Read the People

A grand, often political version of the skill, referring to the ability of a leader, marketer, or movement to accurately gauge the collective desires, fears, and mood of a large population (a nation, a demographic). It's less about micro-expressions and more about interpreting cultural signals, economic anxiety, and zeitgeist shifts. Success depends on this reading; failure leads to tone-deaf campaigns and lost elections.

Example: A politician who continues to campaign on a message of fiscal austerity when Reading the People reveals a population seething with inequality and desperate for investment in healthcare and education has catastrophically misread the room. Their opponent, who channels that anger into a message of economic justice, has read the people correctly.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 3, 2026

Not other people

Heyheyhey. No.

Hym "Not other people. The thing that is happening to me and nothing else. You're trying to bring in outside elements and make the remediation of my thing relate somehow to what happens to other people. I don't care. I'll put it as simply as I can because I know you struggle with. Better for me, now. Not other people. OK? OK."

by Hym Iam July 16, 2025

RGB “000” People

The color code of RGB 000 is that of the color black; Used to describe a very black person both literally and suggestively.

Wesley: Im so sick of this town! Its fucking garbage!
Mike: Yeah, ever since the RGB “000” People moved in, it got worse and worse.
Wesley: The usual suspects, of course they did.

by T.H.E. J July 24, 2025

Patrick's People

There's a white guy in Statesville NC who tries to get uneducated Blacks to get their GED through his Adult Learning Center. The majority of these people are criminals with long rap sheets. This is absolutely no benefit to anyone, but himself. He does this to boost his HUGE ego.

Did you hear about Tyrone robbing that convenience store and shooting the clerk last night?
Yeah! I sho did! At least he has a GED. He's one of Patrick's People, you know?

by Thinman529k August 30, 2025

Paying the people around me with money you made from my enslavement to help you keep me enslaved

And I still don't give a single absolute fuck about historical slavery or child murder.

Hym "Paying the people around me with money you made from my enslavement to help you keep me enslaved now going to be the impetus for child murder. They should have told you to go fuck yourself so I'm going to go ahead and do it for them. Go fuck yourself!"

by Hym Iam July 5, 2025

National throw short people day

On october 21st you are allowed to throw anyone 5'8" and under without consequence

Wow its national throw short people day. Im coming after you wren

by IsBadAtMath October 13, 2025

National Cut off people’s legs Day

Celebrated on October 14th it involves cutting off a persons leg to make them shorter, in preparation for National throw short people day.

Prepare to be short for it’s national cut off people’s legs day

by Eternal fire October 21, 2025