediately afterwards*
Chat: The SimpleFlips Effect strikes again!
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"Are you joking? I was the one who told you about Paris 1919. You're a victim of the Sellers Effect."
"Are you joking? I was the one who told you about Paris 1919. You're a victim of the Sellers Effect."
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