Honking the one-eyed goose

Going on Youtube and watching youtube videos about the movie you just watched

After watching an overwrought 1970s movie about Society, you try to figure out what happened by honking the one-eyed goose.

Honking the one-eyed goose by loiterer February 5, 2026

Honking the one eyed goose

Going on Youtube and watching youtube videos about the movie you just watched

After watching an overwrought 1970s movie about Society, you try to figure out what happened by honking the one eyed goose.

Honking the one eyed goose by loiterer February 5, 2026

Turn the Opaque Deer Clear!

A phrase commented under tweets to make the opaque clear blocking the tweet. (usually Elon Musk’s) As more people comment it, the opaque deer becomes slightly more clear until it is gone.

Elon’s Tweet: “Amazing that Ozempic is actually affecting @Walmart food sales! While no drug is without side effects, health problems associated with obesity almost certainly exceed the risks of GLP-1 agonists.”
Opaque Deer: Blocking the Tweet
ScoobyDoo69: “Turn the opaque deer clear!”
Jim Minion: “Turn the opaque deer clear!”

Turn the Opaque Deer Clear! by SillyGuy89_ February 18, 2026

The 8 Axes of the Ordinary Spectrum

A framework for evaluating ordinariness along eight key dimensions. The 8 axes are: 1) Frequency (how often the phenomenon occurs), 2) Distribution (how widely it occurs across populations), 3) Expectation (how much it's anticipated), 4) Cultural Normalization (how culturally accepted it is), 5) Historical Precedent (whether it's happened before), 6) Explanatory Framework (how well understood it is), 7) Personal Experience (whether the individual has encountered it), and 8) Contextual Fit (how well it fits the immediate context). These axes allow for nuanced evaluation of whether something is ordinary, rather than binary judgments.

The 8 Axes of the Ordinary Spectrum Example: "They debated whether remote work was 'ordinary' now. The 8 axes showed why it was complicated: frequency (high now), distribution (varies by industry), expectation (growing), cultural normalization (still contested), historical precedent (low), explanatory framework (well understood), personal experience (depends), contextual fit (depends on job). The axes explained the debate: it was ordinary in some dimensions, not in others."

The 8 Axes of the Ordinary Spectrum by Dumu The Void March 7, 2026

The 16 Axes of the Ordinary Spectrum

An expanded framework adding eight dimensions for even more nuanced ordinariness evaluation. The additional axes include: 9) Generational Experience (whether it's ordinary for different age groups), 10) Geographic Variation (how it varies by location), 11) Temporal Stability (whether it remains ordinary over time), 12) Social Class Distribution (how it varies by class), 13) Subcultural Variation (how it varies across subcultures), 14) Institutional Recognition (whether institutions treat it as ordinary), 15) Linguistic Marking (whether language has ordinary terms for it), and 16) Attentional Salience (how much attention it receives). The 16 axes provide comprehensive analysis of ordinariness for complex cases.

The 16 Axes of the Ordinary Spectrum Example: "The phenomenon of working from home was mapped on all 16 axes: high frequency for some, low for others; high generational variation; high geographic variation; contested institutional recognition. The axes showed why no simple answer existed—'ordinary' was too simple a category for a complex reality."

The 16 Axes of the Ordinary Spectrum by Dumu The Void March 7, 2026

Theory of the Ordinary Spectrum

The theory that "ordinariness" exists on a spectrum, not as a binary category. What counts as ordinary varies across contexts, cultures, and individuals—an event ordinary in one setting may be extraordinary in another; a phenomenon ordinary in one era may be impossible in another. The Ordinary Spectrum recognizes that ordinariness is not a property of things themselves but of their relationship to expectations, frequencies, and contexts. A rainy day is ordinary in Seattle, extraordinary in the desert. A phone call is ordinary now, extraordinary in 1900. The theory calls for mapping where phenomena fall on the spectrum of ordinariness, acknowledging that the boundary between ordinary and extraordinary is fuzzy and mobile.

Example: "He called her experience 'ordinary' and dismissed it. The Theory of the Ordinary Spectrum showed why that was wrong: what was ordinary for him (growing up with internet) was extraordinary for her (growing up without it). The spectrum revealed that ordinariness is relative—his dismissal was really just ignorance of context."

Theory of the Ordinary Spectrum by Dumu The Void March 7, 2026

Posted on the opp block

Hanging around enemy territory, just watching, waiting, or letting your presence be known.

Posted on the opp block means staying in a rival gang’s neighborhood for an extended time, usually just watching, waiting, or making your presence known without leaving.

Posted on the opp block by PLP09 April 8, 2026