Velouse flyers

Cycling club based in and around King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England. Interested in cycling on road, off road, cyclocross, having fun and drinking beer

I wish I was a member of Velouse Flyers. That cycling club is fucking awesome

by LazyCyclist November 28, 2023

PF Flyers

The ability to do a task quickly. Originates from The Sandlot movie, and Benny’s shoes.

Woke up late shit, I’m putting my PF Flyers on this morning to get to work.

Dammm you got all your TP-90 reports done already? You must have put your PF Flyers on this morning.

by Michaeljocow May 1, 2024

Tom Folery

Tom Folery is the HILARIOUS YouTube channel that features Peter, Shannon, Apple, and Jack!
Their upload schedule is complete garbage and they say so many controversial things off camera, most of which get cut out!

Person 1: "hey did you see that new Tom Folery video"
Person 2: "its been 23 years... why the hell would I watch that dead channel..."

by the real tetron May 2, 2024

clodey foder

Synonymous with being a nincompoop; blockhead; booby; dunderhead; behaving with puerility, fatuity, and gentle ignorance

Pronounced Klō-dee fō-der

Sounds like: clothing folder
Spoken with a “Canadian” (east coast; “Newfie”) accent
Said to someone endearingly, not with malice
NOT to be said during real altercations

Person A: *Does or says something kinda silly without malicious intent, accompanied by poor interoception, for example, slightly trips over the cord for a fan that is turned on and pulls the plug out from the socket, either despite of being warned of the cord’s presence on the floor, or not, and is NOT harmed or injured psychologically and/or physically*

Person B: are you okay? Yes? Awesome! Ha! *faces towards the invisible crowd, gestures with thumb to Person A, and makes the face that Christian Bale made in American Psycho (2000) when he is holding the axe somewhat upright with the axe blade is near his right shoulder, wearing a pale blue button-down shirt, with almost a smirk of desperation, idk I haven’t seen the movie*

“Get a load of this clodey foder!”

by J.Udge February 9, 2025

Barnum-Forer Logic Theory

A metalogic fallacy named after the Barnum-Forer effect (where people accept vague, generic statements as personally accurate). It applies this to reasoning: using broad, unfalsifiable logical claims that sound profound but are essentially meaningless or applicable to anything. The logic is so vague it can be stretched to "prove" any pre-existing bias, providing a facade of rationality without substantive rigor. It’s the intellectual equivalent of a fortune cookie.

Barnum-Forer Logic Theory Example: In an online debate about politics, someone argues, "Well, logically, the optimal system is one that balances order and freedom." This statement is unimpeachably vague—no one is for imbalance—and can be used to justify fascism or anarchism. It sounds logical, but it's an empty container filled with whatever the speaker already believes, providing a false sense of rational justification.

by Dumu The Void February 7, 2026

Barnumism-Forerism

An ideological commitment to explaining away any personal validation, self-insight, or meaningful coincidence as "just the Barnum Effect" (the tendency to accept vague, general personality descriptions as uniquely applicable to oneself). Barnumism-Forerism treats "Barnum effect" as a magic explanation that ends inquiry: astrology works? Barnum effect. Personality test resonated? Barnum effect. Any self-description that feels true? Barnum effect. The fallacy lies in using the concept as a dismissal rather than understanding why people find meaning in certain descriptions. It's debunkism applied to self-knowledge—skepticism that has forgotten to be skeptical about its own explanations.

"He read her horoscope and it felt eerily accurate. Barnumism-Forerism says: just Barnum effect, nothing to see. But why do certain descriptions resonate? Why do some cultures develop sophisticated systems of self-understanding? Explaining away isn't explaining; it's just dismissing. Barnumism-Forerism uses a real phenomenon to avoid real questions."

by Dumu The Void March 5, 2026

Barnumist-Forerist Bias

A cognitive bias where one automatically attributes any perceived accuracy in personality descriptions, horoscopes, or generalized feedback to the Barnum-Forer effect, without considering other possibilities. Barnumist-Forerist Bias assumes that if a description could apply to many people, it cannot hold meaningful truth for any individual. The bias protects a materialist worldview by explaining away experiences of insight or resonance, regardless of their depth or context. It's the mirror image of credulity: instead of believing too easily, it disbelieves too readily.

"The personality profile described her so well she teared up. Barnumist-Forerist Bias: 'It's just vague statements that could apply to anyone.' But it didn't feel vague to her—it felt seen. The bias dismisses the experience without engaging it. Maybe it was Barnum; maybe it was insight. The bias assumes the former without investigation."

by Dumu The Void March 5, 2026