closed systems of thought

A way of thinking that begins with the conclusion and spends the rest of its time trying to find ways to justify the conclusion, rather than the other-way around.

During an interview with the Monty Python troupe in 1979, they professed that "Life of Brian" was a condemnation of closed systems of thought. Example: after Brian escapes from the Romans, he is followed by a group of people who mistakenly believe he is the Messiah based on the fact that he does not finish his statement and therefore is "mysterious" to them. When he tells them he is not the messiah, they claim that only the true messiah would deny this. That is where dogma comes in. In the early stages of their new religion, Brian's unlikely followers built their faith out fo whole-cloth. They recover a gourd that is briefly owned by Brian, proclaim that it is a holy artifact and begin to assign greater meaning and significance to it. Upon finding his shoe, a schism emerges among his new followers. They are instantly dedicated to the emerging dogma to the religion of Brian. They are so eager to believe in Brian as the messiah that they immediately begin fashioning the tenants of their faith; the dogma of their religion.

-- Dogma & Theology - Life of Brian | Renegade Cut

by The Logical Fallacy January 12, 2019

closed door courage

When someone is behind a closed door and says anything they want but once the door opens and the person they have been talking shit to gets ahold of them they are cowards.

Johnny showed a lot of closed door courage in making fun of Billy while they were in lockdown, but once the doors opened Johnny made sure the guards could always see him.

Internet trolls are now the epitome of closed door courage. Because they know nothing they say will ever have any repercussions.

by HunterofTrolls September 23, 2017

Close but no ducks foot

When you are close to getting something but don't get it.

Close but no ducks foot to getting a Bullseye

by Quack-attack April 26, 2021

return close face

when a person performs a close face on you, you can returns the favor by performing the return close face where you moving your face closer to their face to scare them off. Works well on people with homophobic nature.

My roommate pulled the close face on me so I had to use the return close face to fend them off.

by Midwood August 13, 2010

closing scissor lift

when two consensual individuals engage in scissoring and one is so inspired that mid scissor they close scissor their formation thus clamping their partner which allows them to lift their partner, figure skating style, to bask aloft in mid coitus glow

In a fit of orgasmic rapture, she felt herself raised off the bed in an unexpected closing scissor lift.

by the curious c February 25, 2021

close female friend

Close female friends who share a bed and both of their husbands probably died of “The plage”
Tragic really :(

I heard that Sarah and her close female friend Beth are going to a lake this weekend.

by Sapphic Oak July 8, 2022

closed caption

a bunch of hooplah they put at the end of the beginning of a TV show to let you know that deaf people can watch it. Usually precedes a long commercial by a sponsor.

Closed captioning brought to you by Checkers.

by britt November 12, 2003