Duh Diligence

When you take an action that produces the exact opposite result of what you thought it would, as a result if not performing due diligence or research.

*Crashes car into religious school*
*Realizes the school was AGAINST the religion you were targeting*
"I see you did your DUH Diligence."

by prettyprettymushroomcloud November 16, 2023

Fuck Diligence Day

On December 3rd, Everyone say FUCK DILIGENCE because why the fuck not.

Diligence: Having a great day

Anyone: "Fuck you Diligence"
Diligence: "But why"
Anyone: "Because its Fuck Diligence Day"

by DaCurrency December 3, 2023

Parsnip Dilemma

A quirky way to describe being stuck between two equally unappealing choices, like deciding whether to skip a social event or attend and be bored.

Supposedly, it comes from a time when parsnips were considered a bland vegetable, making any dish with them a tough sell.

You’re facing a real Parsnip Dilemma right now!

by MothMaven August 15, 2024

Arbitrary Dilemma Fallacy

A fallacy, extremely common in politics, where one artificially restricts the range of available options to a false dilemma—typically presenting a limited set of choices as the only possibilities, when others exist. The most famous form is TINA (There Is No Alternative), where a particular policy or system is presented as inevitable because "there's no other choice." Another common form is lesser-evilism, where one is told to support a flawed option because the alternative is supposedly worse—without considering whether other alternatives exist or whether the framing itself is manipulative. "We have to accept this austerity because there's no alternative." "Vote for this corrupt candidate because the other one is even worse." "Support this imperfect policy because the opposition would be catastrophic." The fallacy lies in the arbitrariness of the dilemma: the options presented are treated as exhaustive when they're not, and the criteria for what counts as "worse" are assumed rather than argued. The dilemma is arbitrary because it's constructed to foreclose rather than enable genuine choice.

Example: "She argued that we had to accept the surveillance bill because 'the terrorists win otherwise'—Arbitrary Dilemma Fallacy, presenting a false choice between surveillance and security while ignoring the possibility of security without surveillance."

by Dumu The Void March 17, 2026

deadline dilemma

The phenomenon where developers are urged to fulfill the deadline in gaming development, whilst at the same time still being unable to intuitively figure out the fastest way to finish making the game

With the launch date just weeks away, the developer team fell into a deadline dilemma, racing against the clock but still unsure how to tackle the remaining features.

by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025

The "They're Gay" Dilemma

When a Straight Human is attracted to a gay human of the opposite gender.

Brad: I like her but she's gay
Kevin: Well it looks like you have to deal with The "They're Gay" Dilemma

by Miner_man August 31, 2016

Stroker's dilemma

The situation one faces when deciding whether or not to stroke and if so, for how long. It is usually present when another more important activity should supersede stroking, but one wants to make time for stroking nonetheless. It is more commonly encountered during the day (when one has more to do) than at night for those who are not nocturnal.

I resolved my stroker's dilemma by affirming to myself that it's a normal and healthy activity - like eating or sleeping. I'll catch the next train.

by goyo May 2, 2017