When witnessing a situation of an victim and 'incriminator', the degree of responsibility the witness has in helping the victim or stopping the 'crime' in progress. The degree of responsibility usually depends on three criteria; 1. Whether the victim is deserving of help, 2. The competence of the bystander, 3. The relationship between the bystander and the 'victim'. The bystander can intervene in usually two different ways; direct intervention, or, calling authorities.
I saw an old lady getting her purse taken by some thug, i just stood by and watched... later i felt confused and guilty. The feeling i felt could be described as the bystander effect
by stevo142 July 20, 2013
Get the bystander effectmug. When shit happens but seems perfectly good when the theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm begins to play.
The Frolic Effect
The Frolic Effect
Guy is shot (Theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm begins to play) and stumbles back.
The Frolic Effect people!
The Frolic Effect people!
by Meta Tam When Hi Non October 10, 2009
Get the The Frolic Effectmug. The Tumblr Effect occurs when one makes a big deal out of something rather common/formal; A showcase of utter pretentiousness.
Phrases like "I can't even", "This", "I'm so done", "My life is complete" and "That's enough internet for today" indicate that the Tumblr Effect is in effect.
The phenomenon get's it's name from the popular network Tumblr, where people making ginormous deals over little things are in abundance.
Phrases like "I can't even", "This", "I'm so done", "My life is complete" and "That's enough internet for today" indicate that the Tumblr Effect is in effect.
The phenomenon get's it's name from the popular network Tumblr, where people making ginormous deals over little things are in abundance.
Ever since the Tumblr Effect became a thing, it became much easier for marketers to simply make a big deal over their own product, rather than actually presenting the qualities of the product. Henceforth, they would get the (Tumblr Effect) ball rolling.
by GNRlova23 September 22, 2014
Get the Tumblr Effectmug. Boy 1: uff teri ada!!
( A song from the motion picture "Karthik Calling Karthik" sung by Alyssa Mendonsa & Shankar Mahadevan. )
Girl 1: Love it! btw referrin to?
Boy 1: Something..
Boy 2: naa.. its someone.. !!!
Boy 3: I understand head nor tail :(
Boy 1: the song obviously.
Boy 2: the song is obvious.. but there are other hidden meanings there too..
Boy 1: u r havin the "srinath effect"
( A song from the motion picture "Karthik Calling Karthik" sung by Alyssa Mendonsa & Shankar Mahadevan. )
Girl 1: Love it! btw referrin to?
Boy 1: Something..
Boy 2: naa.. its someone.. !!!
Boy 3: I understand head nor tail :(
Boy 1: the song obviously.
Boy 2: the song is obvious.. but there are other hidden meanings there too..
Boy 1: u r havin the "srinath effect"
by Lamebook April 25, 2010
Get the Srinath Effectmug. The unfortunate effect the Tiger Woods saga has had on every man in a relationship.. the subsequent berating every man in a relationship has received due to the actions of Tiger Woods. Every woman now thinks their man is cheating like him.
Man my wife is pissed. So is mine! I don't even remember doing anything... must be the Tiger Effect!
by aloccoca December 17, 2009
Get the Tiger Effectmug. The Filby effect is where a person/persons revise for exams intesnsely with a large magnitude of time prior to the examination. This early start and volume of revision causes poor exam reaults due to excess preparation.
Symptoms include: Loss of social life before exams and an excesive preference for work during the academic year.
Symptoms include: Loss of social life before exams and an excesive preference for work during the academic year.
Person 1: I just spent the last 3 weeks revising for this test today.
Person 2: Really?! Unlucky, you'll be subject to The Filby Effect my friend - I started last night.
Person 2: Really?! Unlucky, you'll be subject to The Filby Effect my friend - I started last night.
by ChickenRushLow June 22, 2011
Get the The Filby Effectmug. The common act of everything going tits up at once, as seen by increasing the difficulty of Pro Evolution Soccer to anything above 3 atars.
Usual signals of the PES Effect include:
Pschic powers of opponents to read your mind
Telekinetic powers of opponents to make every bounce go their way
Powers of teleportaion so that whenever you do get a lucky break, they are there to steal the ball
The inability of your players to pass
The absolute certainty that when you do get a chance on goal, your centre back who can't hit a barn door is there to take the shot
The internet packing up as you try to write this kind of rant
It usually results in turning the difficulty down to one star and giving the computer a good thrashing "to show it who's boss"; hitting anyone/anything within reach or assaulting anything within throwing distance with a playstation controller
It can also happen in many everyday situations such as during brain surgery, when you drop your scalpel into the patient's head and trip on a bit of brain on the floor at the same time. Then, after you retrieve the scalpel from the cranial cavity...they die; this results in you throwing the scalpel/the patient at any nearby nurses proclaiming "you did your best"
Usual signals of the PES Effect include:
Pschic powers of opponents to read your mind
Telekinetic powers of opponents to make every bounce go their way
Powers of teleportaion so that whenever you do get a lucky break, they are there to steal the ball
The inability of your players to pass
The absolute certainty that when you do get a chance on goal, your centre back who can't hit a barn door is there to take the shot
The internet packing up as you try to write this kind of rant
It usually results in turning the difficulty down to one star and giving the computer a good thrashing "to show it who's boss"; hitting anyone/anything within reach or assaulting anything within throwing distance with a playstation controller
It can also happen in many everyday situations such as during brain surgery, when you drop your scalpel into the patient's head and trip on a bit of brain on the floor at the same time. Then, after you retrieve the scalpel from the cranial cavity...they die; this results in you throwing the scalpel/the patient at any nearby nurses proclaiming "you did your best"
"Damn this PES Effect, I can't even get the fucking ball, let alone score!"
"Wahey, I've got a chance here...oh shit it's Stremer (wank centre back on PES)... and it's into the crowd. This is all because of the PES Effect."
"The PES Effect is wank"
"HA, 27-0 to me, take that you fucking computer and your shitty PES Effect."
"Don't worry doctor, it was the PES Effect, you did nothing wrong...WHY ARE YOU THROWING SCALPELS AT ME!!!!"
"Wahey, I've got a chance here...oh shit it's Stremer (wank centre back on PES)... and it's into the crowd. This is all because of the PES Effect."
"The PES Effect is wank"
"HA, 27-0 to me, take that you fucking computer and your shitty PES Effect."
"Don't worry doctor, it was the PES Effect, you did nothing wrong...WHY ARE YOU THROWING SCALPELS AT ME!!!!"
by Gregisthebest June 11, 2008
Get the PES Effectmug.