by oldmanriver1909 June 7, 2019
Get the Forgerism mug.Expressions and statements that make absolutely no fucking sense. However, there seem to be victims out there who see this philosophy as logic and truth, despite profusely opposing evidence. People who are usual proponents of Fisherisms are often men who look like Rick James. The victims are often called "subscribers".
MF: "Welcome, welcome, welcome, SUBSCRIBERS !"
Subscriber: "Hey ! How's it going ?"
MF: "I could care less what the fuck you think."
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Subscriber: "Hey ! How's it going ?"
MF: "I could care less what the fuck you think."
- An example of a Fisherism by the founder himself
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by The Anti-Fowler Avenger May 21, 2022
Get the Fowlerism mug.Idiotic statement from a loner that usually makes up their own version of the truth rather than admit they’re wrong or caught out!
Mick “I tried to join that FB nudist group to see if they are racist”
Tony “you tried to join because you wanted to check out naked bodies, I hope your wife doesn’t find out you’ve committed another fantastic forberism you dork!”
Tony “you tried to join because you wanted to check out naked bodies, I hope your wife doesn’t find out you’ve committed another fantastic forberism you dork!”
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Get the Bananas fostering mug.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."
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