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Three's Companied

A situation in which multiple people possess different or incomplete pieces of critical information, causing misunderstandings that stack and compound over time. Each interaction reinforces false assumptions, widening the gap between perceived reality and actual reality. The humor or tension escalates until the missing information is finally revealed, producing a sudden moment of clarity, relief, and emotional release.
The term is inspired by the sitcom Three’s Company, where entire plots revolved around cascading misunderstandings driven by missing context.
After hours of arguing with my wife over my internet history, we discovered we’d been Three's Companied when it came out that my brother had borrowed my laptop.
by Dwight the Roofer January 26, 2026
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The fallacy where someone claims you cannot point out double standards, hypocrisy, or make certain comparisons in political debates, often by invoking exceptionalism or special circumstances. "You can't compare X to Y!" becomes a way of shielding a position from uncomfortable parallels. The fallacy lies in prohibiting comparison altogether rather than engaging the actual similarities and differences. Often paired with the Fallacy of Relative Exception (using exceptional cases to dismiss comparison) and the Fallacy of Absolute Exception (treating differences as absolute barriers to comparison). Westsplaining is a classic example—the assumption that Western contexts are so unique that comparisons with other contexts are automatically invalid.
"I pointed out similarities between Western foreign policy and actions we condemn in other nations. Response: 'You can't compare us to them—we're completely different!' That's Fallacy of Prohibited Comparison—shutting down comparison rather than engaging it. All comparisons have differences; the question is whether the similarities are meaningful. Prohibiting comparison altogether is just a way of avoiding uncomfortable parallels."
by Abzugal February 28, 2026
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apple-to-orange comparison

The comparison between two (or more) things that cannot be compared apple-to-apple, e.g. comparing the demand of being a kindergartener with that of being a college student — even though they both "only" go to school 3 hours per day
Trying to compare the stress levels of a kindergartener to a college student is just an apple-to-orange comparison—sure, they both "only" go to school 3 hours per day, but the responsibilities are worlds apart!
by Emotional Cruiser October 14, 2025
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your family reunion a homosexual communion

The worst comeback that hits everything from "ur mom gay" to "your family tree LGBT"
Example:
Al:Fuck you Matt!

Matt:Ur mom gay!
Al:Ur granny tranny
Matt:ur family tree LGBT!
Al:(heavy breathing) your family reunion a homosexual communion
(Matt gets butthurt and flies away from his own farts)

Sam:Haha Bill! Wanna know how I roasted Hugh?
Bill: hahaha yes! How it was?
Sam:Well he started with typical phrase like ur mom gay and so on and I finished him with my ultimate new rekt phrase
Bill:What did you say?
Sam: I said your family reunion a homosexual communion!!!
Bill:Whahshwhshdifpsldkdjhshah lmao
Sam:Yeah I know, He was so rekted that flew away from his own fart!
Bill: Aaaa that's what happened last Friday? I thought it was an earthquake or something
Sam: Yeah he bombing harder than Afgahnistan!
by Adolf Hidler March 27, 2018
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The worst insult you can ever use. If you use this you can kill the person in a matter of half a second. Not only can it kill the person but can kill his/her family in a few seconds after it killed the person on which it was used on. DO NEVER USE THIS INSULT.
carl- your mom gay
Nick-no u
carl-ur dad lesbian

NIck-no u
carl- ur granny tranny
NIck- no u
Carl- ur grandpap a trap
Nick-no u
Carl-your family reunion is a gay communion
NIck-*Fucking obliterated, the family dies*
Credit: My friend Anthony made it
by Bad insults May 21, 2018
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