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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“Stupid Flanders is half my weight and twice my age!” — Homer Simpson
Ex: “Attorney Brandt S. is such a horrible person and, was experiencing The Flanders Effect so badly, that he couldn’t even bring himself to speak to his kind, beautiful, intelligent client named Meg B.”
Ex: “Attorney Brandt S. is such a horrible person and, was experiencing The Flanders Effect so badly, that he couldn’t even bring himself to speak to his kind, beautiful, intelligent client named Meg B.”
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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.
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"I just smoked a joint and was walking down Penny Lane, when Penny Lane by the Beatles came on my Ipod."
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Bertram From the Disney Show “Jessie” never has good things happening to him but only to other people.
Bertram From the Disney Show “Jessie” never has good things happening to him but only to other people.
“Bro I can’t land this shot, but this guy can land it to me perfectly!”
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“Ah yeah man, the Bertram effect”
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Person 1: I fucking hate money machine, why am I listening to it so much that I'm starting to like it?
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Person 2: the gec effect
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