Treating your friends, family, and co-workers like a self-important prick for a short period of time following the completion of any work written by the philosopher and author Ayn Rand. The strength and duration of the effect is directly proportional to the length of the work read.
Co-worker #1: Hey, what's with Steve? I asked him to sponsor me in the Cancer walk this weekend and he told me I was evil.
Co-worker #2: Oh, it must be the Ayn Rand effect. I saw him reading 'The Fountainhead' in the break room.
Co-worker #2: Oh, it must be the Ayn Rand effect. I saw him reading 'The Fountainhead' in the break room.
by Joe Everyman April 20, 2007
Get the Ayn Rand effect mug.When two or more people are having a conversation and something is said that when taken out of context makes absolutely no sense, and a seperate person or group hears that particular phrase. This can result in a multitude of reactions from the group that overheard the conversation with the standard "What the hell are you talking about?!" being most common.
Guy 1 talking to his friends: Dude I had the wierdest dream last night, I was naked riding through the supermarket on a unicorn with Justin Bieber.
Guy 2 who overheard them: WTF are you talking about, all I heard was naked with Justin Bieber?!
Guy 1: sorry, it was the conversation transfer effect, I was talking about a dream.
Guy 2 who overheard them: WTF are you talking about, all I heard was naked with Justin Bieber?!
Guy 1: sorry, it was the conversation transfer effect, I was talking about a dream.
by SMSchoirboy October 21, 2011
Get the Conversation Transfer Effect mug.The natural phenomenon that occurs when one enters any Wal-Mart Superstore needing nothing, yet somehow ends up leaving with a full cart.
This is probably due to their low costs, extended store hours, and poor employee benefits.
See: Wal-Mart
This is probably due to their low costs, extended store hours, and poor employee benefits.
See: Wal-Mart
Victim: Dude, help me unload my cart.
Victim's Friend: I thought you said you didn't need anything?
Victim: ...They did it again! It's The Wal-Mart Effect, Gets me every time.
Victim's Friend: Ah, I see what you did there. Very well played, Wal-Mart.
Victim's Friend: I thought you said you didn't need anything?
Victim: ...They did it again! It's The Wal-Mart Effect, Gets me every time.
Victim's Friend: Ah, I see what you did there. Very well played, Wal-Mart.
by Justin121121 September 25, 2010
Get the The Wal-Mart Effect mug.A phenomenon when only black people think dry jokes about themselves being loud, rambunctious, classless, and uneducated people who lack long-term goals, are just hilarious.
Sorry, I don't watch shows that aren't comedic in the least, you faggot. God, another victim of The Tyler Perry effect.
by dicksneezemgee April 27, 2011
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Person 1: I'm a flaming republican and I think Fox News is the most reliable and balanced news network on TV.
Person 2: classic Fox News Effect.
Person 2: classic Fox News Effect.
by Punnedit February 6, 2012
Get the Fox News Effect mug.The phenomena surrounding the 2007 through 2010 (RIP Infinity Ward) video games belonging to the Call of Duty franchise in which a player can be "raping ass", as players claim, in one particular game, but in the very next game, they themselves get sodomized from substantial cockiness during the latter game and end up with a shitty score and a sore coccyx.
Chad: Yo, I was totally "raping ass" in that game of Search on Crash, bro.
Jason: Yo, sick. What was your KDR the match after that one?
Chad: Yo, I got bro-raped and ended up with 2 kills and 35 deaths, bro.
Jason: Dawg, that's just the Call of Duty Effect, no sweat. Go hit up some Pabst Blue Ribbon and we'll get that KDR up.
Jason: Yo, sick. What was your KDR the match after that one?
Chad: Yo, I got bro-raped and ended up with 2 kills and 35 deaths, bro.
Jason: Dawg, that's just the Call of Duty Effect, no sweat. Go hit up some Pabst Blue Ribbon and we'll get that KDR up.
by ChabsSucks July 22, 2010
Get the The Call of Duty Effect mug.1) When an item or product that once was or can/could be found for a nominal/low/affordable price. Is unreasonably marked up to sell it as "cool", "indie" or "hip".
2) The commercialization of a "retro", underground, or "ghetto" style, product, clothing for capital gain.
3) Things that used to be stupid, unpopular, childish, uncool, dorky, lame, underground or otherwise socially awkward that are now marketed as mainstream hipster, "cool" or indie- usually to the teenage audience (in a socially positive light).
2) The commercialization of a "retro", underground, or "ghetto" style, product, clothing for capital gain.
3) Things that used to be stupid, unpopular, childish, uncool, dorky, lame, underground or otherwise socially awkward that are now marketed as mainstream hipster, "cool" or indie- usually to the teenage audience (in a socially positive light).
a) paying $88 for a jacket that looks like you picked it up at the Salvation Army for $5, just so you can be cool.
i.e.
Dude 1- Check out this sick new jacket I got.
Dude 2- Cool man, yea, I was at Salvation Army last week, I was thinking about getting that one.
Dude 1- Nah man, just got back from Urban!
Dude 2- oooooo.... you know they had like that same jacket at Salvo's for like $7 bucks right?
Dude 1- But this one's from Urban Outfitters.
Dude 2- Damn son, you just got fucked by the Urban Outfitters Effect.
b) Selling the Everyone loves a... or image of Little Miss Sunshine, a Technics turntable or "90s" looking tiger on a T-Shirt for $28
Half Italian Female- Like OMFG! They're so right everyone DOES love a little Italian girl!
Male- No.
c) This Urban Outfitters Effect thins is bullshit, they expect me to shell out $28 for a shitty, warn look Lucky Charms shirt? Dude, I saw that same shirt at Wal-Mart for $5.99.
i.e.
Dude 1- Check out this sick new jacket I got.
Dude 2- Cool man, yea, I was at Salvation Army last week, I was thinking about getting that one.
Dude 1- Nah man, just got back from Urban!
Dude 2- oooooo.... you know they had like that same jacket at Salvo's for like $7 bucks right?
Dude 1- But this one's from Urban Outfitters.
Dude 2- Damn son, you just got fucked by the Urban Outfitters Effect.
b) Selling the Everyone loves a... or image of Little Miss Sunshine, a Technics turntable or "90s" looking tiger on a T-Shirt for $28
Half Italian Female- Like OMFG! They're so right everyone DOES love a little Italian girl!
Male- No.
c) This Urban Outfitters Effect thins is bullshit, they expect me to shell out $28 for a shitty, warn look Lucky Charms shirt? Dude, I saw that same shirt at Wal-Mart for $5.99.
by dex110 February 19, 2008
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