The sense of almost boyish enthusiasm that comes over middle aged men when pursuing a hobby that requires expensive stuff and leaves non-hobbyists scratching their heads to figure out why it's so damned important. (Derived from Roy Campanella's observation about baseball: "You got to have a lot of little boy in you to play this game.")
When Jerry began talking about model railroading, it was easy to see the Campanella Effect in action.
by PaldanTheLesser October 22, 2011
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Zach: sounds like he has a bad case of the manuchehr effect.
Zach: sounds like he has a bad case of the manuchehr effect.
by Ali Malekivash May 9, 2011
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"Well Tommy, it's because of the Shuichi Effect"
"Well Tommy, it's because of the Shuichi Effect"
by 2benthusiast March 29, 2021
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Person 1: Uh why do you have 14 wine bottle stoppers?
Person 2: Ugh, i was shopping online and just had to have them, it's like my brain was taken over by the computer, stupid stupid ebay effect.
Person 2: Ugh, i was shopping online and just had to have them, it's like my brain was taken over by the computer, stupid stupid ebay effect.
by Stoolie May 24, 2014
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by This Condition October 28, 2010
Get the The Diaper Effect mug.S-Effected (verb) 1: To die suddenly and horribly from gunfire to the head/chest for being in the wrong place at the wrong time or out of anger.
S-Effected (verb) 2: To be folded in half after death by a giant drone.
S-Effected (verb) 2: To be folded in half after death by a giant drone.
The dice maiden hates us, and so Nyssa was S-Effected halfway through her trial.
Nyssa walked into Ugly’s and was S-Effected for being a traitor.
Nyssa walked into Ugly’s and was S-Effected for being a traitor.
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Dean: “here $500 for the taste I got of being powerful”.
Jeff: * Jeff whispers to the dean* “dean the school can’t afford 500—
Dean: “wait for it.“
Elroy: “I have no idea to do with the rest of my life now”.
Dean: “we offer a wide variety of classes”
Elroy: “I think I’ll check that out”
Dean: *to Jeff* “ Now that my friend, is the greendale effect”
Jeff: “I will never get out of here will I?”
Dean: “ I haven’t met many that do.”
Jeff: * Jeff whispers to the dean* “dean the school can’t afford 500—
Dean: “wait for it.“
Elroy: “I have no idea to do with the rest of my life now”.
Dean: “we offer a wide variety of classes”
Elroy: “I think I’ll check that out”
Dean: *to Jeff* “ Now that my friend, is the greendale effect”
Jeff: “I will never get out of here will I?”
Dean: “ I haven’t met many that do.”
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