the Johnson Paradox

The Johnson Paradox is a phenomenon where a group of people love and support an individual, despite that individual lying repeatedly and showing the utmost corruption and hypocrisy in their daily life.

The individual might also be completely in contempt of their supporters and morally destitute, but the supporters cannot see the individual for what they are and support them regardless.

Reasonable Person 1: "So he lied to everyone and was forced out of office by his own party, yet when he returned yesterday, he was met with thunderous applause?"
Reasonable Person 2: "It's the Johnson Paradox in effect."

by HypocrisySanctimony July 3, 2024

the fän paradox

if something hates everything, that means they hate hating everything, but then that also means they hate hating everything, and that continues on endlessly, so, do they really hate everything?

PERSON UNO: I HATE EVERYTHING
PERSON DOS: jesus christ calm down ur gonna start the fän paradox and cause a fucking resonance cascade

by deliriousidiot February 12, 2024

The Longy Paradox

In a trade situation, when coming into a problem on a work site the requires a photo of an area, the moment that the problem is acknowledged the photo destroys itself and any evidence that it ever existed ceases to exist.

“Can you find a photo of the piezo? I can’t find it.”
“Nah there’s not photo”
“Fucking Longy”
“It’s the Longy Paradox mate”

by Living Benefit Card February 24, 2024

The Walmart Paradox

Walmart paradox refers to the futile locking of common household items to reduce theft but then not hiring enough staff to allow people to buy the items stuck in the case incurring loss of sales

Synonyms dilemma, quagmire

The Walmart paradox is a stupid solution causing the same problem

by Reefermechanic420 March 1, 2024

Pisser's paradox

The paradox of dog territory ownership during and after it rains. Rain washes away or spreads out the scent of piss, so it has to be replaced eventually, but as there is no longer any record of the pisser's claim, does it truly have the right to claim it again? This thought experiment was first proposed by Robert Hund in 1933 because he probably ran out of things to do in his tiny Hooverville cabin and had to start tracking the territory of neighborhood dogs during his waking hours. He's also proposed the swallowing tree paradox, the ripened banana and blue pen ink paradox, and to his wife, Melanie. She once gave her grandson $1 to "buy himself something nice" with, back when that meant something.

"Urban Dictionary prompted me to use my nonsense pisser's paradox in a sentence, clearly displaying the fact that it hasn't noticed that it's users have begun using it as a way to also learn phrases and concepts."

by TheGreatestLad March 1, 2024

The Everything-and-Nothing Paradox

Everything is possible, including the possibility of impossibility.

person1: don't ever give up! everything is possible after all!
person2: so is the possibility of impossibility. dont you know the Everything-and-Nothing Paradox?

by gyatt? March 5, 2024

The Charizard Paradox

The Charizard Paradox is a phenomenon in Pokémon and similar franchises where a character has a limited number of “types” it can have and is forced to exclude certain important aspects from its typing in order for equally important aspects to be included in its typing.

This phenomenon was originally named by Pokemon YouTuber MandJtv in his video titled The Charizard Paradox.

Guy 1: wait this thing isn’t evil type? But it’s super evil. That’s like it’s whole thing.

Guy 2: well it’s also a ghost plant thing. It’s ghost plant type.

Guy 1: but it being evil is like equally important as it being a ghost.

Guy 2: it’s also equally important that it’s a plant.

Guy 1: damnit it’s The Charizard Paradox.

by Remus Marianne March 16, 2024